What began as a coffee discussion between two pastors – Dean Cooper of Peace Portal Alliance Church and Steve Bains of Gracepoint Community Church – has become much more. Over time, other pastors joined with Cooper and Bains and a…
Pacific Theatre will be creating a little corner of Ireland over the next month, in their production of Outside Mullingar. But it took playwright John Patrick Shanley many decades to warm to such an undertaking. He said in a 2014…
The Chapel Movement held a Next Gen Vision Night last Friday (April 28), in order to share what they have been up to over the past five years with the wider community. Following is a transcription of part of the…
When two Vancouver pastors agreed to meet for the first time for coffee last September, they had no idea that it would lead to the launch of a new church. The two men were Brett Landry, pastor of Christ City…
This vignette reflecting on Vancouver’s history appeared in the March-April issue of Faith Today. It was the spring of 1917. Canada had been at war against Germany for nearly three years. Like everyone Canadians had expected a short war, but…
Surrey-based film critic Peter Chattaway does an amazing job keeping up with the movies in his FilmChat blog, and he has just posted an exclusive interview with The Case for Christ author Lee Strobel “on facts and feelings, and seeing…
Christ Church Cathedral has been nominated for the Vancouver People’s Choice Heritage Awards for 2017. Members of the public can cast votes for their favourite nominations on the Vancouver City website until April 8. The Heritage Awards are held every other year…
This email was sent out March 16 to people who have taken part in the Vancouver Consultation process. We invite all Christians in the city to participate in One City, One Message. It’s time to begin planning how you and…
Vancouver lawyer and arbitrator Georgialee Lang has edited a book which “brings together eight female Christian leaders from across Canada who share their challenges, setbacks, failures and successes.” Lang is featured – the excerpt below suggests the truly unique and…
Refugees, politicians and sponsors joined New Hope Community Services leaders and staff February 11 in the bright lobby of New Hope’s Surrey apartment building to celebrate the one year anniversary of its opening. Children from Syria, the Congo, Eritrea and…