Chuck has a wide range of experience when it comes to drop-in and street ministry. He is one of the founding members of the Mustard Seed Street Ministry in Calgary. Chuck is the founder of Cornerstone Youth Drop-in Ministry in Calgary.

I feel like I’ve been given a gift. …….a gift that has come with some big changes and sacrifices. As a family, my husband Randy and our four children have made the decision to relocate to beautiful Vernon BC, from Manitoba. We leave behind friends, family, and many years of ministry experience.

– I was baptized in Christ in 2001 and He has been leading me on an exciting path ever since. I believe that I was being led into this position at the Upper Room Mission in baby steps. My first undertaking was @ the Alliance Church with “Common Threads” - sorting donated clothes, arranging and labeling them to give out to people in our community. I love the interaction with the people ...

While sharing the history and vision of the beginnings of the Upper Room Mission (25 years ago) with Board Members I felt a great tug in my heart towards being a part of this ministry once again. I love working and sharing God’s love with people of all ages and seeing lives changed and touched by God’s power and mercy.

I have always had an interest in wanting to work with the less fortunate, but did not really have a great understanding of how to go about it till I met this wonderful lady, Bev Henke. She was teaching an Overcomers meeting at the church that I attend, Vernon Family Church. Bev is an outreach worker for the Mission, I asked her how I go about volunteering at the Mission, she said “come on down and fill out a volunteer application”.

Actively participating in a worthy cause - making a difference to someone's day! Just being happy and working alongside positive, inspiring people; that is what working at the Upper Room Mission is all about for me.

After being retired for 3 years, I felt it was time to look for an activity to help the community. What better place to give my time and energy than the Mission? Working at the Mission gave me a new sense of life. I realized that the more you give, the more you receive. A smile, a hug, a good word, so easy to do and can be so important for someone.

Hello everyone! I am Dan Lee, the newest member of the Upper Room Mission outreach staff.

I was born on a military hospital at Royal Canadian Air Force Base in Chatham, New Brunswick. At two yrs of age, we moved to Rivers, Manitoba where we played in the flatlands up to the age of 10. We returned to New Brunswick, the northwest county of Madawaska.