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.
OUR WORK
MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP
The Certificate in Missional Leadership is a three year program, offered through St. Andrews Hall, designed to help churches develop and grow into missional communities.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
In partnership with Co:Here Housing, CityGate assists churches in the initial stages of developing affordable housing projects, exploring possibilities and options for initial funding.
CREATING CONVERSATION
In collaboration with Church for Vancouver, CityGate provides a weekly editorial; a series of articles written with the purpose of sparking dialogue across the Church in Greater Vancouver.
places for dialogue
I cannot make this up
I cannot make this up. On Sunday when we arrived at church, some 45 minutes before the service was about to start, I saw a camp made up with tarps and umbrellas and items of clothing before the white doors at the side of our church. Not an uncommon sight in this neck...
Hospice philosophy can help ecological distress
The church has an opportunity to help support people experiencing ecological distress. Ecological distress refers to “any forms of emotional, psychological or existential distress related to present or anticipated ecological/climatic change.” It is a rapidly growing...
Replace ‘us vs. them’ evangelism with hopeful witness
At the Academy Awards in 1985, Sally Field won the best-actress Oscar for her role in Places in the Heart. Her speech became somewhat famous and is ‘memed’ even to this day. What people thought she said was, “You like me! You really like me.” What she actually said...
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