We get a lot of people asking what the BigDoor is doing in Walkerton. This is a fair question!

People see that it is owned by a church and there is some confusion and even some concern about the services we offer the community. Hopefully this transparency will help. When we met with some staff from the municipality in the summer of 2020, we told them we were a new church committed to being helpful members of this town. We wanted to get some space downtown to provide accessible services that filled a need. We promised there would be  "no strings attached" services, meaning, there wasn't a religious element people had to participate in to receive help. Now, we are most certainly a church and we do believe that faith is vital, but we don't want people to have to fake it to receive basic necessities. So we provide a few essential services that are non-religious. Our Tuesday Comfort Meals for those in need of a warm lunch (we've recently added Coffee and Connect on Thursdays), and the 326cafe which is an after school drop in for High School students.

If you have any questions or concerns for us, drop by sometime and we would be happy to chat.