Our Mission

Our Mission Statement

We are a community of friends who share the love of Jesus Christ with a focus on serving refugee claimant families.

Background Info on Refugees

There are three ways for refugees to come to Canada:

• Government sponsored – about 7,500 annually,
• Privately sponsored – about 3,000-4,000 annually, and
• Refugees claiming asylum – about 23,000 annually (top country of origin in 2006 was Mexico).

BC receives approximately 900 government-sponsored refugees annually of which many settle in Burnaby (top countries of origin are Afghanistan, Sudan, Iran, Colombia, and Indonesia).

Some 1000 refugee claimants arrive in Metro Vancouver annually.

Our Values

Our foundation is Christian, with the Bible as our authority and the Apostles Creed as our statement of faith.

Our focus is the disadvantaged, the poor and the oppressed, respecting the dignity of each individual as created in the image of God, emphasizing the importance of the family and the care of children.

Our orientation is relational, inviting each person into community and desiring the transformation of all, as we give and receive from each other.

Our approach is holistic, recognizing that ministry needs to include every aspect of human life.

Our activity is based on prayerful reflection.

Our Statement of Faith (The Apostles' Creed)

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell. The third day He arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic (universal) church, the communion of saints
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.