The world is coming to Canada in 2010 to participate in and witness the Olympic Games hosted by Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. This event creates an unprecedented opportunity for the Church to serve and share with our neighbours and visitors from around the globe.

How will your church be involved? Whether you live in St. John's, Newfoundland, or Port Alberni, B.C., the 2010 Games are yours. The Olympic Torch will be visiting 200 communities across Canada. The Olympic and Paralympic Games are scheduled in venues at Whistler, North Vancouver, Vancouver and Richmond.

The Salvation Army is a member of a broad network of Christian denominations and parachurch agencies called More Than Gold, which is planning for outreach and service before, during and after the Games. Take up the torch and get involved. Your church doesn't have to be in B.C. to benefit from this incredible opportunity. Canada will be celebrating. The Church needs to celebrate, too!

The scope of your Torch Relay and Olympics Outreach can be as big as your congregation's or staff's collective imaginations: sports camps and clinics, creative and performing arts concerts, family-friendly community festivals, warming and refreshment stations featuring The Salvation Army's mobile canteens, big-screen viewings of major Games events, prayer gatherings, community clean-ups, expanded service to the homeless and a strengthened fight against human sex trafficking. If you have knitters, they can contribute hand-knit scarves which will be distributed to homeless people in Vancouver during the Games. Youth and adults can be part of mission teams moving across Canada starting October 2009 to support corps/centres doing Torch Relay Outreach, or they can join teams coming from across Canada to serve on-the-ground in Vancouver during the 2010 Games. The opportunities are endless!

God has given us a unique opportunity to engage our culture with Olympic Outreach 2010. Are you game? Click here for more information.