PGIMF Worship Services

On Sunday March 17, 2024 (the 5th Sunday in Lent) Allan Rudy-Froese of AMBS spoke to us by Zoom from Elkhart, IN.  Allan teaches preaching and has a column in the Canadian Mennonite,  "This Preacher has 22 Minutes". This service began at 10:00 am and took place by Zoom

On Sunday, March 10, 2024 (the fourth Sunday in Lent), we gathered at 10:00 am at Menno Court to hear Laura Eriksson speak about conversations, in particular the one between Nicodemus and Jesus as recorded in John 3.

On Sunday March 3, 2024 (the third Sunday in Lent) Annika Krause spoke to us from Montréal. The service began at 10:00 am and took place by Zoom. 

On February 25, 2024 (The second Sunday in Lent) This service began at 10:00 am and took place by Zoom.

On February 18, 2024 (The First Sunday of Lent), Laura Sportack spoke on Zoom in a message entitled "Cast Sorrow Away".  

On February 11, 2024, J. Evan Kreider speaks to PGIMF,   This worship service was held in-person at 3:30 pm at St. Mary Magdalene (2950 Laurel St. at 14th Ave., Vancouver). Communion was served

On February 4, 2024, Henry Neufeld offered a message based on scripture.  The message was read by Andre. This service began at 10:00 am and took place by Zoom.  

On Sunday, January 28, 2024, we gathered in person at Menno Court (1750 E 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC) and Chan Yang spoke on the story of the Tower of Babel.

On Sunday January 21, 2024, Janet Boldt will preach... Janet has been a long-time PGIMFer. She has degrees from Regent College and Fuller Theological Seminary and is Faculty Emerita at Columbia Bible College. This service will be by Zoom and begins at 10:00 am.

On Sunday January 14, 2024, Tim Dickau will preach... Tim is the Director of CityGate Vancouver. Prior to that he was the pastor of Grandview Church in Vancouver for 30 years. During that time, the church went from being ready to dissolve to becoming re-established as a force for good in its neighbourhood. Tim is the author of Plunging into the Kingdom Way and Forming Christian Community in a Secu...

On Sunday, January 7, 2024, Jonathan Wilson preached. Jonathan earned a MCS and MDiv from Regent College and a PhD from Duke University. He has taught at Westmont College, Acadia Divinity College, and Carey Theological College. He was ordained by the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada and has pastored churches in British Columbia. He is currently Senior Consultant for Theological Integration with...

On December 17th, at 10:00 am, we gathered by Zoom to hear Karl Brown discuss why the colour of the candle for Third of Advent is pink, to the accompaniment of joyful and stirring worship songs. 

On December 10 at 10:00 at Henley, 1955 McLean Dr, Vancouver, to hear Dave Bruce.

At 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon, we gathered at St. Mary Magdelene Anglican Church (2950 Laurel St, Vancouver, BC) to hear Jim Murphy speak on the top two traits of a mature Christian (Humility and Compassion). Communion was served.  

On Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m., Lydia Curttwell meditated on Eternity Sunday, and the nature of death. Specifically, she talked about how we in the West are terrified of dying, and how we often create a legacy for ourselves, through our works or our children, in order to combat being forgotten. But Psalm 103 tells us that God is eternal, and God's love (hesed in Hebrew) is eternal. Life is precio...

On November 19th at 10:00 am, we gathered by Zoom to hear Becky Bonham return to PGIMF to speak on the Love of God from Romans 13:8-14 and 1 Corinthians 13:1-8. This service took place by Zoom and began at 10:00 am.

On Sunday at 11:00 a.m., we gathered at 375 E. Pender St. (at Dunlevy, 2 blocks east of Main) to worship together with Chinatown Peace Church in a Peace Sunday Joint Service. Tim Kuepfer spoke, the Lucerna Choir sang, and communion was served.

On this day, we have gathered at Menno Court (1750 E 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC) as Heather Murray visits PGIMF again.  

On Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m., we gathered at Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall (1955 McLean Dr, Vancouver, BC) to hear Richard Topping speak.

On October 22nd, we gathered by Zoom at 10:00 a.m. to hear Jonathan Bird speak on Matthew 7:21-23 and chapter 25.

On Sunday morning, we gathered by Zoom to hear Lydia Cruttwell speak.  

On Sunday morning, October 1, 2023, Evan Kreider spoke on "The Blame Game" from Ezekiel 18.  

On September 24th, 2023, Tasha Carrothers, a vicar at St. Mary Magdalene, spoke about how the God shown from the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard was an unfair God, and how the Kingdom he wants to create on earth is an unfair Kingdom. In the Parable, the landlord gave the workers who he hired later—the weaker, the older, and the simpler—the same as the people who he hired earlier. It's easy...

On Sunday morning, we gathered on Zoom for a sermon by Julie Canlis on "Our priest sits down" based on Hebrews 8 (part 2).

On Sunday, September 10, 2023, Julie Canlis gave Part 1 of a two-part sermon series on Hebrews 8. She explained how in ancient Israel's religious system, the high priest was responsible for upholding Creation and separating the clean from the unclean; e.g., corpses were to be kept outside the camp. Hebrews 8 explains that we have such a high priest in Jesus Christ, but instead of separating the pu...