A renaissance is a revival of wisdom and beauty. We believe a new one is happening today: a revival of beauty, truth and goodness.
Many artists today feel isolated, uninspired and disconnected from deeper meaning. Renaissance Canada exists to reach them, to care for them, and to share the gospel of Jesus Christ in creative communities that need light.
Local. Ongoing. On mission.
There are many good things called Renaissance. Renaissance Canada is a mission to artists: we walk alongside artists where they create, restore people and places through the arts, and help Canadian churches recover a theology of beauty.
Events can open the door. The work we care about most is what happens after, week by week.
Renaissance Canada is led by Jess Sanchez, a pastor, filmmaker and PAOC Mission Canada worker based in Calgary.
Initiatives
Four ways we show up for artists: gathering, going, serving and teaching.
What's Happening
Artistry isn’t an extra. It’s an expression of the Kingdom.
Conversations for pastors, worship leaders and creatives on the theological significance of the arts, and their power to shape how we worship, lead and connect.