LOCATIONS
God is continuously leading us to new places and people to serve. Take a look below for our current locations and volunteer opportunities.
British Columbia
Please see the volunteer opportunities below
Alberta
Trauma Healing
- Caring for the Wounded Heart @ Online
- Suffering from a wounded heart caused by grief and/or trauma? Please consider joining this small group designed to help bring healing to the wounds of the heart. The group will be led by facilitators who have received training in Caring for the Wounded Heart.
BARRHEAD
COCHRANE
STONY PLAIN
Ontario
OTTAWA
Long-Term Care & Seniors
- EMBRACE for Seniors in Residence
- Through our partner EMBRACE Ministries, Connecting Streams encourages every church in Ottawa to adopt a seniors residence. Perhaps your church will be next!
Inner City
- Bridges
- Bridges provides men and women in the inner city of Ottawa with a meal and the message of the gospel. Bridges is a ministry of the Metropolitan Bible Church supported by Connecting Streams and Ottawa Chinese Alliance Church.
- Safe Havens Youth Team – TBD
- We have an amazing opportunity to partner with the Haven To Youth Shelter to provide spiritual friendship to the youth who use their services. If you have a heart for at-risk teens, please consider joining our team.
- Inspire Somerset @ Somerset Towers
- “Inspire Somerset” seeks to bring the joy of the Spirit of God into the Somerset Towers community through music and scripture.
- Upper Room Drop-in
- The Upper Room exists to make good Christian resources available and affordable to the Ottawa community. We seek to be an inviting setting for reading, conversations among friends, and opportunities for exploring questions of faith.
Addiction Recovery
- A.R.M. @ Peace Tower Church
- A.R.M. is a Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind. Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling our life.
- Life Lab @ Peace Tower Church
- LifeLab is a peer-to-peer workshop that helps someone find the root heart wound, resentments and fears that lead to addictions of all kinds. These include eating disorders, workaholics, anxieties, alcohol, gambling, pornography, drugs, co-dependancy and any other unmanageable ways of trying to manage your life.
Intercultural
- Conversation Cafe – In Person (TBD)
- Newcomers to Canada and Canadian friends read and discuss the Bible together using a discovery method. All faith backgrounds are welcome!
- Conversation Cafe @ Online (Women)
- Newcomers to Canada and Canadian friends read and discuss the Bible together using a discovery method. All faith backgrounds are welcome!
- Discovery Bible Study @ Online
- Newcomers to Canada and Canadian friends read and discuss the Bible together using a discovery method. All faith backgrounds are welcome!
Grief Support
- Grief Support @ Online
- GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
Trauma Healing
- Caring for the Wounded Heart @ Online
- Suffering from a wounded heart caused by grief and/or trauma? Please consider joining this small group designed to help bring healing to the wounds of the heart. The group will be led by facilitators who have received training in Caring for the Wounded Heart.
Prayer
- Paul’s Prayer Warriors Intercessor Team @ Online
- We gather online to pray for our teams, volunteers and their impact among program participants, as well as for the ministry as a whole. Prayer team volunteers will receive regular prayer requests sent in by volunteer teams. Each prayer team volunteer is welcomed and encouraged to join in weekly prayer gatherings online for the ministry of Connecting Streams.
Hamilton
Addiction Recovery
- Addiction Recovery Ministry (ARM)
- The small group leaders and leadership team are all a product of recovery and a part of the Christ-centred 12 Step program.
New Brunswick
MONCTON
Intercultural
- Conversationn Cafe
- Conversation Cafe is designed to encourage non-native English speakers to practice speaking English in an uncritical environment. In small groups of 3 to 5, facilitators use materials designed to stimulate conversation and to build relationships with one another.
Nunavut
IQALUIT
Prison
- Makigiarvik Correctional Centre
- Volunteers meet with male inmates in the chapel or multi-use room to engage in biblical teaching and prayer.
National
ONLINE
Widow to Widow (W2W)
- Find connection, companionship and community while experiencing encouragement, friendship, hope and God’s love.
Intercultural
Conversation Cafe @ Zoom Group on-line
- CC is an online welcoming, encouraging place where learners can practice English conversation without a fear of making mistakes.