KNOX SUPPORTED OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THIS YEAR
by offering low cost or free rental of our facility to community groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous · Cantando Chamber Singers · Island Crisis Care Society - Coldest Night of the Year event · Kairos · Line Dancing · Oceanside Concert Band · Oceanside Grandmothers To Grandmothers · Overeaters Anonymous · Parksville City Council · Parksville Community Choir · Restorative Justice.
KNOX SERVED OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THIS YEAR
by providing services to the community through our faith, time and energy · Care Home worship services · grief support group · Healing Ministry · Minister’s Discretionary Fund (helping local people with emergency food, transportation costs and misc. financial issues) · Prayer Shawl Ministry · Rainbows (grief support for kids) · Support for LGBTQ+ · with our ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP · educated re: genetically modified products, climate change, mining · improved water and hydro consumption (eg: low-flush toilets; installed LED lights) · only using fair trade coffee and tea · and not using or selling bottled water.
KNOX DONATES TO OUR COMMUNITY & BEYOND
with goods and funds to: Angola Scholarship Fund · Canadian Food Grains Bank · Citizens for Public Justice · East Africa Famine Relief · Forward House · Haven Society (Haven House) · Homelessness Task Force - Extreme Weather Shelter · Manna Homeless Society (bread & sandwiches every two weeks, knitted toques & mitts, donation to purchase cube van) · Mission & Service Fund of the United Church of Canada (supports the work of world partners) · Refugee Fund for local family · Salvation Army (food, new socks and underwear) · Society of Organized Services (Christmas program & Recreation Fund).