Willoughby Church

03/25/2026

Please remember to keep the Benne family in your prayers, and see below the announcement regarding the service for Lane.

Please see this announcement and invitation below, from Hope Community Church.

As many of you have heard, Lane Benne passed away last week. After a short and intense battle with cancer, Lane is now with Christ. A Celebration of Life will be held this Thursday, March 26 at 1:00 pm at Hope Community Church. We would love for you to join us in remembering and celebrating Lane's life.

We do anticipate a full service and limited parking. Additional parking can found by the Shoppers Drug Mart across the road. For those who are unable to attend, the service will be livestreamed at www.hopecommunity.ca.

03/17/2026

Join us for our Holy Week services!

02/11/2026

Join us for an Ash Wednesday service to start the season of Lent.

03/13/2025

https://www.willoughbychurch.com/events/the-blanket-exercise/2025-03-16
To register, click this link: https://willoughbychurch.elvanto.eu/form/f20e5aa6-a83b-4761-9c85-47b395281f77

On Sunday, March 16, from 4:30 – 6:00 pm, the Blanket Exercise will be held here at Willoughby Church. The Blanket Exercise walks participants through the history of relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Much of the content is written by Indigenous people and...

12/10/2024

Lighting the Advent candle is an act of connection, an act of hope. It's the gift of a new start and an antidote to despair. It's a reminder to wait expectantly for the fulfillment of God's promises.

"Come, thou long expected Jesus . . ." Oddly enough, that hymn was one of the first I learned as a kid. My family sang it in the dark, often snowy nights of the first Sunday of Advent as we read our own Advent liturgies. Gathering around the Advent wreath set up on the kitchen table, I'd tussle with...

11/30/2024

https://churchforvancouver.ca/around-town-salim-munayer-journey-of-peace-christmas-fairs-hockey-priest/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0H0vFrH9UWARw5KA5MSNLy_1gO2X0wyRE2-W11elrIvRTXRQEPw0CQkFM_aem_NqIqVhhJfBTALPM_ApeZaw

The Peace and Reconciliation Network (PRN) is hosting Dr. Salim Munayer during an Advent tour of southern BC – The Journey of Peace. He will be speaking at several locations in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley December 3 –…Read more →

11/01/2024

Fall back Saturday!

It's Daylight Savings time again, and time to fall back! Don't forget to turn your clocks back on Saturday, November 2nd before you go to bed. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep!

10/30/2024

Marty's at the door! Thrive is grateful for the many congregations in the CRC who have opened their doors to us to partner in ministry. Every day, we engage leaders and congregations just like yours and we are grateful to walk alongside you. Thanks for the open door. To continue this work in your church and others, donate $15.17 today: crcna.org/marty1517

07/20/2024

The Official Magazine of the Christian Reformed Church

07/15/2024

“This is why we walk, rain or shine, with many or few … year after year.” Come join us next year!

How shall we demonstrate our solidarity with our First Nations brothers and sisters? This was the question that a small group of people from several Langley, BC area churches asked themselves over nine years ago. This was the beginning of the “Walk in the Spirit of Reconciliation'' that has been h...