Joining Jesus in His Renewing Work

We are a church longing to see our city renewed as we follow Jesus Christ.

Jesus has a great heart for poor, for children, for the outsiders – He cares for them. Jesus also loves the Church and laid down His life for it.  As a church we want to be a vehicle for expressing His care for towards the lowly and His heart to see churches renewed. To that end, we seek to support and partner with organizations endeavouring to love the marginalized and support the mission of the church. 

Truth & Reconciliation

WaterFirst

Water First is a Canadian charity that partners with communities that have identified education and training as part of the solution to the water crisis. Their Drinking Water Internship Program is a 15-month paid and locally-delivered internship that supports young Indigenous adults to become certified water treatment plant operators.

New Story Community

Helping Indigenous women write a new story

Many Indigenous women face a variety of barriers to the dreams they have for themselves. New Story Community is about removing some of those barriers. New Story provides a safe and nurturing space for a small community of Indigenous women to begin or to continue their healing journey. Each woman is given the opportunity to:

• explore the truth of her identity both as an Indigenous woman and as a follower of Jesus.
• to learn and to grow spiritually, educationally, socially, and vocationally.
• to learn many life & employment skills

Homelessness & Addiction

Hope for Freedom Society

Hope for Freedom empowers men and women with the resources, education, and compassionate support they need to break free from addiction and establish a new life.  Their work focuses on two areas: (1) providing services for addiction recovery and (2) outreach and advocacy services to people struggling with, or on the verge of homelessness in the Tri-Cities area of Metro Vancouver, BC.

Their recovery homes offer a comprehensive and effective approach to healing from addiction. They incorporate the 12-step program for addiction recovery (AA) with life-skills development, relapse prevention, anger management, and a community of faith.

Working with municipal and provincial governments, Hope for Freedom meet people’s basic needs with supplies like clothing, shoes, food, and water. They walk with people on longer journeys towards life-changing goals like housing, sobriety, and family reunification.

Lookout Society – EWS 

Lookout provides non-judgmental services to people who cope with a variety of challenges including mental illness, addictions, chronic health conditions (including HIV/AIDS), physical disabilities, social dysfunctions, legal concerns or more frequently a combination of issues.

They operate shelters, transitional, independent and permanent supportive housing, drop-in resource centres, outreach, and health services in 11 municipalities.

Cascades has partnered with Lookout to run an Emergency Weather Shelter (EWS) for the last three winter seasons. This year we brought up the possibility of becoming a Temporary Shelter, allowing us to operate nightly in the winter months and provide to more resources towards operating the shelter and resource supports for guests. Unfortunately, we were informed this was not possible. 

Every December, Lookout runs their “Backpacks of Hope” campaign which is designed to provide their most vulnerable population with some essential clothing and materials for the winter.

Union Gospel Mission (UGM) 

UGM journeys with individuals overcoming poverty, homelessness, and addiction for life transformation in the Downtown Eastside community.

Refugees

Journey Home Community

Journey Home Community (JHC) offers transitional housing, settlement assistance and relational support to refugee claimant families. They envision welcoming refugees into a community where they experience hope and belonging, meaningful relationships, a place to give and receive, a safe place to call home, and access to available systems and resources. Why? Because this type of welcome will promote flourishing in their new country.

Over the years, we have come along side them in supporting their gift card and Christmas basket gift initiatives during the Advent season.

Summer Camp

Anvil Island | Daybreak Point Bible Camp

Daybreak Point Bible Camp aims to encourage campers to encounter the love and life of Jesus Christ through:

• Christ-centred teaching and programs
• Christian Community
• Personal relationships
• A safe and fun camp experience

 This ministry has been operating on Anvil Island since 1939 and currently run nine week long summer camps and fall weekend retreat camps. We contribute financially and provide volunteers to this camp.

Elder & Missionary Support 

Calling Ministries

Located in Vancouver, Calling Ministries: (1) provides care to seniors in the form independent and semi-supportive senior housing; (2) strengthens missional workers in their service by offering temporary housing allowing them to rest and recharge; and (3) enables students to grow in their Christian faith through housing, financial support, and education.

The Church

The Pastorate

Strengthening Pastors for the Renewal of the Church in Canada

We believe that healthy pastors lead healthy churches, which bring transformation to towns, cities, provinces, and territories. The Pastorate exists to see pastors filled with hope, connected in friendship, and equipped to lead resilient churches that shape the future of Canada. They serve pastors by curating accessible content, hosting inspiring gatherings across the country, and facilitating pastoral learning cohorts that are focused on personal formation and leadership development.

24-7 Prayer Canada

24-7 Prayer Canada helps equip church leaders, individuals, and communities renew cultures of prayer, mission, and justice by providing free resources, courses, apps, and ideas, as well as hosting prayer & worship gatherings.