Carlington Chaplaincy Fund
Providing immediate and long-term assistance to communities affected by natural disasters.
Mission Ministry
Explore our various mission initiatives and discover how you can be part of spreading God's love both locally and globally.
Presbyterian churches contribute to missions in a couple of ways. First and foremost, they support Presbyterians Sharing, forwarding designated donations to the national church for support of its operations, as well as supporting Presbyterian missionaries in the field at home and around the world. The Presbyterians Sharing webpage - presbyterian.ca/sharing/ - provides information on the financial goal for the current year, and links to ministries in Canada supported by Presbyterians Sharing, mission staff worldwide, ministries of aboriginal peoples and our theological colleges. The Mission Moments that are included in our Sunday bulletin monthly describe ministries that are funded through congregations' contributions to Presbyterians Sharing.
Parkwood's direct support for various organizations at home and abroad is coordinated by our Mission Team. The team's "terms of reference" can be found here. The Team, through its annual budget (currently 2025), provides ongoing support for the following six ministry organizations/groups and/or individuals:
Gracefield Christian Camp & Retreat Centre
A year-round Christian camp and retreat centre in Quebec offering spiritual discovery, growth, and renewal for all ages.
Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church (Uganda)
Supporting and participating in mission work around the world to spread the Gospel and serve communities in need.
Bible Ministries
One Bible Ministry selected each year from the following list of six Bible Ministries:
Back to the BibleBible League CanadaCanadian Bible SocietyReframe Ministries (new name for Back to God International)Share Word Global (formerly called The Gideons International in Canada)Wycliffe Bible Translators
The Bible Ministry selected for 2025 support is Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc..
Campus Ministries
Two campus ministries selected each year from the following five ministries:
Carleton Navigators- Emily Lorentz is the Navigator Student Ministry Campus Director and co-ordinator
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship- supporting Alaina Johnson, Associate Director, Strategic Growth & Multiplying, Eastern ON
Power to Change- formerly called Campus Crusade ministries
Ottawa Campus Chaplaincy- chaplain: Ryan Farrell
For 2025 the Mission Team have chosen to support only one campus ministry, Algonquin College Campus Ministry.
Special Appeals
Under our terms of reference the Mission Team is mandated to bring forward, before our congregation, mission support requests, four times each year. From many requests for Mission support that the Parkwood Mission Team has compiled over the years, the following four Special Appeals have been selected for 2026:
In previous years Parkwood has supported the following ministries:
Bright Hope for Tomorrow Mission|Caldwell Family Centre Inc|Canadian Food Grains Bank, though Presbyterian World Service & Development|CANHAVE|Cariboo House Churches|Christian Blind Mission Canada (now known as Hope and Healing International)|Christian Week magazine (Fellowship for Print Witness Inc.)|Effect: Hope, The Leprosy Mission of Canada|Emmanuel International Canada|The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada|Harmony House|Harvest House Ministries|Interserve Canada|Jews for Jesus|Jericho Road Christian Ministries|Kenora Fellowship Centre|Matthew House Ottawa|Military Christian Fellowship Of Canada|The Navigators|Ottawa Innercity Ministries|The Ottawa Mission|Presbyterian College, Montreal|Presbyterian World Service & Development|Salaam Ministries|Serving Christ Alone (formerly the Shantymen's Christian Association)|Teen Challenge GTA Women's Centre|Teen Challenge, in support of the Ottawa Outreach Project|Voice of the Martyrs
