Four years ago Jonathan Bird and I posted a series on the neighbourhoods of Vancouver. We are offering them again, with demographics from the latest national census and some other updates. Kitsilano is a lively and storied neighbourhood, stretching along… Read more →
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Around Town: St. Barnabas & food, Kits Lutheran, Chaldeans, Village Coquitlam
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
The Canadian government has created a video which highlights a creative partnership between a new arrival to Canada and a local Anglican church. Randy Murray, communications officer for the diocese, wrote about the happy partnership: Igor Bjelac is a parishioner… Read more →
Snapshots of faith in Chilliwack, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs
by Peter Biggs • • 0 Comments
Peter Biggs of The Light Magazine is researching one Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley municipality each month, and producing a focus on each one. The December issue features Chilliwack and area. The growing city of Chilliwack, 20 minutes east of Abbotsford, has a… Read more →
Kitsilano church building gets a new lease on life
by Frank Stirk • • 0 Comments
Last week Church for Vancouver posted Frank Stirk’s story Christ City Church Kitsilano: Born of a unique partnership. This week he follows up with the story of another new church in Kitsilano. Both are adapted from his forthcoming book, Streams in the… 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 →