There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, and there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 11:24-25

Kits Community is a generous congregation who really believes in the Kingdom is at work through all the local, national, and international ministries. We believe that following Jesus means pursuing the Kingdom of God through things like graceful hospitality, doing justice, and engaging in mutually transformational relationships all informed by the gospel. Kitsilano Christian Community is part of a long church tradition that aims to fulfill this calling.

12% of the total budget is allocated to the outreach ministries. Through this, Kits is supporting each other in practical and spiritual ways, transforming the world through the gospel of Christ.

In the Fall of 2010, the committee initiated an exploration of the concept, “Missional Church”, an invitation to join Jesus in His mission in the world, not to pursue their own missions for Him. The mission is God’s, not ours. As we follow Jesus into His mission, not only are we called to do as Jesus did, we are also called to engage in mission in the ways He did; to be the loving presence of Christ in a desperately needy world. And we are called to incarnate Jesus in a specific context; to be Jesus in a specific place and time, for particular people. We cannot do this out of our own resources, but must develop a greater dependence on the Lord, trusting that He will act in profound ways through our simple acts and words of love.’ For more information on Missional Church, visit www.forgecanada.ca

As an act of His mission in the Kits neighborhood, we are hoping to host a missional walk/ run for Hope International on Saturday September 17th, 2011. More details will follow.

In response to this, Kits Church is involved financially and practically in our local community ministries such as,

Homestart

A non-profit Christian humanitarian organization helping people re-establish a home. Working in partnership with over 70 member agencies, they give donated home furnishings to people in need.

Neighborhood Action Team (N.A.T.)

An initiative of Kitsilano Christian Community to seek to find new ways for our church to be involved in our neighborhood and also for members who do not live in Kitsilano to be active in their own neighborhoods. We have successfully started the 16th & Pine Street Community Garden (hyperlink), an on-site community garden that will share its produce with community organizations that serve marginalized populations.

God's House of Many Faces

The church plant of Kitsilano Christian Community, which was started in 2008. As of 2010 they have incorporated as their own society! However, Kits still maintain its relationship and funding towards their work for God's Kingdom in the Strathcona area of our city.

Christmas Benevolence

Gifts at Christmas to help those in need celebrate the holiday.

To complement the footprints Kits Church is leaving locally within our neighborhood, we are supporting provincially with the below ministries

Salsbury Community Society (SCS)

Since 1997, it has been a community of locally-rooted initiatives committed to the welcome and support of vulnerable people in the radical tradition of Christ. Through a holistic and relational approach to mutual transformation we seek to nourish individual, local, and global well-being. We support four organizations under the Salsbury Community Society umbrella:

Crossroads (OOTC)

Out of the cold is a program that is part of the Crossroads Community Project , that welcomes society's marginalized with a hot cooked meals. Kits cookes and serves 1 meal/month to approximately……… many people. Through this, it nurtures spiritual, physical, emotional and social growth with those whom we serve. Monthly disbursements vary as the amount given is the reimbursement of the food costs for the meal.

Resist Exploitation, Embrace Dignity (REED)

REED seeks to end trafficking and sexual exploitation and strengthen the anti-trafficking movement through a comprehensive approach to change in the radical tradition of Christ. Since 2005 REED has been standing in solidarity and struggle with women who have been sexually exploited and trafficked into the sex industry.

Just Work Economic Initiative

For people facing multiple barriers to the traditional workforce, JustWork fosters dignified, gainful work opportunities through the development of social enterprises. Because social enterprises are hybrid organizations focused on both social and economic outcomes, they can offer safe places of employment with more flexible work hours and job expectations; and work experience and skill development enabling a transition to more regular job situations.

Kinbrace Community

Kinbrace House provides supportive transitional housing for refugee claimants in Vancouver, BC. Kinbrace House is actually two houses, side by side, comprised of a number of separate suites, including several single occupancy rooms and larger suites for families.

Keats Camps

Proclaiming Christ through quality camping opportunities and discipling Christian leaders.

As well, Kits Church recognizes that the Kingdom of Christ reaches beyond its borders, and thus, supports many international ministries such as the following:

Africa Community Technical Service (ACTS)

An interdenominational Christian organization, which provides community development assistance and skills training to the people of Africa in cooperation with the local church and other grass, roots organizations. Such assistance will be to provide safe, clean water; to assist HIV/AIDS-affected families in our project areas through direct assistance and by connecting these families with city-based organizations; and to develop the Bushara Island as an ecotourism destination, which would also contribute to the local economy.

Hope International

This organization work to enable people in the developed world to connect with people in the poorest communities on earth through compassionate giving and other opportunities to help.

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The application process to be one of the ministries that we support starts each September. To find out more information about this process or any other information about Outreach, please contact Karen Lai at the church office.