OTTAWA

The Intercultural Ministry at Connecting Streams is a Canadian Christian, interdenominational, non-profit organization equipping churches to welcome and connect with newcomers and internationals.

As Canada grows more diverse, we see a profound opportunity to reflect Christ’s love.

We work to dismantle barriers, build connections, and create spaces where diversity is celebrated, friendships thrive, and the hope of Jesus is shared.

Together, we’re making every newcomer’s journey one of belonging and faith.

The Addiction Recovery Ministry is dedicated to breaking the chains of addiction and guiding individuals towards a renewed, fulfilled life in Christ.

Connecting Streams offers a Christ-centred 12-step addiction recovery program.

Homelessness and poverty in Canada leave many facing physical hardships and deep isolation.

Connecting Streams brings hope and restoration through Christ, offering practical help and spiritual care.

Through street outreach and drop-in centers, we provide resources, advocacy, and a sense of belonging.

By mobilizing and equipping local churches, we train and support volunteers to transform lives and restore dignity to those in need.

We provide relationship, support, and discipleship opportunities for those living with various health challenges and disabilities. We send our teams to hospitals, long term care facilities, and seniors centres. We work with Embrace Ministries, which trains teams from local churches with the vision to see every seniors’ residence in Ottawa adopted by a local church or churches, where both residents, their families, and staff, through spiritual care, have an opportunity to come to faith and be discipled.

In Canadian prisons, where over 38,000 individuals face the challenges of incarceration, the need for hope and transformation is great.

Connecting Streams equips and mobilizes the local Church to bring the light of the Gospel to these often-overlooked places.

Through partnership and training, we prepare volunteers to engage with those behind bars, providing support, community, and a path to spiritual renewal.

We offer emotional, practical, and spiritual support for people at all stages of their grieving journey, introducing them to the love and care of God through Jesus.

Prayer is the fuel that keeps our teams on the move! We have a weekly Thursday morning prayer gathering as well as an online team of intercessors that pray regularly for each of our teams and the ministry as a whole. We are always looking for more intercessors, so if this is on your heart please reach out to us.

Trauma Healing ministry draws on the restorative power of God’s Word. The Bible-based curriculum – Caring for the Wounded Heart: Trauma Healing Program – includes basic mental health concepts to help participants identify their pain, share their suffering, bring their pain to the cross of Christ for healing, and, for cases where the trauma was caused by the actions of another person, and learn to forgive.

Connecting Streams would be happy to walk with your church through a process of discovery, mobilization and equipping to love and serve the vulnerable of your community. We have designed an action plan for church leadership to identify and focus on the specific area of ministry the Holy Spirit for which the Holy Spirit is preparing your congregation.

The "Ottawa Current" is our monthly newsletter to all our volunteers and friends of Connecting Streams Ottawa. In the newsletter you will read of the impact our teams are making as well as keep up to date with new teams that are forming or which teams are in need of volunteers.