Two churches will hold Blanket Exercises this week in honour of National Aboriginal Day (June 21) – West Point Grey United Church tonight (June 23) and Vancouver Eastside Vineyard Church on Saturday (June 25). And what is a Blanket Exercise?…
“Religious intolerance of homosexuality led to mass murder in Orlando.” So ran the headline in the Vancouver Courier last week. Religion columnist Pat Johnson was describing anyone who believes in the traditional (scriptural) understanding of same-sex relationships. He was talking…
Dr. Santa Ono has been chosen as the 15th president of the University of British Columbia. By all accounts a popular and well-rounded leader, he has also been public about his Christian faith over the years. UBC describes Ono, 53,…
Three days were set aside for Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebrations in London last weekend (June 10 – 12). Vancouver is a long way away from the centre of activity, but Holy Trinity Anglican Church hosted a Garden Party and…
The Welcome Centre is open, and it in turn has been welcomed by its closest neighbour, First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver, on Victoria Drive at 10th Avenue, near the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station. Operated by Immigrant Services Society of BC…
Brian McConaghy played a significant role in the arrest and conviction of Christopher Neil, who was sentenced to five-and-a-half years June 1 in BC Supreme Court after pleading guilty to five child-sex crimes that occurred over a 10-year period in…
Three weeks ago, Vancouver-based pollster Angus Reid offered his insights on the prayer habits of Canadians during his keynote address to a 1,000-strong audience at the BC Leadership Prayer Breakfast. This week, he released the study upon which those comments…
LEGO is the key to a creative partnership just under way between Youth Unlimited and HD Stafford Middle School in Langley. This report by Keela Keeping, director of marketing and communications for Youth Unlimited tells the story: While it’s often…
Half a dozen local pastors and ministry leaders got a glimpse into a unique urban ministry in Manchester, England last week. We spent almost a week with Andy Hawthorne and members of The Message, which works with young people in…
It has been quite a few years since Debra Fieguth lived in Vancouver, but I know she retained a good number of friends here – and many more will remember her from her days as editor of BC Christian News.…