Refugee Claimants and Your Church: Discovering Transformative Ways to Welcome

St. Andrew's Hall 6040 Iona Dr, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Build your church's knowledge and capacity to bear witness to the love of God among one of the world's most vulnerable displaced groups. At this gathering, you will engage with and learn from people with lived refugee claimant experience, welcoming churches and frontline communities.  

Refugee Housing Crisis: Imagining a Response

First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver 2670 Victoria Dr, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join Dena Nicolai and others involved in welcoming refugees on Saturday, February 3 from 9:30 am - 11:30 am at First CRC for a morning of discussion around the urgent need for housing for refugee claimants and what we can do to address this need collectively. This event is free but we ask you to... Read more »

Reimagining Church Properties

First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver 2670 Victoria Dr, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Come to find out about how churches can help to strategically address the housing crisis In these two days, we will engage with a theology of land … on unceded territories, hear multiple short stories of creative land utilization and development, and equip you with a process to lead your own church or churches in... Read more »

Church Redevelopment & Reconciliation: An Indigenous & Settler Perspective

First Christian Reformed Church of Vancouver 2670 Victoria Dr, Vancouver, BC, Canada

First CRC Vancouver is hosting a Reimagining Church Properties Conference on Tuesday, March 12 and Wednesday, March 13. Tuesday evening, 7 pm, is also a stand-alone lecture called Church Redevelopment & Reconciliation: An Indigenous & Settler Perspective with Keynote lecturer Adrian Jacobs, Senior Leader for Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation (in the CRC Canada). Resonate Western Mission is also a sponsor. I know this... Read more »