Place yourself in a close-knit and locally rooted community as you discover who you are, why your Christian faith matters, where you are going next, and how you want to engage in the world around you.
“I learned to cook, to clean an old house, to deal with people… I learned about creation and the people of this country who were here before we were. I learned of God, stories and people, about stairs, parks, factories, and life. I learned about the beauty of life…”
Caleb Bouma
Act Five Student — Class of '21
“To put investment into mentors and teachers and housemates that will only love your child and want the best for them, and to invest in a community that is a safe place for them to grow, to fall, and to learn who they are… I ask myself, ‘What’s the rush?’ Act Five is a program that sets you up only for success. It is such an intentional program.”
Rosanna & Joo-Meng Soh
Parents
“No other way of living captured me so much so that I found myself re-thinking my entire lifestyle and vocation in the produce section at No Frills, and I thank God for that often as I try to figure out how to carry forward the long list of things I've learned.”
Rieneke Helder
Act Five Student — Class of '21
“Along the way I’ve met many dreamers, people who think something up and somehow turn it into a reality. I’ve met professors and authors, poets and environmentalists, pastors and guides, and perhaps the most significant one — I’ve met Jesus and through him God.”
Arissa VandeBurgt
Act Five Student — Class of '20
Live, eat and worship together in a community home in downtown Hamilton.
A ten-day canoe trip, winter camping trip and spring backpacking trip with Coldwater Canada.
Complete an 8-week Field Placement, choosing from dozens of Hamilton organizations.
Participate on a 2-3 week cross-cultural service trip with one of a number of partner organizations.
Other learning trips to US cities, farms & conferences (different each year).
Learn from Indigenous communities, including time spent on First Nations reserves throughout Ontario.
It’s not just ideas that form us. It’s what we do, who we spend time with, the places we hang out, and the habits we form. Act Five is about preparing for your future while growing as a disciple of Jesus right now.
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Get In Touch Follow us on Instagram subscribe to enewsGod is the gardener. This parable invites us to humbly expect we are the soil, and we must desire to get messy and dig deeper in order to find the good soil God longs for all of us to be.
By: Alyssa Zilney | April 15, 2024
"I think having that deep sense of longing for community allows me to get out, which helps me to make the communities around me better." Read more of what Marika had to share in our first alumni interview of the spring!
By: Abby Lobert | April 11, 2024
Act Five is deeply grateful for our ongoing partnership with 541 Eatery & Exchange, a local non-profit and pay-it-forward cafe. A few of our students reflect on their time serving there this term as part of their placements.
By: Alyssa Zilney | March 16, 2024