It all began with a heart for the people of West Africa.
Established in 2003, CIM is a non-profit Christian organization that formed out of a heart for the people in West Africa. We work in partnership with local churches, missions agencies, missionaries and seminaries to materialize our vision of cross-cultural outreach to non-Chinese ethnic groups. Our current outreach resides in Ghana, Togo, and Ukraine, to bring physical and spiritual help to the marginalized. CIM Canada has sister offices in the US, Hong Kong and Australia, who altogether work to enhance global evangelization through church planting.
這一切始於關懷西非人民的心。
加拿大國際華人宣教協會 （CIM Canada） 成立於2003年，是一個加拿大註冊的非盈利基督教慈善機構，由關懷西非非洲人民的心來開始。 我們與當地教會，宣教機構，傳教士和神學院合作，以實現我們跨文化接觸非華裔族群的異象。 我們目前的服務範圍位於加納，多哥和烏克蘭，為貧困和邊緣人提供支持和幫助。 CIM加拿大在美國，香港和澳大利亞設有姐妹辦事處，它們通過建立教會共同致力於全球福音的傳播和 教會植堂。
What We Stand For
Our Vision
We see the Gospel proclaimed, the flourishing of people and the movement of Christians for the glory of God.
Our Mission
Proclaim. Send. Support.
To unite international and local ministries in proclaiming the Gospel cross-culturally through sending people, supporting ministries, and creating long-lasting partnerships.
Our Values
Gospel
We value the Gospel of Jesus Christ and believe God meets the needs of both our bodies and souls.
Body of Christ
We value the body of Christ, where no matter our differences in culture, denomination, ethnicity and nationality, we all belong to God's family.
Partnership
We value deep, meaningful and long-lasting relationships with our partners.
Fellowship
We value the diversity of gifts, movement and involvement of the local church as we pursue our vision and mission together.
Empowerment
We value the empowerment of everyone in the body of Christ to follow the Great Commission.
Our Strategy
Partnership Ministry
We work in partnership with local churches, missions agencies, missionaries and seminaries to materialize our vision of cross-cultural outreach to other ethnic groups. Our conviction is that we are different members of Christ’s body, supplementing each other as we extend His kingdom through missionary activities. This partnership model allows our missions teams to form long-term relationships and create a lasting impact.
Holistic Approach
We believe that the Gospel of Jesus Christ works to meet the needs of both our bodies and souls. Our loving God cares as much for our physical needs as our spiritual needs. Our evangelistic approach must reflect this characteristic in our effort to communicate the gospel to the world.
Laity Involvement
We recruit and mobilize committed lay believers to short-term missions for dual purposes:
To utilize their professional expertise to help local people develop job skills that can improve their livelihood.
To share their Christian faith with the local people through their contributions and presence in the missions field.
Why the name Chinese International Missions?
Chinese International Missions (CIM) began as a shared desire to fulfill the Great Commission on an individual and corporate basis. The initial breakthrough happened in 1991 when a group of North American Chinese pastors traveled to Brazil to take part in an outreach event that Rev. Clarence Pi (founder of CIM) had arranged. Prompted by the outreach event, Clarence called a meeting in October of 1991 to explore further possibilities of continued collaborative missions work. From that and future meetings, they found that culturally Chinese churches and believers did not prioritize global missions. It became apparent that there was a pressing need to form a Chinese mission organization that would motivate and mobilize Chinese believers and churches for missions. Hence the name, Chinese International Missions. While we have continued using the name, as an organization, our hope is to unite and mobilize the entire body of Christ, regardless of ethnicity.
If you are interested in participating in our ministries or want to learn more: