Church leaders in Metro Vancouver responded immediately and with intensity to the killing of George Floyd and racial profiling / police violence in the United States (and in Canada). Some of the comments are not surprising; a number of the… Read more →
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Churches around 41st and Cambie are undergoing major changes
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
The two churches you can see from the intersection of 41st and Cambie are boarded up and will both soon be gone, each to be replaced by mixed-use six-storey buildings. Another, just a few blocks down Cambie, has begun a… Read more →
Voices Together: Gathering the church to worship God on Canada Day
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Thousands of Christians will gather at Pacific Coliseum this Saturday to worship God and celebrate Canada Day on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the nation. The celebration will last from 5 – 7 pm. Giulio Gabeli, chair of… Read more →
Alpha and Inhabit: Two invitations to community
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
“This is the next critical step towards reaching our goal of one million Canadians experiencing Alpha.” Shaila Visser, national director of Alpha Canada, introduced the new Alpha Film Series last Thursday evening (April 14) before a full house at Performance… Read more →
Around Town: War Room, Istoria, Syrian Refugee Concert, Kasongo & Watanabe…
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Following a very successful three-week opening run in the United States, War Room will open in several local theatres this Friday (September 18). The overtly Christian film was the top box office draw during the week of September 4… Read more →
Churches are making use of the airspace above their buildings
by Jack Taylor • • 0 Comments
Urban churches are beginning to realize the treasure they have, not just in their pews, but hovering high above their buildings. ‘Air rights’ focus on the space above the church building, and Christians now take in the reality that owning… Read more →
Alpha Leadership Conference was a worldwide celebration
by Lloyd Mackey • • 1 Comment
Close to 140 Canadians, many from the west coast, were part of the crowd of 6,000 at Royal Albert Hall in London for a two-day Leadership Conference last month, when Alpha founder Nicky Gumbel delivered a barnburner talk about what… Read more →
New churches have a tough time finding a home in Vancouver
by Frank Stirk • • 0 Comments
Reality Church Vancouver, a plant of Westside Church, had hoped to launch in mid-2008. But they needed a place to rent, and for six months every site they approached that seemed the least bit promising turned them down. Then in… Read more →
New Coastal Church campus opens just off Commercial Drive
by Frank Stirk • • 0 Comments
On Easter Sunday, Coastal Church formally launched its fourth Metro Vancouver campus just steps away from the always busy Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain Station. “That’s what attracted us to that location in the first place,” says campus pastor Brad Bergman. “It’s right… Read more →