Share your Outreach and Service Ideas—building bridges to our community

Here's a way we can "spur one another on to love and good deeds". It's always encouraging to hear of practical ways in which believers are reaching out to serve those around them. We would like to present a list of ways that Churches in Kitchener - Waterloo have blessed and served our community. The list helps us rejoice in all that is already happening and encourages further creativity. To create the list we need your participation. Simply email a description of things you have done to richw@navigators.ca and watch for updates right here. Click on a title below to view a full description.

Church out of the Building
by Dean Sherk – Bridge Building date: May 2, 2010 – Information Last Updated: Thursday June 03, 2010

Waterloo MB did something a little unique. We cancelled 'church'. We cancelled our morning worship services. We wanted to encourage each other to relate with and serve others in our community and we wanted to broaden our understanding of worship.

Bridges Ministry - Food and Clothing Bank
by Bill Stubbs – Bridge Building date: Second and Fourth Saturday/month – Information Last Updated: Thursday May 06, 2010

We provide food and clothing for anyone in need twice a month throughout the year. We do serve a high number of recent immigrants and refugees.

The Journey to Love K-W
by Marlene Hoekstra – Bridge Building date: April, 2010 and on going – Information Last Updated: Wednesday April 28, 2010

We've entered a partnership with the Paulander Community Centre that serves a mainly subsidized housing area with many Newcomers' to Canada.

A Divine Appointment at Grand Valley Institution for Women
by Dawn Ward – Bridge Building date: September 28, 2006 – Information Last Updated: Sunday November 19, 2006

On September 28, 2006, eight women from Koinonia Christian Fellowship became the hands and feet to personally deliver 110 gift bags and to share God's love with women at Grand Valley Institute for Women.

R4 Teens event
by Don Sutherland – Bridge Building date: Summer 2006 – Information Last Updated: Sunday September 17, 2006

During the March break, a young teen in this area was murdered.

Serving a Townhouse Complex
by Ted and Janet Nellis – Bridge Building date: June 10, 2006 – Information Last Updated: Wednesday June 28, 2006

We came together to serve a needy townhouse complex where 85% of the 53 units are occupied by single mothers.

Community Picnic
by Susan Dunk, Bev Headon – Bridge Building date: June 4, 2006 – Information Last Updated: Saturday June 10, 2006

Koinonia marks every June with our annual community picnic! This ia a major outreach to the community and this year involved approximately 1750 people.

Mom's Day Blessing
by Susan Dunk – Bridge Building date: June, 2006 – Information Last Updated: Thursday June 08, 2006

We bused in 38 moms and 50 kids for our annual Mom's Day Blessing (a day of blessing for moms).