Missions:

When you give to Arlington Woods, it makes a BIG difference! Ten percent of your donations to our General Fund are used to regularly financially support local and worldwide mission endeavors. While there are many other mission opportunities our church and congregation are involved in, this page is meant to help you learn about the people and organizations we regularly support through your generosity.

Christian Counselling Ottawa

Christian Counselling Ottawa (CCO) is committed to providing professional and accessible counselling and psychotherapy to assist people in effectively managing life’s challenges. They provide individual, couple, and family counselling in the areas of grief, depression, anxiety, addiction, abuse, trauma, relationship issues in marriages and families, child development, as well as providing counselling for churches and pastors. Visit www.christiancounsellingottawa.ca for more information.

Ottawa Innercity Ministries (OIM)

OIM is a ministry to the poor and homeless in our city. Their ministry includes street outreach where they build relationships with the poor and homeless, offering them needed food and toiletries. They also run a drop-in that provides food, hair care, foot care, clothing, and spiritual care; a workskills program to assist people in improving their life skills; a youth choir;  and an innercity arts program. For more information on OIM visit www.ottawainnercityministries.ca.

First Place OPTIONS

First Place OPTIONS is a non-profit charity in Ottawa offering free, confidential services to anyone facing an unplanned pregnancy or dealing with post abortion grief. Their services include pregnancy tests, Decision Aid Counselling (parenting, adoption, abortion), Post Abortion grief support, Post Adoption support, as well as pregnancy and parenting resources. For more information, visit www.firstplaceoptions.ca.

FAMSAC Food Cupboard

FAMSAC provides emergency food assistance to the communities of Bayshore, Bells Corners, Crystal Beach, Craig Henry, Manordale, and Trend Village. For more information visit http://www.famsac.ca.

Love Ottawa

Love Ottawa encourages churches from our city to partner together for events such as the 'Dig & Delve' apologetics conference, 'The Big Give', and 'Friends for Dinner', a ministry to foreign students. Love Ottawa also provides networking, support, and learning opportunities for Ottawa-area pastors and church leaders. For more information visit www.loveottawa.ca/. 

Capital City Mission (CCM)

Capital City Mission runs a coffee-house style drop-in which is a place of friendship and community for the poor and homeless in downtown Ottawa. It's a home for many people who don't have families in their lives. CCM also runs a bible study and provides chaplain care. For more information visit https://capitalcitymission.com/.

Respond Ottawa

Respond Ottawa is an organization that developed following the Tornado that impacted Ottawa in the fall of 2018.  Their mission is to prepare and deploy the church of the Ottawa region to love and care for people in our city and region during a time of crisis. To learn more about some of Respond Ottawa's current initiatives visit www.respondottawa.ca. If you're a part of Arlington Woods and would like more information or would like to help meet needs as they arise throughout our city, you can contact Sandra Smith at respondottawa@arlingtonwoods.ca.

Daniel Desgroseilliers, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

Daniel Desgroseilliers currently serves as the Director of Intervarsity's Circle Square Ranch at Big Clear Lake in Arden, Ontario. Daniel helps campers and staff create a community where everyone can experience God’s love and share it with their campus and the world. Daniel is an alumni of Arlington Woods and has served with Intervarsity at Ottawa University and Algonquin College as well. For more information visit https://ivcf.ca.

Corrine Cadinouche, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)

MAF uses light aircraft and the skills of talented Christian men and women to deliver real help, hope, and healing to thousands of communities around the world. MAF flies into remote areas of the world which are largely inaccessible, delivering food, tools, supplies, clothing, medical help, and the Good News of Jesus! After serving for several years in DR Congo, Corrine is now the Flight Operations Coordinator in Angola where she scheduling flights, schedules aircraft maintenance, and does office administration.  For more information about MAF visit www.mafc.org. To learn more about Corinne, visit https://www.mafc.org/missionaries/cadinouche.

Lionhearts Inc.

Lionhearts is an organization that gathers and redistribute food and household goods to direct them to people in need. Not only does this help people save money at a time when the cost of living is high, but it also helps reduce food waste. Arlington Woods has been in partnership with Lionhearts for our Bread Basket ministry where we have a team of volunteers who collects bread and redistributes it to people in need within our church, community, and to some of our local schools. CLICK HERE for more information on Lionhearts.