The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) Board of Directors met by ZOOM on Thursday, February 19, 2026, and approved $175,500 in funding to support ministries across Canada.
Among recipients is St. George’s Anglican Church in Clarksburg, which received $15,000 for its WAYGATE Outreach Project.
Developed in partnership with community organizations, the initiative will improve access to food, water, and spaces for rest through the creation of a welcoming parkette-style gathering area. The project reflects a visible and collaborative model of Anglican presence in the public square.
"AFC St. George’s, The Anglican Parish of the Blue Mountains, is delighted to announce that they are recipients of a $15,000 grant from the Anglican Foundation of Canada in support of Community Ministry", reads the Parish statement sent to Huron Church News. "This grant will be applied toward the $60,000 WAYGATE Outreach Project, a redevelopment of a portion of church grounds in relationship with multiple community organizations. This project includes the creation of a publicly accessible green-space parkette."
In English tradition, waygates (or lychgates) were located at the edge of church property and used for charitable purposes, offering food, clothing and sometimes shelter. The parkette will include a refillable water station and dog-fountain, an emergency food cupboard, an indigenous treaty land acknowledgement marker, a prayer and reflection box and a much needed community announcement board to highlight community programs, supports and events. The project also includes creation of a new digital display sign, designed to serve as a central point of reliable, up-to-date community information.
"St. George's is grateful and thankful to the AFC for their kind support in helping to enable a visible and collaborative model of Anglican presence within our extended community."
The grants reflect AFC’s ongoing commitment to strengthening local outreach, sustaining vital infrastructure, advancing leadership formation, and deepening Indigenous–settler reconciliation.
“This grant cycle demonstrates the breadth of ministry happening across our Church,” said Dr. Scott Brubacher, Executive Director of AFC. “From food security initiatives and community partnerships to leadership development and reconciliation work, these projects embody faithful, practical responses to real needs in communities from coast to coast to coast.”