2024
Annual
Report
Dear Church Family,
We are excited to give you a window into the past year of ministry. This annual report is designed to highlight many of the wonderful things that God has done in our community. We find ourselves often overwhelmed with gratitude for God’s grace at work in our midst—to the point where we find it very difficult to summarize all that has taken place. Nevertheless, the pages that follow are our attempt to celebrate, with you, the last year at The Way Church.
There were many notable moments and milestones. We had our first ever men’s retreat at RockRidge Canyon, and watched as friendships grew and men encountered the presence of God in transformative ways. We joined with other churches for Worship in the City. We celebrated new small groups launching and people entering deeper into the community. Seekers came to faith through Alpha, people experienced healing through Freedom Session; we baptized new believers, hosted our first ever Sound of the City event, our children and youth ministries grew, and attendance in our Sunday gatherings steadily increased. More important than any numeric growth though, are the individual stories of people coming to faith, coming back to faith, or growing in their faith.
2024 was also a year of maturing as a church. We grew our board by welcoming new members, as well as beginning to strengthen our policies to ensure The Way Church is a safe place for all. In addition, we more effectively used our benevolence fund to bless those in need at Christmas time, invested in our partnerships with other ministries in the city, and built out our staff team to better serve our congregations across all five services and three sites.
In the end, looking back on the year that was, our hearts are full of gratitude. Thank you to all of you who serve and set the table for others and give generously and show up willing to love and bless whoever God brings through our doors. The quality of people who serve on our various ministry teams is something we celebrate often as a staff team. You are such a gift!
As always, we are full of faith and vision for what God will do in the next year. We are deeply hopeful about the future as we continue to see our current ministries strengthened, The Way College continuing to grow, and new opportunities to serve and bless our city develop. We are believing in God for another year of individuals deepening their walk with Jesus and joining in God’s work of renewal in the city.
On these next pages you will find highlights, stats, and stories from this past year of ministry together, but also information about how we are working to steward resources well and invest in the mission that God has called us to.
We trust that reading these pages will be an encouragement to you. God is at work bringing hope, joy, and restoration to Vancouver and North Vancouver, and it is such a privilege to join Him. As you take time to read these pages, please pray for our church, our team, and our city.
We love you and we pray for you often.
Sincerely,
Jason, Chris, and Jeremy