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STOUFFVILLE, ON – Canada’s faith-based charities are confident that the threat of another recession will not deter donors from continuing to fund much-needed child sponsorship programs in developing countries. On the contrary, says Beth Jost-Reimer, director of marketing and communications…Read More→
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VANCOUVER, BC – The Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision to allow Insite, a clinic where heroin addicts can inject themselves under medical supervision, to stay open has done nothing to bridge the gulf between people of faith who see…Read More→
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VANCOUVER, BC – Every day with no fanfare, the Union Gospel Mission (UGM) in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside receives all kinds of donations on behalf of its needy clients. But one recent drop-off was so unique it could not go unnoticed…Read More→
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KELOWNA, BC – This is a year of firsts for The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada’s Global Leadership Summit (GLS), a two-day simulcast conference to encourage and strengthen local church leaders. For 11 years, it has been simulcast on the…Read More→
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LANGLEY, BC – When Daniel and Amanda Preston first met, they soon discovered they shared a passion for making a home for children without families. “Based on that common interest, we got to know each other and fell in love…Read More→
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VANCOUVER, BC – Four Anglican parishes that had left the Diocese of New Westminster to join the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) have lost their legal battle to take their buildings with them. On June 16, the Supreme Court of…Read More→
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VICTORIA, BC – Boards that govern non-profit organizations – including churches, denominations and other Christian groups – now have a free online tool at their disposal that can help them be more effective overseers. Victor Murray, an adjunct professor in…Read More→
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BURNABY, BC – Less than five years after it first met, the Living Room – a Christ-centred support group for people struggling with mental health issues – is about to launch what founder Marja Bergen calls a “global initiative.” Bergen…Read More→
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VANCOUVER, BC – For Bill Mollard, president of Union Gospel Mission (UGM) in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, the greatest added value of the ministry’s new 70,000 square-foot facility on East Hastings can be summed up in one word. “To me,” he…Read More→
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LANGLEY, BC – For the first time since opening its first Canadian office more than 27 years ago, Focus on the Family Canada is no longer required to pay rent. The ministry began in 1983 with a couple of people…Read More→