Jenny Hawkinson is a longtime resident of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) who works for 24-7 Prayer Vancouver and does pastoral street outreach and advocacy in the neighborhood. She sent out an email March 24 under this heading: ‘URGENT! DTES response…
Twenty-seven pastors and network leaders met on a Zoom prayer call March 24 to firm up plans for a Day of Prayer and Fasting Across Metro Vancouver tomorrow (Wednesday, March 25), and for every Wednesday thereafter until further notice. The…
Restrictions, closures and social distancing affect all of us – but none more than vulnerable populations clustered in the Downtown Eastside but increasingly found throughout Metro Vancouver. Groups like The Salvation Army, Union Gospel Mission and community meal hosts are…
Normally I write about upcoming events in ‘Around Town,’ but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most have been cancelled, postponed or moved online. Among them, just in the next week: Pacific Theatre: Best of Enemies GMA Week: Covenant Awards Praise…
Premier John Horgan spoke with Christian and other religious leaders March 11 to deal with questions about the impact and spread of coronavirus. He tweeted after the meeting: Thank you to the 100+ faith leaders from across BC who joined…
Both Trinity Western University (TWU) volleyball teams won Canada West championships last week – and are looking forward to national championships this weekend. Canada West – one of four conferences within the national university sports body U SPORTS – wrote…
‘Cheslatta Carrier Nation signs agreement with company that forced them from their homes 68 years ago.’ That CBC News headline took me back to a momentous (for us) family trip to three reserves back in 1993. Reflecting on the trip…
The Christian Legal Fellowship (CLF) played a lead role in convincing the Canadian Bar Association to support religious freedom and oppose Quebec’s Bill 21, which prevents its citizens from wearing religious symbols in certain professional roles. A February 24 article…
Earthkeepers: Christians for Climate Justice launched its prayer campaign last week, in time for the beginning of Lent. Here why they feel the need for a Year of Prayer for Bold Climate Action: ‘The most important thing Christians can pray…
During an interview with Forbes magazine, Gloria Nelund said, “The whole firm is really dedicated to creating and sponsoring funds that will prove to investors that they don’t have to give up investment returns to do good.” Nelund, who is…