Update (October 10): Good news – as in good media coverage. The Sun, the Courier, News 1130 and 24 Hours all covered the MVA’s Municipal Accountability Assembly. *********** As far as I can see, Metro Vancouver Alliance (MVA) still isn’t… Read more →
Urban Issues
Vancouver’s lost churches
by Flyn Ritchie • • 11 Comments
Late last year, Full Gospel Assembly sold its building on Capitol Hill to a Sufi school. A Salvation Army-owned building on 1st Avenue in East Vancouver is now on the market, very possibly destined for commercial use. Over the Christmas holidays I decided to check out how many church… Read more →
City transformation: Prayer walking, place-making, reading neighbourhoods
by Jonathan Bird • • 0 Comments
Everyone knows Metro Vancouver is routinely listed among the ‘most liveable’ cities in the world. Innovations in urban planning and development here are directly influencing the growth and character of cities across the planet. So what is the role of… Read more →
Urban ministry: How to exegete a neighbourhood
by Glenn Smith • • 0 Comments
The political complexion of Vancouver and the surrounding municipalities will change this Saturday, as we elect new mayors and city councillors. Individual Christians will vote according to their conscience and their political leanings. That is fair enough – no one… Read more →
Tools for Neighbourhood and City Transformation
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
If you are care about Metro Vancouver, or urban issues, or how your church should relate to the city surrounding you – come to Tenth Church next Thursday afternoon (November 6) to participate in Tools for Neighbourhood and City Transformation.… Read more →
Two ‘urban core’ churches redevelop with the times
by Lloyd Mackey • • 0 Comments
Two churches in the urban cores of White Rock and Surrey are helping civic leaders to understand that faith-based groups contribute constructively to their communities. First United Church, on the edge of downtown White Rock, is hoping to develop several low-rise… Read more →
We now live in an urban world
by Glenn Smith • • 0 Comments
Glenn Smith will be one of the plenary speakers at Missions Fest (January 24 – 26). In this article he explains his growing awareness of how important cities are to God. A century ago London was the only super-city in the world.… Read more →
Planners don’t see much of a role for the West End church
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
Read through the 123-page West End Community Plan released by the City of Vancouver October 22 and you might come to the conclusion that there’s no longer much room for the church in that congested and secular environment. The comprehensive… Read more →