One Good Friday celebration which every year draws in community members along with people from a range of churches and ministries is the Way of the Cross in the Downtown Eastside. It will begin on the steps of First United…
On September 24 at 7 pm, Regent College will host the first ever Q Commons event in Vancouver. The evening will include presentations by local leaders and thinkers on the topic of housing, home, community and belonging in the city of Vancouver. …
This will be my last weekly update until September. I’m taking the summer off, and will be away for much of it, visiting family in Toronto and later attending a big family reunion in South Dakota. But events will carry…
With Mission Fest coming up quickly (February 15 – 17 at Westside Church) I am posting a series on Christianity as a missionary religion: Introduction 1. History of Missions 2. State of World Christianity 3. Specific Areas: Africa 4. Specific Areas: Asia…
This is my fourth round-up of 2023, and there will probably be one more. Clearly the Christian community in Metro Vancouver is home to a good number of talented writers. The first round-up is here and the second here. This…
The Christian year begins earlier than our normal calendar year – with Advent rather than January 1. So this is a good time to buy a calendar which reflects that reality. Produced by University Hill Congregation, Salt of the Earth:…
If you’re concerned about the Vancouver housing situation – and who isn’t these days? – do check out Reimagining Home, which will take place this Saturday morning (October 21) on the UBC campus. The gathering will feature “conversations and presentations…
Two men well known in the local Christian community – David Ley and Pitman Potter – were appointed to the Order of Canada December 29. David Ley David Ley is now an Officer of the Order of Canada, “for his…
Christian Life Assembly is a big church, used to putting on big productions. This year, though, their Miracle on 56 Avenue has been reduced from a stage production to a drive-through experience. But the church is taking the vicissitudes of…
What if the churches of the Lower Mainland could help to significantly reduce homelessness and provide affordable housing? That is the question organizations like Co:Here Housing, the Nest and Catalyst have been asking over the past five years. As director…