Our History

In 1999 the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in North America Home Missions Committee performed a demographic review of the North London region and came to the conclusion that not only is this a very rapidly growing area within the London region but it is also a very under-serviced area with respect to the development of churches.

As a result of this review, in the summer of 2001, a few members of the First Christian Reformed Church (FCRC) of London took the initiative for further follow-up and, after some meetings, made a presentation to the FCRC Council, who then appointed a Task Force to prepare a more detailed proposal regarding a church plant. The Task Force presented their findings to the congregation and proposed that FCRC to be the partner of a new church plant in north London.

In June of 2003 the North London Church Plant Task Force began a search for a church planter. After a season of prayer and searching, the committee came in touch with George Saylor who was pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Lenoir, North Carolina since 2002. In January of 2006 a call was extended to Rev. Saylor. In June 2006 George and Robin, and their children- Eden, Karis and Justin- moved to London. In February 2007 George was installed as the Pastor of the North London Church plant.

After a year of organization, preparation and preview services, Connections Community Church officially "launched" on January 6, 2008.