City in Focus will give out over $40,000 to four individuals in honour of their exceptional work in Vancouver’s urban communities, next Monday (November 30) during an awards ceremony at the Vancouver Club. “Part of caring for the soul of…
“This place saved my life, literally,” says Jeff Parsons. “I look back sometimes and wonder, ‘Where would I be today?’ Possibly dead . . . Union Gospel Mission (UGM) gave me an opportunity to look at life differently. It gave…
Regent College grad Jason Goode will celebrate the North American premiere of his Okanagan-shot thriller Numb on the closing night of the 2015 Whistler Film Festival this Sunday (December 6). Numb is billed as a survival thriller: “When a couple…
The Christian community in Metro Vancouver has already shown how ready it is to embrace refugees coming from the Middle East. In view of the Paris attacks, it is important to note that the welcome very much includes Muslims. Following…
The good news is that Tim Hughes, Christy Nockels and a raft of other talented worship leaders will gather in Vancouver next week. The bad news is that the event is already sold out. The Worship Central Conference will take…
“Today after a long journey we finally welcomed our new Syrian neighbours to Canada! It was an honour to help reunite one of our neighbours with his family.” That post on the Canyon Heights Church Facebook page referred to the…
On November 4 a number of Christian Reformed pastors involved with a new missional initiative called Engage Vancouver went on a tour of the new refugee Welcome House on Victoria Drive at 10th Avenue. Welcome House, the first of its…
“The Vancouver Water Bash is an event where we mobilize our community in Vancouver to transform communities on the other side of the world.” So says ACTS executive director, Nate Lepp as he prepares for their second annual event, next…
On a recent flight I watched The King’s Speech, about the events surrounding King Edward VIII giving up his right to the British throne in 1936, in one of history’s most famous abdications. This excellent film shows Edward’s younger brother…
This must be one of the busiest seasons of the year, with a cornucopia of concerts, plays, conferences and other gatherings. I’ll run through a few highlights before looking back at a couple of significant events from the last week…