Although are mostly famous for their dinosaur fossils, the Canadian Badlands near Drumheller, Alberta, are now drawing thousands of people for another reason: the Canadian Badlands Passion Play, a large-scale retelling of the life of Christ that was recently voted Alberta’s top cultural attraction by Attractions Canada. The play, while only running for two weekends […]
Care and abundance characterize North Shore VBS program
THE FIRST time I walked into a North Shore Alliance vacation Bible school program, I crossed over a drawbridge and under a portcullis to find myself inside a castle. The entire church lobby had been lavishly transformed into a medieval castle complete with parapets, brightly colored banners, and knights. By the time I entered the sanctuary, holding […]
Vancouver man arrested, detained for opposition to Liberian secret societies
Vancouver Missionary David Waines was arrested, detained, and interrogated nearly two weeks ago for his opposition to the Liberian secret societies that attempt to assert control over that country’s government. Just two days after returning to their Liberian hometown of Ganta, Waines was detained on his way to church July 15 by plainclothes military intelligence personnel. He […]
Lutherans and Anglicans embrace full communion
In an exuberant service July 8, more than 3000 Lutherans and Anglicans celebrated the July 6 passing of the ‘Waterloo Declaration,’ linking the two denominations in full communion rights. The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have been reviewing the potential partnership since the mid-1980’s. Both denominations held their national conventions, the […]
House of Prayer opens doors at new location
More than 70 people from over a dozen congregations attended “Opening the Heavens,” the kick-off event for the first Vancouver House of Prayer February 11. After zoning difficulties caused organizers to abandon an earlier lease at Broadway and Fraser, the Vancouver House of Prayer is now opening its doors at its new location at Bethel […]