Giving to Missions

They have partnered with the Martin Luther King Church (MLK) in Paris, France to start up an English-speaking International Church Ministry called NEXUS. Their assignment is to plant this disciple-making church from which people go on to make disciples in their countries of origin, thus spreading the Gospel around the globe!

Tim is the field director for FBM in Niamey, and is responsible for all the missionaries and nationals employed by their mission. Janice hosts a weekly Bible study in their home and teaches Fabric Arts to high school students and the Bible to grades 6-8 students at Sahel Academy where their two children also attend.

Len and Mary work with TeachBeyond, focused on sending teachers and support workers to over 70 countries around the world to further God’s Kingdom. Their main focus is providing a safe place for their over 1000 members to reach out to for a listening ear, prayer, or time spent in person.

Youngdo started City Lights to reach a group that is often misunderstood with the Gospel: the hip-hop community in Canada. In this mission, he shares the love and truth of Jesus with deejays, emcees, graffiti writers, breakers, through events like breakdance practices, Bible studies, conferences, and more.

Mike and Marianne are serving in northern Uganda with Emmanuel International Uganda. EI Uganda partners with churches in serving their communities so that Jesus will be loved and worshipped by people in every nation, tribe, and tongue. EI Uganda helps churches do discipleship at various levels and in various contexts.

Archie and Cindy serve with Power to Change (P2C) and are based in downtown Toronto. They aim to help students at the University of Toronto and beyond take their next step toward Jesus, whether it is someone exploring faith for the first time or a Christian student looking for community and their missional calling.

Domenic Ruso planted and is the Lead Pastor of The180 Church in Montreal, QC. Their mission field is in one of the most secular places in North America. While it remains challenging, there are signs of new life bubbling up – new conversations, new partnerships, and a new community forming to share Jesus’ love.

Safe Families provide a network of support to families in crisis. Through Host Families, Family Friends, and Family Coaches, they desire to keep children safe and families intact while they get back on their feet. They desire to step into help before child welfare systems intervene.

Allan Descheneau, also known as XtianNinja, is a pastoral counsellor and Bible teacher who has partnered with Bayview Glen Church to engage the virtual world on Twitch, an online platform with over 30 million active daily users.

Recognizing that many who are dwelling on the virtual neighbourhood may struggle with social anxiety, loneliness, abuse, learning disabilities and mental health issues, Allan sees the significance of using virtual platforms to engage with many who need Jesus and community.

L and R and their four children are serving cross-culturally with Interserve in Southeast Asia.

L is working as a health coordinator at an international school that consists of both local and refugee students. R is doing volunteer work in a sports ministry for the underprivileged.

The aim is to share the love and good news of Jesus Christ with the people in their communities.

Nery and his late wife Pam became involved in Bayview Glen Church ministries 38 years ago. While attending BGC they felt called to mission work and headed to Central America.

Currently, he has been involved in medical and humanitarian service on the front lines of Ukraine and also doing church planting in Venezuelan prisons, where his ministry looks after 40 churches with approximately 10,000 attendees.