Earlier this year, the Vancouver School of Theology announced the sale of its Iona Building to UBC‘s Vancouver School of Economics. 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 […]
Good news for proposed law school at Trinity Western University
Trinity Western University (TWU) received not one but two pieces of good news this week, in its quest to develop a School of Law at the Langley campus. On Monday, December 16, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) announced preliminary approval for the school, which the university hopes to bring on stream in the fall of […]
One Step Closer
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 four-storey, 26-unit building to house low income and marginalized individuals and families. The […]
Pastor makes his rounds on the golf course
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 Canada for girls who face life-controlling issues, such as drug and […]
Biology student leaves living legacy
TWU’s successful blood donation clinic is used as a template at other schools In 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 awareness of the importance of such donations. Since that time, TWU […]
Apologetics Canada challenges Christians to think and live
“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 Christians, we’re commanded by the Lord Jesus to love God with all our mind. In […]
Church offers Hebert family comfort
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 excerpt from Rutley’s sermon: “So while […]
Historic Anglican congregation moves over differences in belief
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 denomination formed 500 years ago under King Henry VIII of […]
Vancouver burns after Stanley Cup Final
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 the rest, broke out into an […]
A new vision for Christian Info Society
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 through BC Christian News, various magazines, and online […]