Faith diversity, coast to coast

Curious about the “spectrum of spirituality” in Canada? Explore the Angus Reid/Cardus deep dive into how we practice our faith! As you delve into all this might mean for us as a human community, one thing is sure: Belief is on our minds.

The AR site notes, “Canadians are more likely than not to believe in God or a higher power. One-third (34%) definitely believe in God or a higher power, while three-in-ten (31%) thinks a higher power exists but are less certain.

More than one-third (35%) of Canadians don’t believe or doubt in God or a higher power, a substantial minority that includes many who self-describe as belonging to some of the major religious traditions…”

Here at Donate a Car Canada, our heartwork is to help you support your heartwork. While we may not agree on everything, we can certainly agree that belief, lovingkindness, and generosity matter!

Building your faith based heartwork

When giving to your own faith tradition is one of your core values, we can help. We process car, truck, van, and SUV donations mission and ministry works every month.

We do this be either re-selling or recycling your donated vehicle. Re-sale happens one of two ways: the car is auctioned, or it is re-sold via a private agent. This is managed as-is, to the highest bidder. Explore our socials and you’ll see that we see some hearty returns via this method!

Recycling is the method we use for cars that are ready to come off the road. The donation outcome varies from province to province and is subject to the market. Many of our agents have been serving in this way for more than 10 years! They work hard to ensure we see the highest dollar outcomes possible for your charity.

Is my faith work on the Donate a Car Canada list?

You will not believe how many belief-based works of caring there are in our country! The list is full of heart and diversity. In fact, you can choose any Canadian charity for your car donation. Here are just some of the faith-based causes we serve:

Agape Language Centre

Calvary Pentecostal Church

Catholic Social Services – Sign of Hope

CFS Saskatoon

Choose Life Ministry

Christian Horizons

Christian Horizons Foundation

Evangel Hall Mission

Experience Church

Focus on the Family Canada

Foothills Academy

Fountain of Love and Life

Good Samaritan Society & Good Samaritan Canada

Graceland Ministries

Horizon College and Seminary

Islamic Family and Social Services Association

Jewish Family and Child Service

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Luke 15 House

Luther Village Inc

Missional International Church Network – Canada

Mt. Arrowsmith Salvation Army

Muslim Food Bank Society

River Christian Reformed Community Church

Seagrave United Church

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Corpus Christi

Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul

Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

The Neighbourhood Alliance Church

The Salvation Army

WorldServe Ministries

Wycliffe Bible Translators Canada

Easy as 1-2-3!

Donating to your faith work is simple, quick, and joyful! Our online form will take you less than 10 minutes to complete. You can call in if you prefer to talk to a friendly human! Once we have your information we’ll get you set up with your free tow. The agent will help with all particulars related to registration/ownership, and they will send us payment for the vehicle in a timely manner. From there it’s just a matter of time until we disburse your donation to your charity of choice!

If the cause you love is missing from our list, no problem! You will be given the opportunity to name your preferred charity. We will connect with them and get them set up to receive ongoing donations in this way (if they wish to be part of the offering)!

All are welcome, and will be served with curiosity and kindness!

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Cooper is one of those cars that brings a smile to your face. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin knew a little about the make and model from not so by-gone days. They were more than happy to honor the work of a cause they respect with the car that they love!

“We bought the Mini Cooper S new in 2003. He was ‘Cooper’ to the family — dependable, sure footed and fun to drive with his six forward gears. We had had a Mini Cooper S in 1964. When BMW began to manufacture them again, we were attracted to the idea of owning one.”

Cooper was a head-turner. You know cars just like him. The kind that make you do a double-take on the highway? Or that make you just a little dreamy when they pull up beside you at the lights? This little mini was a ray of sunshine right on through our unrelenting Ontario winters.

The option to gift faith-based charities  with our donated cars is top priority for Canadians. The Irwins chose Wycliffe Bible Translators. Wycliffe serves minority language groups worldwide by fostering an understanding of God’s Word through Bible translation. They nurture literacy, education and stronger communities. Using the Bible as their foundation, Wycliffe brings education and literacy initiatives into regions in the language unique to them.

One of the Irwin’s friends from their university days in the 1950’s worked with Wycliffe in Papua New Guinea. Donating Cooper in honor of that connection supported a work that they have long admired. It was a fitting extension of the attachment they have to the car.

Donated cars can be re-sold, resulting in strong donations!

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin’s Mini isn’t done yet having an impact, yet. With lots of verve left in him, he was auctioned off to a new owner in August for a donation outcome of $2728.00! Cooper drives the message home: resaleable cars can spread a lot of donation joy. To our faith-based, community building, and world-changing charities. Here’s to many happy miles ahead for the Irwin’s yellow Mini!

Retro photo credit to milesperhr.com

Pictures of Cooper provided by the Irwins

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