Serve Vancouver’s Downtown East Side through pastoral presence, street outreach ministry, and client-focused care for marginalized individuals. This full time position operates between the streets and St James.

The Street Outreach Priest also serves as Associate Priest of St James, Vancouver. Ministry is rooted in an Anglo-Catholic, Christ-centred sacramental life and engages people affected by trauma, poverty, mental illness, addiction, and systemic injustice. The work brings the altar to the street and the street to the altar.

Key Responsibilities:

- Walk Vancouver’s streets with marginalized individuals
- Offer client-focused pastoral street outreach ministry
- Remind people of their infinite value before God




- Collaborate with multiple social service providers
- Respond to medical emergencies and administer life-saving interventions

Requirements:

- Capacity to engage high-stress social situations
- Emotional intelligence, resilience, and relational strength
- Empathetic, non-judgemental approach to ministry
- Commitment to reconciliation, justice, and inclusion
- Ability to work outdoors through demanding conditions

Bring pastoral presence, servant leadership, and adaptable care to Street Outreach Priest ministry across Vancouver’s Downtown East Side.

📌 Street Outreach Priest Vancouver DTES
🏢 Diocese of New Westminster
📍 Vancouver