Church for Vancouver

Working together, with the community

Main menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Community
  • City
  • Urban Issues
  • Culture
  • Justice
  • Books
  • Map
  • About
City, Community

Around Town: Brooke Fraser, Hollywood Theatre, David Platt, Thomas Merton . . .

by Flyn Ritchie • January 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

When I noticed that Brooke Fraser was going to be performing at Venue Night Club this Friday (January 23), I thought, wait, isn’t that the name of the Hillsong woman who wrote ‘Hosanna‘ (“I see the king of glory coming…

Read more →

City, Community

Place-making: The latest fad or a foretaste of the kingdom of God?

by Cam Roxburgh • January 14, 2015 • 0 Comments

Belief in the importance of place has been growing over the past years. I have heard it  referenced in an increasing number of conversations on both sides of the Atlantic. I have witnessed it at a book table at a recent conference.…

Read more →

City, Culture

Grey Cup Breakfast is an opportunity to hear from players and coaches in person

by Flyn Ritchie • November 20, 2014 • 0 Comments

The BC Lions may not have made the playoffs, but the Grey Cup final – and the Grey Cup Breakfast – will be held in Vancouver this year. Since the late 1970s, football fans have whetted their appetite, the day…

Read more →

City, Culture

Second Nature Home Boutique opens for business

by Margaret Ritchie • November 13, 2014 • 0 Comments

Elizabeth McKitrick has been working many late nights to prepare her Second Nature Home Boutique for its grand opening this Saturday (November 16). She has created a warm and inviting space which features environmentally friendly products that are locally made…

Read more →

Community, Culture

Christmas season approaches; music, books and drama bear witness

by Flyn Ritchie • November 13, 2014 • 1 Comment

When to start up with Christmas – the annual dilemma. Big box stores were restocked and ready to go on the very eve of Halloween. Purists won’t allow it to be mentioned until the advent of Advent (November 30), and…

Read more →

City, Culture

Churches take Halloween in stride, offer creative responses

by Flyn Ritchie • October 30, 2014 • 2 Comments

Every year the Halloween machine seems to grow larger. Christians have taken a wide range of stances, from vehemently opposed to creatively engaged to uncritically accepting. This year, writers from two local churches – Redemption and Reality – wrote helpful…

Read more →

Books, Justice

Western dominance cast a long shadow over China

by Flyn Ritchie • October 23, 2014 • 0 Comments

“If you had no other choice but to stick to China’s state media – and, given censorship, that is the case for quite a few people on the mainland – you might believe that protests in Hong Kong are entirely…

Read more →

Page 247 of 287
« 1 … 245 246 247 248 249 … 287 »

Sign up for Weekly Update

Like Us On Facebook

Facebook Pagelike Widget

Copyright © 2025 Church for Vancouver. All Rights Reserved. The Magazine Basic Theme by bavotasan.com.