Twice this month I have cast votes in advance polls in Vancouver, both times because I anticipated being in the United States on election days. I am a dual American and Canadian citizen, and it was for the privilege of…
The congregation of First Baptist Church will finally meet in their own church building again May 4, having moved out five years ago. The high profile property at the corner of Burrard and Nelson in downtown Vancouver has undergone major…
It is common knowledge that the church is shrinking in Europe (and in North America). Right? That’s what we’ve been told over and over. However, a significant new study suggests that the trend may be changing – at least where…
Pastor Trevor Vanderveen has had many experiences trying to help families caught off guard by all the issues they face surrounding death and dying. He would particularly love to welcome regular members of congregations, people who may not have devoted…
Susan Martens Kehler is warmly remembered by Taiwanese nurses and professors she trained many decades ago, during her many years at Mennonite Christian Hospital Nursing School in Taiwan. And following her death April 9, a video from them has been…
There is a missing middle-ring of social relationships, the ring of social relationships where we once learned to value one another in our differences. The church can play a role in this middle sphere of relationships. The church can be…
Leaders of the Canadian Council of Churches and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada joined with 27 leaders of Christian denominations and ministries as signatories to an open letter to Canada’s federal politicians calling for the preservation and strengthening of Canada’s…