Easter Week April 8, 2020 Dear fellow British Columbians, As a group of Christian leaders we seek to join our voice in praise and thanksgiving for the care, kindness, and sacrifice of courageous frontline health care workers, social and food…
A recent article in the Surrey Now-Leader (and other local papers) describes the unique career path a local pastor/actor: Without question, James Yi has developed a special relationship with Kim’s Convenience, both on stage and television. The Surrey-based actor has earned…
“How do we see healthy disciples of Jesus multiplied in our day? We want to see churches planted that are reproducing churches, creating a multiply movement, and we want to partner together as the body of Christ. The prayer of…
Everyone is born into a culture and influenced by that culture. This issue was a major concern of the apostle Paul, and again today it has major implications for local Canadian churches. Imagine a church in Saudi Arabia made up…
You know times are changing when the Roman Catholic Church hosts the first local celebration of the Reformation. The 500th anniversary will take place in 2017, but St. Mark’s Theological College on the UBC campus will be hosting The Catholic…
Peter Biggs of The Light Magazine is researching one Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley municipality each month, and producing a four page feature. The October issue features South Surrey / White Rock. In the 1950s, White Rock residents began to feel isolated from the then–District of Surrey,…
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…
There is not much that gladdens my heart more than to see churches gathering together, in the midst of the broader community. That’s what will be happening this Sunday (June 18) at the Point Grey Fiesta Ecumenical Service. (Even better,…
This Sunday (June 11), churches across Metro Vancouver will address one of the great challenges of living in our region: social isolation. The idea for One City, One Message came as a friendly but passionate challenge from Vancouver City Councilor Andrea…
All over the world, Roman Catholics and Lutherans are commemorating together the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, acknowledging that more unites than divides them. Last Saturday (March 18), about 30 people, mainly members of Good Shepherd Lutheran…