Our Digital Gathering Place The Front Porch
Discover stories, reflections and learning opportunities in the Act Five community and tune into our digital gathering space to check out who’s coming to town and where we’re travelling next!
The Latest
Act Five Graduation 2026 April 18, 2026 @ 11:00am Come and celebrate the Graduating Class of 2026! Each spring, Act...
Serve & Observe is back. 101 high school students from 4 different cities have come to Hamilton in the past...
Upcoming Events
Spaghetti Wednesdays
Where: 75 Blake St., Hamilton
ANYONE to come and join us for a meal. We call it “Spaghetti Wednesday” and you should ask us why sometime!
Act Five Graduation 2026 April 18, 2026 @ 11:00am Come and celebrate the Graduating Class of 2026! Each spring, Act Five celebrates our students who have committed to 8 months...
You’re invited to Act Five’s HOMECOMING Weekend! Come celebrate with us at any number of the following activities planned over the weekend of October 30-31: The Premiere is a ticketed,...
Our Digital Front Porch
If you’ve been to our home, you know that the front porch is the place for laughter, solitude, deep conversations, prayer, mundane life, and stories. We hope that through these blog posts and podcast episodes, you feel like you’re sitting on our front porch with us – ready to hear stories, ask questions, and broaden your imagination.
The Act Five Blog
- By: Arissa Vandeburgt
Serve & Observe is back. 101 high school students from 4 different cities have come...
- By: Alyssa Zilney
Our students spent 3 weeks in El Salvador learning from our partner, Seeds of a...
- By: Arissa Vandeburgt
The Act Five Podcast
New episodes are released every other Thursday.
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Life On The Porch Publication
Life on the Porch is Act Five’s annual publication of stories, art, and essays from staff, students, and partners involved in our programs or initiatives from the past year.
Engagement
Serve & Observe Trips
Act Five offers 2–3 day service learning experiences in the city of Hamilton. Designed for high school and church youth groups, these trips inspire youth and their leaders to serve others, step outside of comfort zones, see how God is working in the world around us, and grow as a community.
Winter Learning Series
Join us in February and March for 6 weeks of learning! Each year we dive into a different theme, inviting scholars and storytellers to spark our imaginations in new ways. The Winter Learning series welcomes folks from all generations who are hungry to learn alongside the broader Act Five community. Stay tuned for updates on next year’s theme.
Workshops
We have a variety of workshops we offer that we would love to facilitate with your group. Some examples of talks and workshops we’ve facilitated (stay tuned for more details):
- Discerning Next Steps
- Doing Good, Hard Things
- Living an Engaged Life of Faith
- Educating Young Men
- Enneagram
- Neighbourhoods & Gardens
Speaking Engagements
Invite one of our staff or an alumni ambassador to come speak at your church, at a youth retreat, a school chapel, or with a community of educators or leaders. We are passionate about sharing about the work at Act Five, and are also equipped to speak on and facilitate learning on a number of topics that can support your community.
