Normally I write about upcoming events in ‘Around Town,’ but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most have been cancelled, postponed or moved online. Among them, just in the next week: Pacific Theatre: Best of Enemies GMA Week: Covenant Awards Praise… Read more →
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What Southern Baptists can learn from Vancouver Baptists
by Beth Allison Barr • • 4 Comments
Just last week I found myself at the corner of Burrard Street and Nelson Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. I was making my way from the airport to my hotel, via the Vancouver metro system. I know most folk just grab… Read more →
Aspen Green just latest chapter in far-sighted housing plan initiated in 1947
by Zoe Ducklow • • 0 Comments
The day of the ribbon cutting was overcast and chilly. People were holding cups of coffee, milling about the entryway. Architects, donors and residents were here to celebrate something remarkable. In a town where rents and home prices have immobilized… Read more →
Building for the community: Co:Here, Aspen Green, Central Presbyterian . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
A couple of years ago, The Globe and Mail featured a story called Vancouver churches unlocking their land value, noting: Urban churches are sitting on some of the priciest real estate in the province, and they’re using the situation to their… Read more →
Vancouver Airport Chaplaincy: Ready for anything, set to expand
by Zoe Ducklow • • 1 Comment
“Last month, a middle-aged Mexican woman came to the door. I knew immediately there was something different about her; she was definitely in need of TLC, you know . . . just some loving care” says Dennis Kirkley, lead chaplain at… Read more →
Rob Des Cotes: March 2, 1954 – April 6, 2016
by Flyn Ritchie • • 4 Comments
I have met many good Christian leaders throughout my career with Christian Info Society and Church for Vancouver, but I particularly looked forward to a call or meeting with Rob Des Cotes. I always felt welcome when I called, enlightened… Read more →
Around Town: WeMakeStuff 02, Gerard Manley Hopkins, songs of justice . . .
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
WeMakeStuff 02 is a visual delight. Like the first volume, which came out a couple of years ago, this book features 100 artists, musicians, photographers – all kinds of creative types – mainly from Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, but some from the rest of the… Read more →