DHUC Outreach
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Outreach work at Dunbar Heights is an expression of our Christian commitment to caring for those in our congregation, our neighbourhood, our city and the world.See pictures from our Ethiopia NightOngoing programs care for those in our congregation and reach out to Vancouver communities and through projects overseas. Generous anonymous gifts to the Outreach Committee have enabled Dunbar members to fulfil many of our Outreach dreams. Dunbar Heights is represented on the Community of Churches, giving us the chance to work with other west-side church Outreach Committees.Ways we care for our own congregation and keep ourselves informed are:
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Monthly Soup Sundays feed the body and feed the soul. There are hot homemade soups and time for conversation. Some people give up sitting in church in favour of making tasty biscuits to feed friends.
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Take a bowl of soup, a hot biscuit and find a spot at a table.
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Coffee, tea, juice and often cake or cookies, too feed important times for conversation following every Sunday morning worship. Dunbar's major ongoing Vancouver Outreach activity is our support of St Elizabeth Home, a shelter for women. Gently used clothing and household items are collected year-round. At Christmas, the congregation prepareds gifts for all residents, women and children and take part in a Christmas party at the home. We also arrange Mother's Day gifts for the women.In January, a worker from the home came to talk about the work of the umbrella organization, Saint James Community Service Society, and aspects of life at St. Elizabeth. 
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On two Sundays in February, Outreach organized two events. During coffee time, there was a presentation about the work at Camp Fircom, the United Church camp on Gambier Island. Dunbar has been supportive of the project and has three congregation members actively involved.
The second event was a visit from a jewellery-making project in Guatemala which provides training, support and opportunities for women in that country.
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