Services & Facilities

In the name of Christ, the Ministry to Seafarers, in obedience to Christ's commission, and to bear testimony to His love, through both servant and hospitality evangelism provides:

for the spiritual needs of seafarers:

• daily (seven days a week year round) visits by chaplains and ship visitors to each foreign ship in port for conversation, prayer, encouragement, and counselling
• evening prayers or service at 9 p.m. each evening at the Montreal Seafarer's Centre
• free Bibles and scripture portions available in 52 languages, tracts and Jesus videos
• daily prayer by the staff for seafarers and their distant family members

for emotional needs of seafarers:

• pastoral counselling on personal temptations and problems, and on the family problems peculiar to men who spend long months away from home
• listening ears of staff members for one-on-one discussions as lonely seafarers talk of family joys and problems
• at the Montreal Seafarer's Centre - private phone booths and best phone rates for making overseas calls to family and friends at home
• Internet access at minimal cost so seafarers can stay in touch with family and friends
• games (table tennis, pool, chess, checkers, Chinese checkers, fooseball, etc.,) and karaoke which provide for social interaction

for the physical needs of seafarers:

• driving to shopping centres
• free coffee and pastries
• for sale
  • juices, soft drinks, and snack foods
  • personal toiletry items
  • gifts for family members
• services offered
  • currency exchange
  • postal services
  • transfer of money to home countries
  • film processing
  • message exchange centre for seafarers on different ships

for the justice needs of seafarers:

• visits to seafarers in hospital or prison
• awareness of maritime law, especially that which pertains to the rights of seafarers
• maintaining, without preference, relationships with both ship officers and ordinary seafarers in order to be available to mediate in the event of justice conflicts
• co-operating with other organizations in the community in pursuit of common objectives, and with other Christian groups in port ministries.