WELCOME TO CITYGATE
“Hospitality begins at the gate, in the doorway, on the bridges, between public and private spaces.
Finding and creating threshold spaces is important.”
Christine Pohl
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
CERTIFICATE IN MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Location: online and/or in-person (St. Andrews hall)
4 Sessions starting September 24th, 2022
CITYGATE AND SANCTUARY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Location: online and/or in-person (St. Andrews Hall)
4 Sessions starting October 25, 2022
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
Learning together can transform your church
Many churches are facing a crisis of survival. The Covid pandemic has exposed and accelerated the need for shifts in our models of church developed during Christendom. Major transitions are now required for churches not only to survive, but to bear witness more fully...
Friendship & Faith Communities, In & Beyond the Pandemic
As we seek to be the Church for Vancouver, we urgently need to rekindle a deep appreciation for the personal, civic and ecclesial importance of friendship. Although friendship currently tends to be viewed as a private and recreational relationship, it has civic and...
Why can’t we talk about money?
When people ask me, as they often do, about some of the challenges facing those arriving in Canada as refugees, I can reel off a list from memory – housing, language barriers, navigating the healthcare system, isolation, finding employment, cultural and religious...
IN PARTNERSHIP
