Homelessness is a scourge in Vancouver, and the Christian community is very much in the midst of efforts to both provide short-term support for the homeless and to find proper housing for all. Check out some of the events going…
Amy Grant’s performance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, originally set for the 7th, has been postponed to April 14. No word on why, but one writer on the VSO’s Facebook page hoped they would sell lots of ticket for the…
The first time Elsa Oakley ever laid eyes on her future husband was when she saw his face on a Union Gospel Mission bus advertisement. His handsome smile stayed in the back of her mind when she was given an…
Union Gospel Mission is joining First United Church this year to lead a Good Friday Stations of the Cross pilgrimage. Participants will come together in order to carry a cross to seven stations, each of which signifies a place of…
This weekend, the amenities room of Union Gospel Mission’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) housing complex will be transformed into an art gallery. Taking part in Vancouver’s Eastside Culture Crawl, the gallery will feature works from UGM’s two flagship art programs, which…
On Tuesday morning, Nisga’a tribe member and residential school survivor Alex Watts will embark on his most noteworthy canoe journey to date. He will lead the ‘Nisga’a Friend’ in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s All Nations Canoe Gathering. Not only will Alex…
When Union Gospel Mission approached artist and Emily Carr University Instructor, Jeanne Krabbendam, about donating art to hang in the alcohol and drug recovery program’s building, she knew she could do much more than that. Through her vision, an entire…