Twenty plus years of experience with our denomination involving a ministry in Portugal, planting a church in Vancouver and time as a youth Pastor in Sarnia Ontario has equipped them for this role. They recruit, mentor and teach prospective missionaries, then find placements in Canada and overseas in order to help equip future workers and projects.

Ken and Carolyn have deep roots in Hillside’s soil and we love it when they come visit us. May we encourage you to attend any event where they are speaking, they are a wonderful couple and have such amazing stories to tell.

If you are unfamiliar with who these families are we invite you to ask a GO Team member or Hillside staff for stories of who they are and where they work and how they bring the love of Christ to the world.

If you are aware of these workers, we invite you to be praying with and for them these days as they work near and far and cope with all the restrictions of the Covid outbreak in their regions of the world.

Many years of working with the Hillside teams in Kenya convinced her to step out in faith, trusting in the Lord for the provision of support and make project management at HFL her full time career. The Lord has been faithful and Lauri is passionate about the work she is doing. Lauri has lived and worked among us here in the GVA, but she teams up with communities in distant countries (currently Guatemala, Uganda and Kenya) to help maximize their assets and lift up their people in partnership with more affluent communities in North America. The partnership provides each side of the equation with rich blessing: Human Flourishing and Spiritual Vibrancy.

The Alward family currently live in Chilliwack and would welcome your visit when you are in the area.

We have been able to send funds to an Evangelical Missionary church in Ecuador that was heavily damaged in an earthquake there. The funds will be used to support the church and their families/community.

With a vision for a flourishing pastoral landscape in Canada, The Pastorate comes
alongside pastors as a trusted companion, offering mentorship, friendship, training,
resources, and community. Their mission is to “seed hope and courage” by helping pastors grow in both character and leadership capacity, equipping them to serve Jesus and His Church with resilience, wisdom, and renewed confidence for the long journey of ministry.

Please visit their website for more info.

Over the years, we have seen Alpha help cultivate a church culture marked by prayerful expectancy, attentive listening, genuine hospitality, and courageous invitation. It has equipped our people for mission, created opportunities for spiritual conversations, and contributed to greater unity among churches across our city as we work together to help people encounter Jesus.

Alpha continues to be one of the most effective tools we have found for helping people encounter Jesus, grow in faith, and engage in meaningful spiritual conversations with friends, family, and neighbours.

Please visit their website for more info.

Many Indigenous women face significant barriers to the dreams they have for themselves and their families. New Story Community is about seeing each woman with dignity and value. It is about walking alongside them, helping remove the labels, barriers, and obstacles that can stand in the way of living into their full potential.

They seek to create a safe, inspiring, and practical environment where Indigenous women can begin to imagine a hopeful future for themselves and their families. Together with Creator God, they work to write a new story — one marked by hope, healing, redemption, and flourishing.

Through community, support, and practical resources, they help equip women with the confidence, freedom, and opportunities to pursue that future for themselves and for future generations.

The camp is closed this year due to covid restrictions, but the financial need remains as the camp staff work to keep the facility ready for re-opening. Please continue to pray and support Charis Camp through this time. And if you are driving through Chilliwack this summer, be sure to drop in to Cedar and Moss cafe at the camp for a fresh brewed coffee, or a latte or a lovely baked treat. They would love to see you!

Please visit the camp’s website here for more info.