LowerMainland/Fraser Valley – 4 participating churches, 2 reports

Berea, Surrey – actively engaging with our local community with passionand purpose

Church at Southpoint – sharing the story of God’s work among us with thebroader family of CBWest

Royal Oak Community – blessing and supporting our senior pastor Darrin Hotteto continue leading and strengthening our camping ministries; blessing and supportingour associate Pastor Haupi Tombing as a liaison for our emerging ethnicchurches

White Rock – by reaching to our community with no strings attached

Westwood Community Coquitlam(report) – We will continue to pray forthe leadership of the CBWC; we will continue to allow our pastor time to serveas the Vice Chair of the Board of Administration of Carey Theological Collegeand to serve on the Ordination Examination Council (if needed); will continueto teach and equip our congregation to understand what it means to be “a sentpeople”, living out our faith day to day where we live, work and play 

Burnaby North (report) – We have invited different ministries from the church tomake presentations at our Sunday Worship service (missionaries like RebeccaAlward, the Forresters, representatives from Keats Camps). We also sponsordifferent ministries within the denomination in addition to our contribution tothe Canadian Baptists of Western Canada). We will continue to do so in thefuture

Vancouver Island – 9 participating churches, 1 report

First Baptist, Victoria – continued prayerful and financial support of the CBWC

New Life, Duncan – utilizing the support in place through Carey TheologicalCollege and Carey Institute in leadership and theological training; continueour involvement in the STEP Kenya initiative with CBM; assist financially

Emmanuel, Victoria – continue to be an authentic and loving community of faithin the university neighbourhood of Victoria

First Baptist, Nanaimo – continued financial and prayer support; placing theresources of facilities and staff skills for use by the CBWC; supporting CBMmissionaries

Comox – being a credible witness to the gospel of Christ in ourcommunity and changing the perception in our community concerning our churchand the identity of the CBWC

Port Alberni – continuing to pray for one CBWC church or ministry on aweekly basis. We currently do this with the churches and ministries of theV.I.A.

Gateway – encouraging a greater unity within CBWC

Western Community – sharing our ministry of ACTS initiative with ourdenomination as we continue to develop it as a ministry of parish for ourcommunity; share Pastor Mike Oshiro’s gifts

Mustard Seed – carrying through an evangelistic thrust through amagazine called “Why” at easter; working on a family center to begin to dealwith cause of poverty; support denominational projects

Jubilee (report) – very much in agreement with initiatives supportive ofthe poor and needy, and the emerging interest in contemporary expressions of“church”