THE MINISTRY, WHO WE ARE:
Christ For Your City was founded by Michael & Ann Pierce in 1995 and is dedicated to preparing leaders and cities to be transformed by Jesus Christ in Canada and the nations!
This calling has taken Michael & Ann and many teams across Canada and internationally sharing biblical principles relating to personal and community transformation in interdenominational settings. The Pierce's desire is to see "fathers and mothers" walk with, mentor and release "sons and daughters" into God's destiny for cities and nations.
We’ve experienced breakthroughs that help facilitate ‘principle based’ sharing of experience in real life rather than ‘program based’ thinking. The benefit of this style of leading is the ease of adapting in any location. Teaching materials need to be applicable in and to the local community in a way that releases believers’ to believe God for His ways in their daily lives.
OUR MISSION:
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone everywhere. Mark 16:15
…make disciples of all the nations… Matthew 28:19
I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. John 17:20-23
OUR VALUES:
We wait and listen to the Lord.
We walk in obedience to God's written and spoken Word.
We value gathering with spiritual fathers and mothers.
We value family style gatherings.
We develop life relationships: fathers and sons.
We preach the gospel to every creature and disciple nations.
We value and develop lifelong ministry partnerships.
HOW WE DO IT:
Michael & Ann nurture, mentor and encourage Body of Christ to walk with accountability and faith for the God given vision that burns in their hearts at the local church, city, national and international spheres of influence. Wherever the Lord opens doors to partner with spirit led men & women, fathers & mothers, sons & daughters Christ For Your City will be found. Jesus longs to have a family in the earth who will walk in unity together waiting on the Father and preparing a dwelling place for Him!
Christ for your City exists to further the Great Commission by:
Equipping and sending ministry teams to communities across Canada and internationally to share, pray, teach, mentor and strengthen the Body of Christ.
Developing biblical mindsets to foster and encourage healthy spiritual growth in believers and congregations.
Meeting with and ministering to pastors and leaders at city, regional, national and international based gatherings.
CHRIST FOR YOUR CITY IS LED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Michael Pierce:
Michael and Ann cofounded Christ For Your City in 1995. Michael is the President of the ministry. For decades, they have longed to see the Body of Christ walk in united prayer thereby showing the world who Jesus truly is. Michael and Ann have been married over 43 years. Their daughter Jillian and her husband Philip are a joy to walk and work with. The Pierce’s have one grandson and they live in Calgary, Alberta.
Tim Mason:
Tim is the Vice-President of Christ For Your City and is also Ann & Michael’s pastor. .As a millennial leader, he has pastored for over 20 years in Calgary. He is the senior pastor at CLA (Christian Life Assembly). He has a heart for the “Church in the City” and has walked for many years with leaders from across Calgary and Alberta. Tim is married to Devon and they have five children.
Jillian Atkins:
Jillian is the Treasurer and bookkeeper of Christ For Your City. Her passion for the Body of Christ to walk in authentic unity is one of her core values. Jillian and her husband Philip have been married 6 years, they have one son and they live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Justin Menzies:
Justin laid down his successful electrical company in 2020 and unexpectedly became the lead pastor of First Love Church (then Jubilee Christian Centre) in 2021. As a couple, Justin and Tamara been engaged in many forms of ministry, serving churches and ministries over the past 15 years. They are deeply committed to the Body of Christ, and desire the unity which Jesus Himself longs for (John 17:21-24). Justin and Tamara have been married since 2010 and live in Calgary, Alberta. Together, they raised Justin’s son Kadin.