You do not have because you do not ask God – James 4:2

Housing remains a major challenge to fulfilling our mission to carry the Good News of Jesus Christ to all the world. The harsh winters in the Arctic mean that houses aren’t the safe long-term investment that those from the south often count on. With heavy frost and limited access to tradespeople and building supplies, a single overnight freeze-up or furnace break-down when the house is empty can mean the house is uninhabitable without major repairs. Longterm housing shortages across the North mean rentals are rarely a realistic alternative.

We sometimes get questions about how a person, a group, or a church can support ministry in the High Arctic.

Adopt a Mission House!

We would love to raise up mission-minded clergy to serve in Cambridge Bay, Taloyoak, Arctic Bay, Igloolik, and Qikiqtarjuaq… but first we’d need to fix or rebuild the house for the minister to live in.

In other places, like Baker Lake and Kugluktuk, the present Mission Houses are on the brink: they’re not too far gone to be saved, but if we don’t fix them soon they’ll become uninhabitable.

By grace, our Operating Budget keeps us afloat, but we need God to raise up visionary sponsors and churches who are able to look over the horizon to build or repair a Mission House in the Arctic.

It could be a fundraising project to set money aside for Mission Houses, or it could be a multi-year mission project where skilled builders or tradespeople from your community come North for a few weeks of fellowship, mission, and ministry to spread the Gospel by making a home for the leaders God is raising up to bring His Good News to those who are hungry to hear it!

If you’re curious about opportunities to adopt a Mission House, speak to Bishop David or Archdeacon Alexander at the Synod Office!