
Quick Facts
Founded
1950
Denomination
Canadian Reformed Churches
Service Times
Sunday 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Men's Ministry
Yes
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
M.Div., ordained Canadian Reformed minister

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Three Forms of Unity.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Reformed inerrantist.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Men's societies typical.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Canons of Dort.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Male-only officers.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Rev. VanSpronsen + Rev. Willem Slomp (Emeritus).
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Twice-Sunday catechetical.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Classis Alberta; YouTube-broadcast services.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Edmonton Dutch Reformed.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
CanRC federation.
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Assessment
Immanuel CanRC Edmonton (1950) is one of the founding Alberta congregations. Rev. Julius VanSpronsen leads with Rev. Willem Slomp as Minister Emeritus.

MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website

Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Live-fetched https://canrc.org/churches/edmonton-immanuel on 2026-05-16 — confirmed Rev. Julius VanSpronsen + Canadian Reformed Churches (Classis Alberta).
No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended