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VANCOUVER, BC�”When Tim Dickau first came to Grandview Calvary Baptist Church in East Vancouver 21 years ago, he was unaware that its 60 or so members, most of them seniors, had already decided to shut the church down. “I came…Read More→
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VANCOUVER, BC–A court hearing on the constitutionality of Canada’s anti-polygamy law is giving Canadians a rare glimpse inside the “almost cloistered” communities that practice this lifestyle, says Dave Quist, executive director of the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada. “The…Read More→
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CALGARY, AB – A century-old church has become the first–and possibly the only–Anglican Church of Canada parish to accept Pope Benedict XVI’s invitation to Anglicans worldwide to join the Roman Catholic Church. In late November, the 70 parishioners of St….Read More→
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ABBOTSFORD, BC�”The parishioners of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church are trying hard not to let one more defeat in their ongoing court battle with the Diocese of New Westminster dampen their Christmas celebrations. “I think it’s fair to say that we…Read More→
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DELTA, BC—In 2008, Cedar Park Mennonite Brethren Church invited seasonal farm workers from Mexico and Guatemala to their Thanksgiving banquet. Little did they know they were launching what is now a multi-church ministry across the Fraser Delta. “Partly why we…Read More→
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MARKHAM, ON—Ten months after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, World Vision Canada’s Sabrina Pourmand says “things are coming along” as aid agencies and governments continue to help the small nation get back on its feet. But as a freak storm…Read More→
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KELOWNA, B.C.—After being absent from Kelowna’s downtown core for about 20 years, there is once again a neighbourhood church that the homeless and the urban poor who live there can claim as their own. Planted four years ago as one…Read More→
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ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—Eighteen years after getting the idea for a musical about God’s extravagant love, internationally known singer-songwriter Brian Doerksen is finally seeing that dream come true with the release this month of a new CD called Prodigal God. What inspired…Read More→
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VANCOUVER, BC—Just after last January’s powerful earthquake devastated Haiti, a rapper DJ in Atlanta, Georgia, called up Vancouver artist and community activist Stephanie Forster. “He says, ‘I heard you’re a lady that knows how to get things done. Can’t you…Read More→
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LANGLEY, BC—Tara Teng does not fit the stereotype of a beauty queen. Crowned Miss British Columbia last July, the 22-year-old Trinity Western University education student is much more interested in using her year-long reign as a platform for advancing social…Read More→