Many top blues musicians got their start with gospel music. For Lurrie Bell it was the other way round. His father was a noted blues harmonica player; Muddy Waters, Big Walter Horton and other band members were regular visitors to…
Music camps, schools and choirs are popular draws for several faith-based community organizations in Metro Vancouver as they serve and build networks in their neighbourhoods. One such is Shire Music Centre, which is running Rock Camps in two Burnaby locations…
This week the Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association is hosting Joint Mission Convention 2015 in Surrey: Dr. A.B. Simpson, founder of C&MA [Christian and Missionary Alliance], upheld missions as the backbone of the movement building up the life and characters of…
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is with us again, from June 18 – July 1. With big names such as Buddy Guy, Sonny Rollins and Tower of Power, along with locals-now-living-in-New-York Renee Rosnes and Bria Skonberg (Quintet) – and many…
A BC Christian Ashram Retreat will take place July 17 – 19 at Summit Pacific Campus in Abbotsford. (For a description of the ashram experience, see below.) The annual event is hosted by Ed Hird and fellow members of United…
Lloyd Mackey is the editor/director of a unique – and still evolving – biographical resource. Here he explains how it came about, its significance and its prospects for future development. Between now and the middle of 2017 – the 150th…
Dr. John Neufeld stepped down as senior pastor of Willingdon Church last September and by December had been appointed as Back to the Bible Canada’s first Canadian Bible teacher. Now people who have missed his dynamic preaching – and those…
It is just over 60 years since Young Life Canada began working with high school age young people, introducing them to Jesus and encouraging relationships that could make Jesus a reality in their lives and communities. Young Life leaders in…
City in Focus (CIF) has announced that Ron Reed – artistic director and founder of Pacific Theatre – is the 2015 recipient of its Arts and Faith Award. A release stated: Reed was selected based on his wide range of…
As we approach World Refugee Day (June 20), a Trinity Western University sociologist is part of a nationwide team wrapping up two years of research intended to report on and raise awareness for refugee assistance opportunities available to Canadian churches…