Pilgrim Church

You've said YES to too much. The demands of work or family (or both) have squeezed out your time for being human. You’re glued to your phone, your schedule and to-do lists are packed. You constantly multitask but feel you are doing few things well.

We are told how important “being” is but is there also value in “doing”? Summer is the season for vacations but we are exploring what our faith has to say about the balance of work and rest. This Sunday and next, we will look into these two aspects (of many) structuring our lives.

David is the pastor of Vancouver Zion Baptist Church an NAB Korean language church that meets on Sunday afternoons. They formed out of Emmanuel Baptist Church. David is also a secondary school teacher and lives with his wife and two daughters in Vancouver.

“DO YOU COMMIT SIN? Enter the church and repent of your sin; for here is the Physician, not the judge; here one is not investigated, one receives remission of sins.” —St. John Chrysostom. Join us to hear from Andrés Pérez González as he shares with us from the gospel of John.

What if, while being rooted and grounded, the trees could walk? To flourish as humans we need both adventure and stability. Covid-19 has, for many, provided a kind of stability and adventure but not the kind we generally desire. This Sunday we explore stability that "travels" well and enables us to risk well.

A special message shake up stepping outside the Colossians series for Father's Day.

The New Testament calls us into community with others. This community is sustained by something other than common interests, a deep need we are awakened to that challenges us to grow as no other self-selected community can. In the story for this Sunday we see someone who wanted to crush the church, turned into someone who will suffer and even die to see this alternative community grow. You were made to belong to this many-voiced, mysterious community of many people. Join us as we step into this ancient light.

Pastor Shel spoke on Pentecost Sunday that "Breath" is one aspect of God's Spirit in all people.  We spoke of the murder of George Floyd and how racism seeks to choke or diminish that God-given breath and image of God in others. It fears the loss of control. Being committed to everyone’s flourishing as followers of Jesus, we asked what we must offer and do in response to racism. We build on this with Lament, Learning, and Spirit-Empowered Love Revolution.

Pentecost - "I CAN'T BREATHE" - The Choking Spirit vs The Breath of God Isaiah 42:4-5,  Romans 8:26, Acts 2:1-4(5-21) The prophetic Spirit names injustice and has the power to challenge and change oppressors. From the Minneapolis cop to the Hong Kong police, governments that choke the spirit of men and women (and try to choke the Spirit in the church of the margins) are all rooted in an ancient evil telling us life is expendable for the purposes of power. The Bible speaks to this state of affairs and provides real pushback against injustice in all ages and all people. It calls us to a new humanity shaped by Jesus' Spirit.

Do You Want to Be Well?