During the first decade of the 21st century, some 5,000 people would gather in Surrey’s Chandos Pattison auditorium each Good Friday to worship and consider the implications of Calvary. In 2013, the leaders of a loose-knit pastors’ group known as…
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has bought property from one of Surrey’s largest churches. UBC released a statement November 2: The University of British Columbia is expanding its presence south of the Fraser River with the $70 million purchase…
Church in Surrey & White Rock: The Untold Story will be launched June 16 at Regent Christian Academy. In the meantime, here is an excerpt from the chapter ‘Church and Community Ministry and Cooperation,’ by Lloyd Mackey and Frank Bucholtz. Surrey…
The role of churches and other faith-based ministries in the social, economic, governance and health of Surrey and White Rock is the focus of a soon-to-be released book co-authored by several long-time observers of life in the two cities. Church…
My long-time colleague (and frequent contributor to Church for Vancouver over the years) Lloyd Mackey wrote a comment in response to Peter Biggs’ A snapshot of faith in Surrey last week. I thought it would make a good article on…
What began as a coffee discussion between two pastors – Dean Cooper of Peace Portal Alliance Church and Steve Bains of Gracepoint Community Church – has become much more. Over time, other pastors joined with Cooper and Bains and a…
The demolition of the little red brick 50s-era Christ the King Lutheran Church, across the street from the massive new Surrey City Hall, will likely be accomplished by Good Friday. And with its demise, not one but two congregations will…
This is my first ‘local books’ round-up of 2024, and I’m already way behind. I posted five such updates last year – Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley authors are really doing their job! This week I will look at 11…
Next week church representatives from around Metro Vancouver – and some from across the nation – will discuss and evaluate stories about creative use and development of church lands. Reimagining Church Land & Community will take place the evening of…
Over 20 years ago at an annual meeting, Grandview Church began exploring how they might develop their parking lot as well as the lot next door (which had become a community garden). Already then, in 2002, building affordable housing was…