Three local groups have developed an important new resource for churches that want to support their neighbours. A Table for All is a 90-page “toolkit for community meals in a framework of food justice.” Karen Giesbrecht and Winston Green of… Read more →
United Way of the Lower Mainland is making a special effort to find out how church communities are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offering support for churches/people who want to help out in their communities. Many churches have organized… Read more →
Andrew Stephens-Rennie presented this paper as part of the Christian Witness in Cascadian Soil conference at St. Andrew’s Hall May 10 – 11. Hosted by Ross Lockhart and the Centre for Missional Leadership, the gathering featured some 20 papers from… Read more →
Christ Church Cathedral will host Vancouver Remembers and Honours next Thursday (May 18), “a community vigil for people affected by the overdose crisis.” Kari Bergrud of Union Gospel Mission – one partner organizing the event – sent out this invitation: The… Read more →
Several local churches will be taking part in Good Seed Sunday April 23 with A Rocha Canada. The Christian conservation organization is sponsoring a “time for Christians across Canada to honour the Creator as they celebrate and care for creation” on the Sunday following… Read more →
Christ Church Cathedral has been nominated for the Vancouver People’s Choice Heritage Awards for 2017. Members of the public can cast votes for their favourite nominations on the Vancouver City website until April 8. The Heritage Awards are held every other year… Read more →
Late on the afternoon of November 17, with blessings, acknowledgements, applause, singing, ringing bells, smart phones held high to record the moment – and champagne – Christ Church Cathedral (the Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of New Westminster) celebrated the… Read more →
Vancouver churches are receiving more attention than usual in the media these days, for a number of reasons. Here are a couple of recent examples: Steeples for sale The Economist has taken note of Vancouver’s hot property market, in particular… Read more →
Sharing a peninsula with Stanley Park and the West End in the north-central part of the city, Downtown is bounded by Burrard Inlet to the north, False Creek to the south, the West End (along Burrard and Georgia) and Stanley… Read more →
While Ottawa will be the major focal point for truth, reconciliation and First Nations issues this Sunday, activities around a downtown Vancouver intersection will raise awareness regarding those issues on the west coast. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will… Read more →
