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?…
When in my early 20s, I was working in Tokyo for the Sony Corporation; I attended a small church with 30 to 40 people on a Sunday. The pastor was 80 years old and was looking for someone to pinch-hit…
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…
Murray Moerman is a familiar name locally, because he once led a couple of networks linking local pastors, but his focus has become increasingly international over the past couple of decades. Church planting is the theme linking his local and…
Amy Anderson sat down with Dr. J.I. Packer earlier this month to discuss his upcoming courses, the heart of his theology, and what keeps him teaching after all these years. Born in 1926 (he turns 90 this summer), he went up to Oxford in 1944…
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.…
If you’re not signed up yet, you won’t be able to attend the sold-out BC Leadership Prayer Breakfast, which will take place this Friday morning (April 22). But not to worry, it will be back next spring, going by the…