CONNECTING
THE CHURCH
WITH THE CITY
FOR TRANSFORMATION
CityGate Vancouver works to form connections among local churches with each other and with civic leaders and organizations in Greater Vancouver. The purpose of these connections is to bring transformation to our neighborhoods and its people.
Upcoming Events
Making a Home for Refugee Claimants
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Building connections between churches and agencies. A morning of storytelling, theological reflection, networking, brainstorming and learning about how we can open our homes and support refugee claimants in the current housing crisis.
ReLearning the Art of Neighbouring
Monday, November 25, 2024
A group of people learning how to intentionally love their neighbours. All are welcome to attend. Join us at 7:00pm. Email rsvp@citygatevancouver.org to RSVP and let us know you’re coming!
our work: building networks
CHURCHES WELCOMING REFUGEES
Connecting churches, agencies and individuals to support and advocate for refugees and claimants through resourcing and collaboration.
REIMAGINING CHURCH, LAND & COMMUNITY
Catalyzing discussions about church properties to encourage theological reflection and proactive stewardship.
SERVE OUR
SCHOOLS
Bringing together organizations and churches to alleviate poverty, food insecurity and enhance education in our local schools.
CENTRE FOR MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Offering a one-year certificate program to help churches grow and develop into missionally focused communities.
METRO VANCOUVER ALLIANCE
Uniting faith communities, labour unions, educational institutions and community groups for organizational collaboration and strength.
NETWORK FOR NEIGHBOURING
Equipping and supporting individuals in intentionally loving their neighbours and building local communities.
The Bell
To be food secure, people need a home, a living wage, disability supports
“Ugh! I am so full,” groaned a friend, hands on her stomach, lamenting that she had eaten too much. We were cleaning up from a fundraising dinner, having just served a hundred people who had worked up an appetite on a long bike ride. We still had a few servings of...
Church offers sustained support for temporary modular housing neighbours
On February 28, 2018, I walked into the main branch of the Richmond Public Library to pick up a few books. To my surprise, the library was jammed packed. I had never seen so many people at the library before. What was going on? I discovered it was an open house...
‘Fargo’ finale put the modern Christian country of the USA on trial
The season five finale of Fargo packed a spiritual punch I was not expecting, with a dinner scene that invited everyone to a meal table that had overt eucharistic overtones and that invited everyone to take and eat and be forgiven, whatever sins they had committed (or...
Church Partnerships
Citygate is inviting churches to enter into a partnership agreement.
Partnership with Citygate connects your church with other churches, within and beyond your own denomination. We fill a collaborative vacuum and help the Church work together in the City. A partnership with Citygate connects your churches with valuable resources for strengthening your own local mission.
Through gatherings, conferences, courses, community development processes and more, Citygate is helping churches engage their neighbourhoods and address the issues of our city in a fuller way.
partners
