About us
About First United
First United Church Community Ministry Society (First United) strives to be a respectful resource to the Downtown Eastside community as a low-barrier service provider operating from a harm reduction perspective. Through community services, advocacy, shelter, and ministry, we support members of the DTES community by providing essential services, community connection, and healing in the face of often-intersecting challenges of extreme poverty, historical and personal trauma, mental illness, and oppression.
Each role and individual within First United should work toward our mission and vision:
Our Mission
We seek a just society by nurturing each person’s spirit through ministry, housing, advocacy, and community services.
Our Vision
A neighbourhood where every person’s worth is celebrated, and all people thrive.
Our Values
Acceptance, discernment, empathy, accountability, and social justice.