Mission Statement & Vision For CRCN

Believing that feelings of isolation and despair can be overcome when people of the land gather to share stories about positive possibilities, the Canadian Rural Church Network (CRCN) is an organization of persons (lay and clergy) who have a passion for enhancing the quality of life in rural communities.

The Vision of the Canadian Rural Church Network is ...

 

To be a supporting network for rural church and rural community development in Canada.  Through the Internet and modern communications, ecumenical partners are able to :

-   Support each other

-   help articulate the rural story and spiritual values

-   affirm the Church′s role at the heart of small communities

-   exchange information and resources across Canada and around the world

-   advocate on behalf of the rural perspective

-   reflect the importance of community values in a global society

 

(The CRCN is related to the International Rural Church Association (IRCA), whose purpose is to be a network of rural Christians from around the world who seek to support one another in their mission of connecting the gospel and rural life in their own contexts. The next conference of the IRCA will be held in Canada in 2007.)