The new executive director of Trinity Western University’s proposed law school, Earl Phillips, is a well-regarded labour relations lawyer. He is also a long-time advisor to the Vancouver area’s other evangelical university-level school, Regent College. Phillips is a former managing…
Many churches occupy old buildings on valuable property in the urban cores of big cities across North America. Some of them are renewing their facilities, and their relevance – often with the help of financially-savvy faith-based partners. This week we…
On August 18, Inner Hope Youth Ministries will open its second home, providing housing, life skills mentoring, practical support and discipleship to dozens of at-risk youth living in East Vancouver. Through the years, Inner Hope – developed by longtime East…
Bill Wong keeps in close touch with people working in a machine shop, an auto dealership, a testing laboratory, some trucking firms and a farm. A diverse set of clients, he admits, but the work he does in each working cluster…
Two of the Lower Mainland’s best known denominational ministry and service agencies are moving, in the next few weeks, into new facilities. The Vancouver Catholic Archdiocese and most of its social and faith-based services will move from 150 Robson Street,…
Simeon Garratt is hoping Prime Minister Stephen Harper will not cancel his trip to China next week, even if Harper feels he will have to cut the journey short to be back in Canada for Remembrance Day services November 11.…
A few hundred students received some hands-on farm gardening education during the two weeks leading up to the settlement of the British Columbia teachers’ strike, at God’s Little Acre (GLA) near Cloverdale in Surrey. And striking teachers, some of whom…
Some 60 years ago, more than 200 social housing units were built in the shadow of Vancouver’s picturesque Little Mountain. As the years passed, the housing became more difficult to maintain; it was time to replace those aging structures. Enter…
This week we are doing stories about churches undergoing major redevelopment in downtown Vancouver (below), and in the city centres of New Westminster and Surrey (see accompanying story). Central Presbyterian Church received final approval from Vancouver City Council Tuesday evening…
When Nanaimo City Council decided to cancel a leadership event – with just four days notice – because they found a couple of its participants offensive, church leaders feared that the decision would threaten religious freedom. Before long, the combative…