Mission Fest 2024 is upon us this week – from Thursday evening (February 15, 5 pm) until Saturday (February 17, 10 pm). The gathering carries on in downtown Vancouver, but in a new location. Rather than being held at the…
First United tweeted February 13: “Our comprehensive law reform platform is now available to view! It’s based in part on findings from our #BCEvictionMap project and outlines evidence-based recommendations to strengthen tenant protections. Read the full report here. Following is…
Over the last several years, I have worked as a researcher through St. Andrew’s Hall where I serve as Dean, exploring the nature of Christian communities in the city of Vancouver and how they interact with the wider, more secular…
Union Gospel Mission is again offering Transforming Communities Grants – “leveraging local congregations to better serve their neighbourhoods.” Leslie Rosenau-Lai, Church Relations Advisor at UGM, wrote: Congregations are acutely aware of needs in their community. As they seek to answer…
“Ugh! I am so full,” groaned a friend, hands on her stomach, lamenting that she had eaten too much. We were cleaning up from a fundraising dinner, having just served a hundred people who had worked up an appetite on…
There are several disturbing aspects to the recent furore over Selina Robinson’s comments about Palestine, the subsequent backlash and Premier David Eby’s handling of the matter. But the situation raises a number of interesting issues and throws light on some…
Update: Peter Chattaway flew from Metro Vancouver to Los Angeles for the world premiere of The Chosen Season Four two weeks ago. Today, as the movie begins showing in theatres, Christianity Today posted his article (‘The Chosen Sets its Face Toward Jerusalem’) and…
On February 28, 2018, I walked into the main branch of the Richmond Public Library to pick up a few books. To my surprise, the library was jammed packed. I had never seen so many people at the library before.…
Tenth Church is the place to be next Friday night (February 2) as a celebrated doctor and a local pastor introduce us to a movie screening of Sight, a Christian film shot in Vancouver. Dr. Ming Wang, the main focus…
Members of several groups and churches will meet for Refugee Housing Crisis: Developing a Response February 3. Dena Nicolai is inviting wide participation, including those who might be a bit skeptical. In my theological tradition, we sometimes talk about “square…