Pastor Luke Suriya came very close to losing his brother in one of the Easter church bombings in Sri Lanka. Three congregations were among the targets – two Catholic churches on the west coast and Zion Church on the east coast.…
Is our culture going to hell in a handbasket? Most days I can be persuaded that we are not, but last Saturday was not one of those days. I went down to check out the 4-20 party at Sunset Beach…
An intriguing competition took place at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre last Saturday. Eagles Nest – a Christian version of Shark’s Tank or Dragon’s Den – pitted three entrepreneurs against each other as they sought to gain a $15,000 prize during…
Every week I hear of new and creative ways in which churches and individual Christians are working for the good of the broader community. And I am sure that I don’t hear about most of them, even though I’m always…
When I googled ‘Easter services Vancouver 2019,’ the top listing was Vancouver’s Best Places, with its catalogue of Easter Activities in Vancouver. If you scroll down far enough – way below Big Bunny Run & Egg Hunt, Eggciting Easter Hop,…
The Canadian government has created a video which highlights a creative partnership between a new arrival to Canada and a local Anglican church. Randy Murray, communications officer for the diocese, wrote about the happy partnership: Igor Bjelac is a parishioner…
Whenever someone asks me what Church for Vancouver is all about, I say, “My purpose is to link Christians and to highlight ways in which churches and Christians are working for the good of the broader community.” Tim Day presented…
BAM, Business as Mission. The acronym and the term are becoming familiar, but many are still not quite sure what to make of the movement. How well do business and mission really mix? Anyone who cares about either would do…
Archives preserve memory and two very current actions are demonstrating that truth. The United Church of Canada recently paid $500,000 in compensation to Vancouver Japanese United Church for the loss of its property 66 years ago – and much of…
Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) has done a good job of linking faith groups with other broad-based organizations to address social issues in our community. Housing has always been one of their main priorities, and now they are hosting a ‘Housing…