Several Burnaby politicians and community leaders took part in the grand opening celebration of Jubilee United Church September 11. The ceremony followed the congregation’s first worship service in their new home at 6000 Sussex Avenue, just north of Metrotown. The…
Kitsilano needs many more churches, but it will have one less when the sale of St. Mark’s Anglican Church goes through – or at least one less church building. While it is true that the churches can survive, even thrive, without…
Some people find the hustle and bustle of Missions Fest a little overwhelming. Here’s a perfect solution – the Prayer Room is open throughout the conference weekend, which runs from Friday noon to Sunday, 5 pm (January 29 – 31),…
January offers a bonanza of events encouraging local Christians to unite: to learn, worship, pray and undertake mission together. The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18 – 25) sets the tone, and no doubt is the reason for two…
“As you know, the Catholic Church was rather a latecomer to the restoration of Christian unity.” With these words, Archbishop Michael Miller, CSB, leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, welcomed an ecumenical audience – predominantly Catholic, but with…