The growth of intercultural churches in Canada’s major cities is inevitable and requires contemporary church planting models which do not fit the typical Canadian approach. At Church of Hope, the English ministry of Calgary Central Full Gospel, we are asking ourselves these questions: “How do we effectively reach out to new immigrants (both pre-believers and believers) in Calgary, as well as meet the spiritual needs of second generation Canadian Christians of immigrant parents?”

To answer these questions we are focusing on four primary objectives: 1.Helping new comers to Calgary find a church home. 2.Creating an inter-cultural church that is welcoming and inclusive. 3.Moving beyond that initial welcome toward fully integrating families that are new to Canada into church life. 4.Mobilizing intercultural believers to be missional in Calgary.