“A hilarious bluegrass musical full of songs and stories that will set your toes tapping and your heart soaring.” That is what Pacific Theatre is promising in Smoke on the Mountain, and I don’t doubt there will be a ready…
Raised in foster care, a child of alcoholic parents and residential school survivors, 47 year old Loretta John is no stranger to pain. But after overcoming alcoholism, addiction, homelessness and poverty, and after enduring decades of back-breaking labour work, Loretta…
Dramatic plans for First Baptist Church appear to have caught the media by surprise, but they have been a long time coming – and are still some way from being realized. Last week the church at the corner of Nelson…
Twenty-one years ago Mike Miller stepped off the bus in Vancouver with nine dollars in his pocket, looking for a fresh start. Despite his desire to break from his addiction and move forward in life, he ended up homeless, sleeping…
Wherever you stand on the political spectrum, you might want to come out and join fellow believers who are asking for God’s direction in the October 19 election. Two local churches will be home to prayer rallies this weekend. On…
More than 30 Abbotsford churches (and a couple of schools) are posting the same Thanksgiving message on their signboards for two weeks: Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift. The initiative is sponsored by the Abbotsford Christian Leaders Network…
Kitsilano is a lively and storied neighbourhood, stretching along the flat lowlands of English Bay and straddling the hill sloping down to Kits Beach – which was already a major summer camping destination for West End residents by the beginning…
Marpole is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Vancouver. Historically a moderate-income neighbourhood, it continues to be a convenient initial landing ground for new immigrants. The SkyTrain Canada Line and three bridges (Arthur Laing, Oak Street, Marpole Railway) make Marpole…
Following a very successful three-week opening run in the United States, War Room will open in several local theatres this Friday (September 18). The overtly Christian film was the top box office draw during the week of September 4…
A number of Pacific Theatre artists will be producing and acting in Vancouver Fringe Festival shows, from September 10 – 20. Andrea Loewen, director of marketing and publicity at Pacific Theatre, says on Soul Food Vancouver: We have a ton…