Parents wanted The organization Adoption in Canada has designated November as adoption month and has launched a media campaign encouraging adoption. The media campaign’s slogan is “I wanted to give my baby a mom and a dad.” Pastor still under threat of death Youcef Nadarkhani, a pastor in northern Iran, has been convicted of apostasy […]
Quick News – October 28, 2010
Smile for the camera Over 20 photographers will be at Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver on December 4 to take photos of individuals and families who could not otherwise afford a Christmas portrait. Help Portrait is a cooperative effort of a number of non-profit organizations. The day includes complimentary hair and makeup services and free […]
Quicknews – October 21, 2010
Blessed are the givers The World Giving Index, commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation, ranked 153 countries on their generosity. Canada and Ireland had a ranking of 56, behind only Australia and New Zealand at 57 and just ahead of Switzerland and the United States at 55. That means 64 percent of Canadians gave money […]
Quick news – October 14, 2010
No kidding Leland Klassen of Abbotsford, British Columbia, finished second in the second annual Canada’s Next Top Comic contest run by XM Canada. XM Canada owns six satellite radio comedy channels, including Laugh Attack, Laugh USA, Blue Collar Radio, The Foxxhole and The Virus. Unlike many of the other competitors, Klassen is a Christian and […]
Quick news – September 30, 2010
Remember to pray The Military Christian Fellowship of Canada and the National House of Prayer are encouraging a special week of prayer in Ottawa during Remembrance Day week November 8-11. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and pray with leaders of the Military Christian Fellowship and also with chaplains that serve in the Canadian […]
Quick news – September 23, 2010
Sex Ed in Ontario The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) has sent an open letter to Ontario’s Minister of Education, Leona Dombrowsky regarding the controversial sexual education component of the Health and Physical Education curriculum. It was both introduced and withdrawn this past spring due in part to many parents’ negative reaction to its content. […]
Quick News – September 16, 2010
Evangelicals and Pentecostals get together Geoff Tunnicliffe, head of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), spoke at the Pentecostal World Conference (PWC) meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, August 24-27. Tunnicliffe thanked Pentecostal leaders for their “tremendous contribution to the life and growth of the church around the world” and praised them for being active participants and leaders […]
News briefs
Blessings seeks financial restructuring Blessings Christian Marketplace — a chain of 23 bookstores across Canada, with headquarters in Chilliwack, BC — has filed for creditor protection but has not gone bankrupt, according to co-owner Mark Hutchinson. “Blessings is not bankrupt and is not in receivership. The Blessings management team is in full control of the […]
News briefs
Veteran Christian leader Bob Birch passed away December 4, only three weeks before his 100th birthday. He died peacefully in Burnaby Hospital of natural causes, leaving wife Margaret and three sons. Pastor Bob, as he was affectionately called, was a key church figure in Vancouver during the ’70s as the leader of St. Margaret’s, a church […]
News Briefs: November 29, 2007
Support for Saudi rape victim Toronto-based One Free World International has joined Human Rights Watch (HRW) in condemning a Saudi Arabian court ruling. The organizations are coming to the defense of a young Muslim woman who has been sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison after being gang-raped last year by seven men. […]