Anthony Diehl is a media/technology specialist. He reflects back on his experience during the pandemic with a church made up primarily of 70 years olds, pointing to some creative practices which helped to include them and which may still have…
This weekly editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Andria Irwin (see accompanying article, ‘Communion online – it’s not ideal, but it’s faithful’) to respond to this…
Our weekly Creating Conversation editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Andria Irwin to respond to Jason Byassee’s accompanying comment (‘We probably shouldn’t have communion online’),…
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation will host a ‘Places that Matter Virtual Plaque Presentation’ June 17 to celebrate the history and stories of thousands of Mennonite daughters who worked as maids in Vancouver between 1931 and 1961. The virtual presentation will…
Several elders from the the Squamish Nation addressed members of their community from the steps of St. Paul’s Squamish Nation Church on the North Shore May 31. They gathered “to honour children and survivors who attended Indian Residential Schools,” following…
More than 150 Christian Leaders of British Columbia have signed this Open Letter in response to racism in all its forms, especially as directed against Asian, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) in our Canadian communities. We grieve and…
This weekly editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Shadia Qubti (see accompanying article) to respond to this article, in part to model healthy conversation. One of…
CBC News reported May 19 that a Cloverdale bowling alley with a rich history will soon become a church: After 72 years serving the Cloverdale community in Surrey, B.C., Clover Lanes five-pin bowling alley has shut its doors for the…
This weekly editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Zenith Bose (see accompanying article) to respond to this article, in part to model healthy conversation. One of…
Our weekly Creating Conversation editorial gives opportunity for people to speak about issues they believe are vital for the church to respond to. We asked Zenith Bose to respond to Joshua Koh’s accompanying comment, in part to model healthy conversation.…