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Send Us Your Mission Central Stories

We know that Mission Central and Missions Fest Vancouver conferences and events have impacted many thousands of people from 1984 to the present. We're working on compiling a collection of stories and memories to celebrate the impact of our organization and the countless connections and opportunities that have been created and had their own harvests. We'd love to know your story, too!

Whether you've been connected with Mission Central for decades or just attended one very meaningful conference, we want to hear from you. If you have been a church representative or pastor, a volunteer, an attendee, an agency representative, a speaker, a staff member—however you've been connected with us, your story matters to us and we want to be able to celebrate it, and many others like it!

Please consider sharing your experiences below. If you have more to share, feel free to submit the form more than once, or just send us your story (and photos!) by email to office@missioncentral.ca.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Your Information
Your Story or Memory
Conference or Event Photos
Do you have photos to share?
If you have any photos from past Missions Fest Vancouver or Mission Central conferences or events, we would love to be able to add them to our photo album! Please put the year and any people's names in the filenames.
(If you have more photos to share than this form allows, please send them to office@missioncentral.ca along with file descriptions.)
Sharing your story with others
Can we publish your story?
We would love to be able to share your story on our website or in future Mission Central updates and event promotions. If you're willing to allow us to do so, please read and agree with the following waiver of use:

I understand the submission I provide, including all text, and images, was made on behalf of Mission Central and will be used in marketing and promoting Mission Central. I authorize Mission Central and its employees, contractors, partners and other representatives to use my submission in marketing and promotional efforts, including, but not limited to, advertisements, social media posts, brochures, and on the Mission Central websites. I waive any claim to inspect, edit or approve of any materials where my submission is used. I also waive any claim to copyright my submission or materials where my submission appears, and waive any claim to financial compensation or gain from using my submission.

Can we contact you?
We may wish to follow up with you to set up an interview so we can further highlight your story. Check this box if you're open to that!

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