City Gate's Research

Directory of Lower Mainland Christian Congregations & Ministries. Continuously updated. 

Contact information for more than 1,500 local churches, faith-based nonprofit agencies, denominational offices, ministerials, and professional networks.

Inventory of Lower Mainland Christian Housing. June 2008.

Tabulates more than 6,500 beds and suites of non-market housing managed by Christian agencies between Hope and Lions Bay. Contact information is provided alphabetically for each agency and project site, along with brief details about client group(s) served and type of housing provided (emergency, transitional, supportive, independent).

Indicators of Christian Interest & Action for Affordable Housing in Metro Vancouver.  June 2008.

Analyzes and compares results from a survey of Metro Vancouver pastors regarding affordable housing and the Inventory of Lower Mainland Christian Housing.

Solving the Crisis of Homelessness & Affordable Housing in Greater Vancouver – A Working Paper for the Christian Community & Its Partners. August 2007.  

Commissioned by City In Focus, this paper outlines the scope of the crisis, provides a faith-based perspective on the Greater Vancouver Regional District’s homelessness plan, and suggests how the Christian Community might best engage its assets and expertise in partnership with philanthropists and governments.

Understanding and Responding to Child, Youth and Family Poverty in the City in of Vancouver. March 2007.

Commissioned by World Vision Canadian Programs as a feasibility study for locally targeting funds under their newly restructured Partnerships to End Child Poverty program.