Gifts of Change Projects
Gifts of Change is a series of special projects that congregations, church groups and individuals can fund over and above contributions to Presbyterians Sharing. While specific examples are provided to give an idea of what a donation can do, we work with our partners to provide funding and resources as needed. Our partners will use your gift to carry out the goals of the program. Actual costs depend on local markets and the country of work.
Order a Gifts of Change catalogue and see the list of projects
Once a year, a new catalogue is available for order. It is the perfect size to slip into a bulletin for a Sunday service. Order these catalogues for free from The Book Room and encourage your congregation or group to give gifts of change.
Gift Cards
Give a Gift of Change donation in the name of a friend or family member, and we'll send them a Gift Card! Complete your online donation and then send us an email, at donations@presbyterian.ca. Include name and address for the gift recipient and any personal message you would like included on the card.
Responding to Emergencies: East Africa and Pakistan
Gifts to the PWS&D Responding to Emergencies program (#PWEMRG01) are helping provide immediate assistance for those most affected by conflict and disaster.
Countries in East Africa are currently facing situations of severe drought and famine that has led to massive loss of livestock, widespread crop failure and skyrocketing food prices. PWS&D is working through Canadian Foodgrains Bank and the ACT Alliance to assist over 400,000 of the most vulnerable people in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Through these programs, PWS&D partners are providing food, clean water, health care and emotional support, as well as other essential emergency supplies such as clothing, cooking pots and shelter materials. Longer-term rehabilitation activities include livelihood restoration and food-for-work initiatives to help families rebuild what they have lost.
In southern Pakistan, heavy monsoon rains has caused extensive flooding, damaging houses and 70% of standing crops. Affected families have not only lost their expected harvests for the season, but also the food they have stored from previous harvests, resulting in severe food shortages. PWS&D is working in partnership with Canadian Foodgrains Bank to support 2,000 families with food packages for two months. With your help, PWS&D also hopes to provide other needed support such as tents, health services and emergency supplies.
Thank you for your generous support!
Canadian Ministries Projects
- Bring Hope to Inner City Children (CM38)
- Send a child to summer camp! -- Flemingdon Gateway Mission, Toronto, ON (CM37)
- Feed Bodies and Minds – Flemingdon Gateway Mission, Toronto, ON (CM36)
- Hope for Kids -- Tyndale St-Georges, Montreal, QC (CM29)
- Empower women to build lives free of violence -- Mississauga, ON (CM35)
- Give the Gift of a Smile! – Evangel Hall, Toronto, ON (CM34)
- Let the Children Come to Me -- Nazko, BC (CM30)
- Fill a Minister’s Gas Tank -- Cariboo Region, BC (CM28)
- Build Christian Community – Boarding Homes Ministry, Toronto, ON (CM03)
- Support Arts and Crafts Therapy -- Kenora, ON (CM33)
- Welcome a Refugee -- Montreal (CM31)
- Build Bridges of Healing – Native Ministries Across Canada (CM24)
International Ministries Projects
- Translate the Bible: IMTA01 (Taiwan); IMNI04 (Nigeria); IMMU01 (Mauritius)
- Help Produce the Hakka Bible in Taiwan (IMTA01)
- Help refugee children in Hungary (IMHU02)
- Train a future church leader -- Ghana (IMGH01)
- Help Build a Christian Camp -- Guyana (IMGY02)
- Help Build a Chapel -- Taiwan (IMTA02)
- Share the Gift of Music -- Romania (IMRO02)
- Help Rebuild Christian Schools -- Romania (IMRO01), Hungary (IMHU01) and Ukraine (IMUK01)
- Raise a Church Roof - Malawi (IMMA04)
- Buy a Minister a Bike -- Kenya (IMKE01) and Malawi (IMMA01)
PWS&D Projects
- Responding to Emergencies (PWEMRG01)
- Establish Food Security (PWAGR01)
- Education and Small Business Development (PWESB01)
- Building Healthy Communities (PWHEA01)
- Sunday School Challenge: Supporting Farmers in Pakistan (PWSSC03)
- Provide clean water and sanitation (PWH20)
- Work for a world without AIDS (PWHIV01)
- Giving to the greatest need (PWGIVE01)
- Support for Refugees (PWREF01)
- Empowering People with Disabilities (PWDIS01)
- Sunday School Challenge - Livestock in Malawi (PWSSC01)
- Sunday School Challenge - Vulnerable Girls in Nicaragua (PWSSC02)