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Grandview Calvary Baptist Church (GCBC) has cleared a major hurdle in realizing its dream of creating affordable housing in its Vancouver neighbourhood. Earlier this year, Vancouver city council unanimously approved the church's re-zoning application to convert the church's parking lot into a … [Read more...]
Jodi Reimer, pastor John Burns of Relate Church in Surrey, B.C., and Ryan Schwarz golfed 100 straight holes (more than five and a half rounds) on June 18.The marathon golf-a-thon took 11 hours and raised $200,000 for Mercy Ministries, which last year opened its first residential home in … [Read more...]
TWU’s successful blood donation clinic is used as a template at other schoolsIn 2011, Trinity Western University became a member of Canadian Blood Service’s Partners of Life, a program that works with various corporate and community organizations to collect blood donations and raise … [Read more...]
“Challenging believers to think and thinkers to believe.” That’s the desired goal of Apologetics Canada www.apologeticscanada.com and it was on prominent display at the organization’s second annual conference, called Think and Live, held March 9-10 in Surrey, British Columbia.As … [Read more...]
News of 3 year old Kienan Hebert's abduction touched many of the residents of BC. On Saturday September 10th, Ron Rutley the pastor of the Hebert family held a special service at Sparwood Fellowship Baptist Church. That night Kienan was safely returned home by his abductor. The following is an … [Read more...]
VANCOUVER, BC - St. John's Vancouver Anglican Church, the largest Anglican congregation in Canada, will move from its present historic location on Granville Street and Nanton Avenue, as a result of an on-going world-wide upheaval in the Anglican Communion, the 80 million member Christian Protestant … [Read more...]
A violent group of Canuck fans left a black mark on Vancouver’s world-class cityscape last night after the Vancouver Canucks lost the final run for the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins.Devastated fans poured out in thousands from the downtown core to go soothe their shattered dreams while … [Read more...]
Christian Info Society (CIS) is entering into a new era. Since 1982, we have served the church in British Columbia by promoting cooperation and communication, and informing people in the church about missions and other matters of concern to the Christian community. We have done this primarily … [Read more...]
It was just over 28 years ago, in October 1982, that the first issue of what is now BC Christian News was distributed to 300 Vancouver and Fraser Valley churches.Some 5,000 copies of that first little black-and-white tabloid were printed. It was the beginning of an attempt to use a community … [Read more...]
Valleys and peaksWhen God calls us to a vocation, like in all things, He does not just promise prosperity. He promises us trouble – the kind of trouble that keeps us clinging to Him. Need sustains faith, and He knows this full well.So does filmmaker Dylan Jenkinson. The founder of … [Read more...]
