Giving together in Jesus’ name.

Vision

The Month of Generosity is an annual invitation for The Way Church community to gather around the value of generosity, to give together in Jesus name as we highlight and celebrate the work of our local, national, and global partners.

We are highlighting several organizations that focus on a wide variety of social needs and ministry initiatives. Throughout this month, we will hear from our partners during Sunday services, intentionally intercede for our city, nation, and world in our weekly prayer gatherings, and participate in opportunities with our partners that invite us into the meaningful work they do.

Our hope is that, as a church, we give financially to organizations and individuals that are responding effectively to areas of need in our city and world, joining Jesus in His mission of renewal.

Pastoral Word

At The Way Church we are committed to the flourishing and health of partner organizations and ministries that are doing good work in our city, country and around the world. Our desire is to be a church that is radically generous and willing to invest sacrificially in the work of our partners. The Month of Generosity is our opportunity to do it together. 

We are beyond grateful for the many individuals who give consistently to the work of The Way Church and our day-to-day ministry in the city of Vancouver. Without your generosity we couldn’t create spaces like Alpha and Freedom Session, invest so significantly in the next generation, or engage in multiplication and leadership developement. Thank you so much! 

During the Month of Generosity, we are inviting everyone in our community to prayerfully consider what joyful giving above and beyond our regular financial contribution might look like, believing together the words of Jesus, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).

Generosity is like a muscle we strengthen the more we use it. Giving is an act of faith in God as our provider. It is a formative practice that opens our own hands to receive from the Lord and give to others—mirroring God’s own generous nature. As someone once said, “we are the most like God when we are giving!” 

We believe we can do more together so The Month of Generosity is a communal practice where we partner with God as a church: young and old, different income brackets, singles and families—whether we give one dollar or ten-thousand—all growing in generosity, increasingly becoming an open-handed people in a culture constantly tempted by a tight-fisted, scarcity mindset. 

Thank you so much for your willingness to be involved!

Cornerstone Church

Cornerstone Church is a church revitalization in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, with a vision to reignite the historical impact believers have had on the holistic well-being of the North.

We are grateful to support Cornerstone Church and James Clarence as they reach an unreached generation, create leadership opportunities, and care for the spiritual and mental health of northerners.

Local

  • Pioneer Pacific Camp creates space for youth and teenagers to discover God in creation through adventure, hospitality, and discipleship. They run one week camps for youth, and two-to-three week leadership development programs for teenagers.

  • Daybreak Point Bible Camp provides campers with an opportunity to learn about the life and love of Jesus Christ, grow in relationship with Christ and develop Christian character in a fun and engaging way. They work hard to create a fun and accepting atmosphere to make space for campers to experience God's love and make life-long friendship and connections.

  • Barnabas Landing is a retreat centre on Keats Island, committed to serving families and leaders, setting the table for every person to share in the restorative beauty of Jesus. Each year, Barnabas hosts 60 unique retreats serving leaders, marriages and families.

  • Keats Camps has existed for almost 100 years, primarily as a summer camp for kids from the Lower Mainland and beyond. Introducing children, youth and adults to Christ, and developing their faith underlines all they do as a ministry. Keats believes that giving children a chance to learn and explore in a safe, nurturing environment is an important part of childhood. As a ministry, they value giving teens the opportunity to learn to serve while building a community where they can ask the big questions.

  • CityReach Care Society serves thousands of vulnerable individuals, children and families across Greater Vancouver. Specializing in meeting tangible needs through food security initiatives, CityReach provides a network of support through a variety of programs and community events. With Hope at their core, CityReach is seeing lives changed and helping people prosper.

  • Crisis Pregnancy Centre offers a safe place for clients to process their circumstances and values, without judgment, so they can make an informed and values-based decision about their pregnancy. They provide clients with counselling services, post-abortion support, prenatal classes, a baby boutique for maternity and baby clothing and supplies, parenting skills resources, and a maternity home for mom’s struggling with homelessness.

    • Jacob's Well is a faith based non-profit located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

    They seek mutually transformative friendship and equip others to do the same in their own context. Jacob’s Well is a communal response to isolation in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. Serving as an intentional space for meaningful connections, Jacob's Well believes in the transformative power of genuine human connection to create a stronger, more supportive community.

  • Inner Hope provides a place of belonging and growth for youth and their families. Their programs are built on mutually transforming long-term relationships. They support youth and their families in providing mentoring opportunities, cultivating the development of life skills, and offering safe and supportive housing. Inner Hope’s community is diverse and includes many single parent families and around 85% of InnerHope’s community members are First Nations or Métis.

  • Promise Vancouver empowers children and youth in the Downtown Eastside through meaningful relationships and intentional year-round programming. Their accessible, trauma-informed offerings include after-school programs, spring & summer day camps, and a youth leadership & employment program. They are committed to helping every child find security in knowing that they are valuable and loved.

  • Union Gospel Mission is a local, Christian-based organization, that seeks to transform communities by overcoming poverty, homelessness, and addiction. UGM is primarily located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver and provides services of: street level outreach, meals, shelter, and housing, alcohol and drug recovery programs, career development services, and children and family services.

  • Whole Way House seeks to build healthy communities in housing by providing community-building programs and tenant support services to low-income seniors, veterans, families, and vulnerable residents living in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver and across the Lower Mainland. They partner with non-profit landlords to help reduce the risk of homelessness, increase quality of life, and rebuild a sense of belonging.

  • Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Vancouver exists to equip and mobilize young people for missions in training, mercy ministries and evangelism. Knowing God is at the foundation of everything and everyone in YWAM and their vision is for young people to know God and then make Him known all across the globe.

  • Youth Unlimited is a faith-based non-profit, aiming to love like Jesus loved, helping young people in Greater Vancouver discover their potential. Their primary focus is to help at-risk and vulnerable youth across Greater Vancouver through holistic, trauma-informed care, provided by connected, caring, mentorship relationships. They run dozens of community-based innovative drop-ins, programs and clubs, cultivating spaces of belonging and meaningful connections.

National

  • Alpha is an effective way to share the Good News of Jesus through the local church. Alpha focuses on the essentials of the Christian faith and can be used in almost any context to see lives transformed by the gospel. Alpha Canada seeks to continually support the church with resources and tools that help create a space where people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation about Jesus.

  • A Rocha is an international Christian organization which engages in scientific research, environmental education, community-based conservation projects and sustainable agriculture. They are preserving sensitive habitats and threatened species, growing food sustainably and feeding people living on low income. A Rocha is changing the way people treat the earth; envisioning the transformation of people and places by showing God’s love for all creation.

  • As a Church, we seek to train and equip church planters and provide them with relational and financial support. The continual planting of new congregations in Vancouver and Canada at large is one of the best ways to renew the whole body of Christ and join God in the work He is doing in our country.

  • Kinbrace is a local charity that welcomes refugee claimants and provides them with housing, education, and support. Their vision is to live alongside refugee claimants as family. They house and support 30-40 refugee claimants per year in their 6 transitional housing units where there are rhythms of shared meals and life together. They also provide claimants with legal support to receive refugee status, access resources, and be equipped to pursue employment and permanent housing in canada.

  • Journey Home Community is a local charity in Burnaby that seeks to provide housing and support to refugee claimants. Journey Home offers Welcome Houses for those newly arriving in Canada. They also provide rent assistance, and have partnerships with affordable housing providers. Journey Home also assists with providing basic needs, helping claimants obtain refugee status, assisting in orientation to Canada, and providing a space for community growth and relationships.

  • New Story Community provides a safe and nurturing space for a small community of Indigenous women to begin or continue their healing journey. Each woman explores the truth of her identity both as an Indigenous woman and as a follower of Jesus. These women are given the opportunity to learn and to grow spiritually, educationally, socially, and vocationally.

  • The Pastorate is a companion to Canadian pastors, co-labouring with them towards the renewal of the Canadian church. 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. The Pastorate believes that healthy pastors lead to healthy churches, which bring transformation to towns, cities, provinces, and territories.

  • Wagner Hills is a one year addiction recovery program that strives to bring healing, growth, and transformation to people who are on their road to recovery. Throughout the past 40 years, over 5000 people have come to their campuses seeking transformation and support, and have left the program feeling an increased sense of identity, purpose, and freedom.

Global

  • Ally Global Foundation is a Canadian charity that prevents human trafficking and helps survivors build healthy, independent lives. Alongside local partners in Nepal and Cambodia, Ally provides safe housing, education, and aftercare to over 200 children. Additionally, Ally’s local leaders facilitate anti-trafficking presentations in high-risk areas to educate students, teachers and the wider community about the dangers of human trafficking. Ally provides safe and secure environments for survivors’  healing and reintegration.

  • When global emergencies happen, ERDO responds quickly with food, water, sanitation, shelter, and household goods. They work to repair damages and help get people back on their feet. ERDO works with communities all over the world, listening and passionately responding to their practical needs, like food and clean water. They partner with global and local churches to give families the skills and resources to break out of poverty. They empower children and their families through education, giving them hope for a brighter future.

  • Himalayan Life is a faith-based charity whose mission it is to holistically enhance the lives of children and youth in the Himalayas, with particular focus on those who lack basic socio-economic structures. They rescue, nurture and protect marginalized children in the Himalayas, ensuring they have access to food, shelter, activities, education and career opportunities.

  • International China Concern is a Christian organization that provides love, hope and opportunity to children with disabilities in China. They provide the essential care these children need, whether living with their family, in a group home, or as they journey into adulthood, to live full and meaningful lives in families and communities that treasure them.

  • Kurumbuka Leadership Solutions exists to develop and empower African leaders to lead like Jesus. Kurumbuka uses a Christ-centred approach to develop, connect, and equip emerging and executive leaders who have the passion and vision to transform their institutions, organizations, and communities across Africa.

  • Kuwasha means "To Spark or Ignite". Their goal is to partner with organizations in Uganda to ignite transformational change through quality Christian Education, Healthcare, and Community Development.

  • Our Future Neighbours Refugee Ministry is a local charity raising funds to support the Farhat Family's refugee journey to Canada.

  • Sound Life Global ( زندگی سالم مسیحی ) equips and encourages Christian communities in the Persian / Farsi-speaking world. They provide contextualized leadership training, online discipleship courses, Christian formation resources, and mentoring for Persian Christian leaders in their language.

  • For over fifty years, Wycliffe Canada has worked to end Bible poverty. Alongside locally-led Bible translation work, Wycliffe serves minority language groups by nurturing literacy, promoting meaningful engagement with translated Scriptures, and building local capacity. God has spoken, and continues to speak, through His Word—the Bible. Yet, around the world, 1 in 5 people don’t have access to the whole Bible in a language they understand. Bible translation makes it possible for every language community to encounter the fullness of God within their culture and context.

The Month of Generosity has now come to a close. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us to give together in Jesus’ name. Throughout the rest of the year, if you would like to continue to support some of the organizations we highlighted in October, we invite you to consider giving to our Local & Global Outreach fund.