Our staffing structure at Forest Brook includes 5 full-time pastors (Senior, Worship, Care, Youth and Children) and each of these individuals is passionate about caring for the needs of our community and congregation.  

Pastoral Care can include advising, listening and caring for people in all of life's circumstances.  Be it family, marriage, spiritual, financial or circumstantial needs, our pastoral staff is willing and able to provide a listening ear, wise counsel based on God's direction in His Word, or other practical help as it is needed. 

Kevin, Jeff, Donna, Jim and Yvonne welcome you to reach out to them at any time as you feel need - they are eager and willing to provide wisdom, counsel and care to you as you need. 

Community Support

Food Cupboard
Our Food Cupboard is a ministry that is close to our heart here at Forest Brook. Our congregation regularly stocks this cupboard with non-perishable food that can be accessed by those who are struggling financially and need assistance to meet their basic needs.  To access the food cupboard, you must register with the program in our church office.  The cupboard is designated as an emergency cupboard and may be accessed once a month.  Each visit you may fill two reusable grocery bags, and may be given a grocery voucher as well if available. The Food Cupboard is open on Monday's and Tuesday's.

Souper Stars

Anyone 5 yrs or older is welcome to join in a Souper Stars evening, which occur the last Thursday of every month (except December) at 5:30 p.m.  Under the leadership of Dietitians, participants are educated about cooking skills and creating nutritional meals within a budget, while making healthy soups together in our kitchen. Then everyone enjoys a meal of the freshly made soup as a community, and even get to take some home for the next day.

Christmas-Adopt-a-Family
Our congregation also works to support those who are in need at Christmas time.  If you require assistance over the holidays in order to provide gifts and food for you and your family, you can apply to this program through our church office.  Applications are available sometime in mid-late November.

Special Needs
We are always available to those who are in need, if you have a special request, need or struggle that you are seeking assistance with, we encourage you to contact our church office, and one of our pastoral staff would be pleased to speak with you!

Congregational Support 

Encouragement and Practical Care Ministry
There are several ministries that exist within our community to encourage, support and provide care to one another during times of joy and gladness, as well as sorrow and grief.  Notes of encouragement, flowers and gifts, hot and frozen meals, transportation for medical treatments, and in-home assistance are all ways in which we seek to support one another as a church family.  Included in this care are times of joy and celebration where we get together to celebrate with wedding and baby showers. 

Visitation Ministry 
This ministry is specifically for those for whom a visit in the hospital, at home or over coffee would be helpful, our elders and pastoral team as well as several caring and committed members of our congregation are available to meet with you, share in your concern and to pray for and encourage you in a difficult or trying time. 

Bereavement Ministry 
As a church family, we seek to provide compassion, love and comfort during times of death and loss.  We offer ongoing grief and support as well as pastoral counselling in the midst of crisis.  Assistance with the planning and leading of funeral or memorial services and receptions are also something we offer to our community. 

Benevolent Ministry
From time to time, families and individuals find themselves in difficult financial circumstances due to unexpected crisis, illness or unemployment. Depending on the individual circumstance, assistance in the from of financial counseling and/or provision of emergency funding and food and basic necessities may be provided.