Jamie Taylor (James Hudson Taylor IV) was in town last weekend to help OMF Canada celebrate the 150th anniversary of James Hudson Taylor calling out to God on Brighton Beach for workers to help him take the gospel to the…
Sunset is one of the most ethnically mixed of Vancouver neighbourhoods. Many Germans lived in the area following the Second World War and it has been a Sikh (Punjabi) enclave more recently. The Sunset neighbourhood covers everything south of 41st…
There will be a couple of Christian bands mixing it up in the Granville Entertainment District this week – King’s Kaleidoscope at the Vogue Theatre Thursday night (September 10) and P.O.D. (with Islander) at Venue Night Club on Sunday (September…
NOTE: I will be taking August off; next weekly update September 2. Carolyn Arends announced recently that she will soon take on a new role. This fall she will begin as director of education with Renovaré – the organization Richard Foster…
Metro Vancouver has not experienced a really big festival of Christian music for years. That situation will be remedied just over a week from now (August 1) with Praise Fest at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds’ Stetson Bowl. Joining headliner TobyMac…
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…
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…
Several churches and ministries in Metro Vancouver are becoming increasingly involved in finding ways to help refugees from the Middle East settle into a normal life in Canada. I explored several of these initiatives as we approach World Refugee Day…
Close to 140 Canadians, many from the west coast, were part of the crowd of 6,000 at Royal Albert Hall in London for a two-day Leadership Conference last month, when Alpha founder Nicky Gumbel delivered a barnburner talk about what…
Union Gospel Mission has been sending kids to camp for more than 60 years. They’re raising money to send more kids this year, and Miranda’s story (from UGM’s Gratitude magazine) makes it clear how important those camp experiences can be…