December 2 is the first Sunday in Advent, and thus marks the beginning of the Christian year. And this is the 20th anniversary of the Christian Seasons Calendar, which opens with Advent. The ‘Salt of the Earth 2018-19’ Calendar is… Read more →
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Around Town: Watoto Children’s Choir, soccer camps, new Durham PhD at VST
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Churches all over Metro Vancouver are hosting the Watoto Children’s Choir for their Signs & Wonders tour. They visited several churches earlier this month before going to Vancouver Island, but they will still make several local stops over the next week… Read more →
Around Town: Water Bash, Restorative Justice, Extreme Weather, VST opening
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“The Vancouver Water Bash is an event where we mobilize our community in Vancouver to transform communities on the other side of the world.” So says ACTS executive director, Nate Lepp as he prepares for their second annual event, next… Read more →
Vancouver School of Theology moving into new quarters
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Less than a year after selling its centrepiece gothic-towered Iona Building to the University of British Columbia, Vancouver School of Theology (VST) is ready to move its operation into a newly-restructured building nearby. That move, together with the confirmation of… Read more →
Sale of Iona Building reflects changing face of theological education
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While the Vancouver School of Theology (VST) $28 million sale of the iconic Iona Building ‘castle’ to the University of British Columbia is significant news, VST principal Richard Topping suggests there is more to the story. The ‘more’ relates to… Read more →
Change of leadership for VST, Carey and St. Mark’s/Corpus Christi
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
There have been changes at the top in several local theological schools of late. Vancouver School of Theology, Carey Theological College and St. Mark’s College / Corpus Christi College are clustered together at the northeastern corner of the UBC campus… Read more →