Vancouver BC — Pavel Reid, director of the Office of Life and Family with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, is convinced that the legalization of assisted suicide will be the next major issue facing Canada’s faith community. “The people who are supposed to follow these issues most closely for the pro-life movement have been […]
The Manners Lady hits concert road with etiquette CD
Dubbed North America’s emerging ‘Martha Stewart of Manners,’ a former Paris fashion model — now an etiquette mentor — is hitting the road. B.C.-based Judi Johnston Vankevich — better known as Judi the Manners Lady — is taking the old-fashioned message of honour, respect and obedience, with a hip twist, to public schools, community concerts and churches […]
Glad Tidings Bible college goes satellite
Harnessing modern technology, Vancouver Church-Based Bible College (VCBC) launched a versatile Bachelor’s Degree program in Christian Ministry in January. Using video-conferencing, VCBC students connect simultaneously to five other classrooms across Canada and to an instructor from Eastern Pentecostal Bible College (EPBC). Video-conferencing, a two-way conversation via video, provides distance students with a classroom environment, interaction […]
TWU scholars tackle ‘the Apostles’ Bible’
The Work of three Trinity Western University (TWU) scholars will be a key element of a major new translation project, which is being launched March 17 at a TWU symposium. A TWU press release is promising that “top biblical scholars from across North America” will be present at the symposium. Several of the people involved […]
Southern Interior evangelism groups merge
The leaders of the Willow Creek Association Canada and the International Centre for Leadership Development and Evangelism have decided it’s better to work together than to act as seperate entities. In December the two organizations, dedicated to helping churches in Canada mature and grow, merged as The Leadership Centre/Willow Creek Canada and are planning several […]
Government minister settles with pro-lifer
A pro-life group at UBC will be one of the beneficiaries of an out-of-court settlement of $25,000 given this month to John Hof. The Langley pro-life activist took issue with comments made last summer by Joan Smallwood, who was the minister of women’s equality at the time. On July 12, one day after an unknown […]
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 […]
Gay book debate before courts
Religious values do have a place in the public school system, a lawyer for the embattled Surrey school board argued last month before the B.C. Court of Appeal. John Dives presented his arguments at a three-day hearing June 21 – 23. The school board is appealing a 1998 decision by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mary […]
Anno Domini: a magnificent tribute to Christ’s impact
Jesus Christ was honoured in many notable ways during the year 2000, including a number of major Vatican celebrations, various evangelical outreaches, several media presentations, and the final official worldwide March for Jesus. But arguably the most spectacular homage to Christ was offered by a low-profile Canadian institution not associated with religion. Running from October […]
School merger declined by MEI
Abbotsford-based (MEI) has declined an offer to merge with Valley Christian School (VCS). In a specially-convened meeting February 6, the MEI Board decided not to go through with a proposed take-over. At a January 11 meeting at VCS, the majority of the school’s parents voted to pursue the possibility of a merger with MEI. According […]
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