Some 60 years ago, more than 200 social housing units were built in the shadow of Vancouver’s picturesque Little Mountain. As the years passed, the housing became more difficult to maintain; it was time to replace those aging structures. Enter…
Japanese and Korean churches in the Vancouver area are finding periodic ways to come together for both worship and outreach. And one of those churches has an event set for this Saturday (May 3), called Glimpse of Japan. (More information…
This piece is excerpted from Theology in Aisle Seven: The uncommon grace of everyday spirituality. Carolyn Arends will expand on the theme during Conversations About Worship March 1 at Pacific Life Bible College in Surrey. Joining her as speakers will…
Over the next few weeks I will start a series on Vancouver neighbourhoods. Vancouver is a city of neighbourhoods – kind of. On the one hand, anyone who’s been here for a while will know that the character of Point Grey…
The greatest form of poverty is not illness or destitution, but loneliness. (Mother Teresa) Hardly a month goes by when we don’t hear it said that Vancouver is one of the best cities in the world to live in. However,…
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson’s website recently announced that his Engaged City Task Force is launching some “steps to modernize civic engagement” and some new online tools to achieve that goal. Noting how ironic it is that unprecedented access to communication technologies “should…
It seems to be a trend – and a welcome one. Three Chinese churches – that I’m aware of, there may well have been more – turned their parking lots over to block parties last weekend. Vancouver Chinese Baptist Church…
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove began his talk about community as he always does – with a couple of traditional black gospel songs. Possibly lacking confidence that his west coast audience (July 10 at Grandview Calvary Baptist Church) would catch on to the beat,…