The Salt Mine is a Christian Young Adult ministry located at the former Edith Avenue Baptist church in Saint John NB. We exist to help Young Adults connect in deeper fellowship with Jesus, each other, and the local church. We are a neutral space that promotes unity within the different church communities and denominations in our region. Our hope is that as young adults (18-29) participate they will be inspired and provoked to grow in their walk with Jesus, build meaningful friendships, and engage in the mission of seeing a generation and a region come to know the love and saving power of God through Jesus.
The Salt mine exists to disciple young adults into devoted followers of Jesus. Our aim is to emphasize the Jesus found in the scriptures, and the expressions of following Him that all denominations agree on (Apostles Creed). We want to focus on Jesus, and what unites us all in Him. We are not a church and believe our job is to fan into flame, and add fuel to the fire of our young adult’s passion for Jesus.With the ultimate goal of furthering their faith so that it’s developed and expressed in the context of their local church.
The future vision would be to have a fully functional cafe lounge with regular operating hours. We would love to renovate our building and sanctuary to provide a space that young adults would love to come and spend their time.
This would look like having a games and recreational area equipped with a coffee bar and some food options. A space where our young people would be able to come and interact with friends and meet others.
We would also like to have a more quiet space with couches and tables for those who want to come read and relax.
Once operational we would like to have a staff of missionaries who would be able to share the gospel, pray and encourage those who frequent this space.
The sanctuary would be used to host worship nights, prayer meetings, bible studies and a Saturday night mini service and some educational classes.
