

We are involved in supporting a number of missions, both at home and internationally. One of the most important is to help the many who come to our door in downtown Victoria, by providing assistance, counsel and where necessary, referral to other service organizations. These are also some of the missions to whom we relate and support.
Sanctuary Youth
Centre
SYC provides a safe,
drop-in centre for youth at risk and street kids. The hope is that it will
also serve as a bridge between these young people, who are virtually untouched
by the Church, and the local churches. This ministry includes a variety of
activities including a weekly worship event, small focus groups, fun activities,
and individual pastoral care. The Arts (music, drama, dance and visual arts)
will be used extensively as a form of communication, exploration, recreation
and worship.
The person behind the vision is Rob Trepanier. He has worked with young people on and off the streets for over 26 years and was Chaplain at the Youth Custody Centre for nine years. He has the respect of community leaders, pastors and churches, and the young people themselves. Rob is the first to recognize that this is a team ministry, and he already has a group of trained volunteers, a board, and spiritual advisors in place.
The Centre is located in the basement of Church of Our Lord’s new Community Ministry Centre, and includes washrooms and shower, a washer and drier, and kitchen facilities, all designed to meet practical needs. Recreation facilities such as a pool table are also available. This has already been blessed by the generosity of so many, but finance is still needed to keep the centre running. Sanctuary is a ministry of the wider Church of Victoria and has the support of many churches and community organizations in the city. Website: www.sanctuaryyouth.org
Leading
Influence Ministries
Leading Influence Ministries is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit
ministry that is governed by a board of directors and led by Tim Schindel.
Tim has over 25 years of ministry leadership experience as a team member,
solo pastor, team builder, team leader. He is a visionary and catalyst.
The vision to establish a chaplaincy ministry to political leaders began in the summer of 2004 and came into fruition in May of 2006.
Leading Influence Ministries is based in Victoria, BC. Our vision is to establish a ministry presence in every province and territory in Canada. Website: www.leadinginfluence.com
Victoria
Prayer Counselling
VPC
is a safe place where hurting people can come and open their hearts to Almighty
God and receive his healing.
It
is a Christian, non-denominational ministry of prayer counselling, primarily
for those who have suffered from spiritual, physical and emotional trauma.
The ministry is based on the power and working of the Holy Spirit and grounded
firmly on scriptural principles.
Rt. Rev. Charles Dorrington and his wife, Claudia, along with their staff of counsellors, draw from their personal healing experiences with God, to pray into the hurts of people’s lives. Phone/Fax: (778) 426-3212
The
Cridge Centre for the Family
In
1873, Rev. Edward Cridge and his wife Mary,
having
cared for orphans in their own home for several years, opened the BC Protestant
Orphan’s Home in a cottage in Victoria. From these modest beginnings, with
a name change to The Cridge
Centre for the Family, this has grown into a multi-service organization,
caring for needy families, providing counselling, training, support and
residential
services for a wide variety of family needs, as well as daycare, kindergarten,
and programs for childcare. Tel. (250) 384-8058, Fax. (250) 384-5267. Church
of Our Lord members serving the Cridge Centre include Pat Bailey - executive
secretary, Davina Antonik - programme coordinator, Sylvia Van Kirk - board:
ministering
to
children, adults, seniors, abused women, survivors of brain injury. Website: www.cridge.org
Christian
Friends of Israel
CFI
is a diverse Christian international ministry with it’s international headquarters
in Jerusalem. The two main focuses are to bless the people of Israel and
to
teach the church its Biblical foundations, in the love of Jesus. Thomas
&
Rita Augustine
are the Canadian directors, with an office in Victoria. For further
details; Tel/Fax: (250) 380-5036, E-mail: cfi@islandnet.com
Reformed
Episcopal Church, Malawi
In 1996 at the initiative of Pastor John Chirwa, we entered into a relationship
of fellowship and partnership with the Reformed Episcopal Church in Malawi. With
about 50 pastors, another 25 in training and 12 evangelists, the church is growing
rapidly and planting congregations from the Nkhatabay district in the north to
the Blantyre and Chikwawa districts in the south.
Transport is a huge challenge, but Church of Our Lord has been able to help with the purchase of bicycles for the pastors to get around. Education is important and the Malawi Church oversees eight nursery, three primary, and one secondary school. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world with an annual average income per person of about $160 US, and like many in Africa, devastated by AIDS. The Malawi church cares for children in two orphanages. Many of these children have lost their parents to the disease. Feeding the children is a constant challenge.
In July 2007 Pastor Rod Ellis visited the church, a school and orphanage and spoke at a conference to encourage the pastors.



In November 2008, Lisa Ellis visited the church and ministered with the women and children from a school and two of the orphanages in the southern areas.

HATS
Standing
for Hands Across The Sea -- Haiti, (a ministry of Christian Village Ministries)
provides help to disadvantaged people, especially children, in the Artibonite
Valley. A sponsorship program for education has been in operation for several
years with 175 children able to go to school in 2002-2003 who would otherwise
not have been able to do so. Karen Hull has been involved in setting up a "Children's
Village" which provides homes for orphaned children. E-mail: hats.haiti@starband.net,
or khull@starband.net.
Scripture
Union
An international ministry
in over 140 countries who aims to share the gospel with young people, and
provide daily devotional reading notes for all ages. Lynne Ellis was
the former Vancouver Island Director and is now our volunteer Bible reading
representative. Scripture Union website: www.scriptureunion.ca
The
Warehouse
Ministering to high-risk
youth, AIDS victims, orphans and the unemployed in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Warehouse website: www.warehouse.org.za
Wycliffe
Bible Translators
Stan
& Sandy Anonby and their two daughters Gillian & Raquel, are
in Brazil where they are teaching at a Seminary. Stan studied Theology in
Saskatoon,
Sandy is a qualified nurse, both have studied extensively in linguistics
and have a call to cross-cultural mission. Until recently they were pastoring
in a Kwak'wala speaking congregation in BC. Website: www.wycliffe.org
African
Enterprise
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AE
is a Christian interdenominational, interracial ministry of evangelism, reconciliation,
leadership training, and relief and development. Started with the vision
of
South African evangelist, Michael Cassidy on 1961, its teams now minister
throughout the African continent. Their mission is to evangelize the cities
of Africa, through word and deed, in partnership with the Church with support
bases around the world, David Richardson heads up the Canadian office
in Vancouver, B.C. Tel. (604) 228-0930, Fax. 228-0936, E-mail: aecanada65@cs.com
Website: www.africanenterprise.com
Missions
in Cuba
Iglesia
San Marcos, Moa & Iglesia San Juan, and Ciego de Avila
are Refomed Episcopalian Diocesan mission outreaches.
The church in Moa was established in the fall of 2004 and the further
outreach
to
Ciego
de
Avila in the fall of 2006. At present, the two churches have a combined membership
of over 210 people. Bishop Charles and Claudia have paid a number of visits
to this area, which is one of the poorest and most polluted in Cuba. As well
as giving them general oversight and teaching, they have taken them Bibles,
Prayer Books, clothing, toys, vitamins and medicines. The funds raised are
used to provide the people with daily necessities; Bibles and church supplies;
and also to cover the travelling costs of Pastor Roman, which included the
repair in 2006 of a much-needed Jeep. If you wish to make an extra designated
donation to Cuba, please make your cheque out to ‘Diocese of Western
Canada & Alaska’ & send it to the Diocese at 70 - 7570 Tetayut
Rd, Saanichton, BC, V8M 2H4.
Reformed
Episcopal Church Foreign Missions
The REC supports mission work and church planting in countries
around the world under the oversight of Bishop Royal Grote.
These include:
Greg & Helena
Wright of Arab World Ministries |
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