Artisan Church

Artisan Church Joining God in the renewal of all things Artisan is a church in and for the city of Vancouver.

Our core motivation is to be a movement that joins God in the renewal of all things.

We are excited to welcome Carl Amouzou onto the staff team as our Young Adults Pastor-in-Residence!! (September to Decem...
09/03/2026

We are excited to welcome Carl Amouzou onto the staff team as our Young Adults Pastor-in-Residence!! (September to December 2026) 👏💃🏽🎉❤️ Carl Amouzou

Join us on Start-Up Sunday (Sept 13) where we’ll share more about how this all came about, as well as more details about what Carl will be doing. If you are a young adult, you are invited to the Glanville’s backyard on Sept 13, 6-9pm to meet Carl. He’ll share his story, and you’ll have a chance to ask him questions. BBQ provided! Feel free to bring drinks or snacks to share.

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Carl’s Bio:

Carl is a pastor, writer, educator, and creative whose work lives at the intersection of faith, formation, culture, and imagination. 
 
With roots in hip-hop, spoken word, theology, and leadership, he brings a theopoetic and narrative lens to everything from cultivating Church communities to offering cultural commentary. His work helps others lead with courage, clarity, and compassion, while embracing mystery, beauty, and the slow work of becoming. 
 
Carl invites others to resist quick fixes and rediscover God in the everyday, find grace in the long arc of transformation, and uncover beauty in the liminal spaces of life. 
 
Carl is a firm believer that a good and beautiful future is still possible, and that shared space shapes shared stories capable of transforming the world. He is the founder of FōS, a creative and formational community that sees itself as the R&D department for the future Church, designing spaces rooted in imagination, experimentation, and embodied faith.

This Sunday, Aug 31, 10:30am @ MacLean Park

We won’t be meeting at the Japanese Hall this weekend. Instead, join us at ...
09/02/2026

This Sunday, Aug 31, 10:30am @ MacLean Park

We won’t be meeting at the Japanese Hall this weekend. Instead, join us at MacLean Park for our annual outdoor gathering with a few of our sister DTES churches. We’ll share in a brief outdoor liturgy—then stick around for a picnic in the park. Bring extra to share if you’re able!

Staff planning days are underway! Thinking, dreaming and praying for the year ahead… and of course, ice cream!! 🙏🍦❤️
09/02/2026

Staff planning days are underway! Thinking, dreaming and praying for the year ahead… and of course, ice cream!! 🙏🍦❤️

👽 Voice of Creation – PART 7: Aliens 👽“All creation sings your praise.” — Psalm 148This past Sunday was an Artisan first...
08/31/2026

👽 Voice of Creation – PART 7: Aliens 👽
“All creation sings your praise.” — Psalm 148

This past Sunday was an Artisan first! Carl Amouzou gave a sermon about Aliens. But, it was also a sermon about the wide reaching gospel of Christ, welcoming strangers, and holding difference. To listen to the full sermon, go to artisanchurch.ca/sermons.

So, do aliens exist?

While no definitive scientific proof of alien life has been found, the Bible never tells us that humanity is alone in the universe, and it never tells us we are the central beings either.

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”—Genesis 1:1

So what would happen to Christianity if tomorrow we discovered another intelligent species somewhere in the cosmos?

I think we would have a lot of new questions. Really interesting questions. Questions the Bible does not directly answer. But I do not think we would suddenly need a bigger Christ. We would not need a bigger gospel. We might simply discover that the gospel was already much bigger than we had allowed ourselves to imagine.

“Because if the work of Christ really is the reconciliation of all things, then our vocation is not simply to believe that reconciliation is possible. We are invited to participate in it. Here. Now. With the neighbour we already have. With the creation we already inhabit. And perhaps, one day, with neighbours we have not even imagined yet.”

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Gatherings are Sundays, 10:30am at The Japanese Hall (487 Alexander St.)
A simple live-stream is also available via YouTube.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST to stay in the loop with all things Artisan! Sign up at artisanchurch.ca/subscribe, or go to the link in our bio.

NOTE: We will not be gathering at the Japanese Hall on September 6 for our gathering in the park w/ the DTES Churches.

Voice of Creation -- PART 6: Plants 🌱"Again he said,“What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,or what parable shall ...
08/28/2026

Voice of Creation -- PART 6: Plants 🌱

"Again he said,“What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth.Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.” --Mark 4:30-32

August 23rd, Allison Luke shared from her deep knowledge about the generosity of plants and expanded on the imagery of the Kingdom of God as a mustard seed. Her expertise and personal stories offered meaningful insights into what it means to be a people marked by generosity.

𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵

Artisan Youth Retreat registration is open for one more week! Head to the Church Center app to make sure your youth don'...
08/25/2026

Artisan Youth Retreat registration is open for one more week! Head to the Church Center app to make sure your youth don't miss out on an amazing weekend of connecting with one another, the Creator and creation!

Voice of Creation — PART 4: Trees“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of God’s hands.” —Ps...
08/23/2026

Voice of Creation — PART 4: Trees

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of God’s hands.” —Psalm 19

IMAGE: East Van Catalpa Tree

Aug 16 we looked at TREES as part of our Voice of Creation series. Erin Goheen Glanville looked at Psalm 19, which describes the wordless voice of creation. She shared how specific trees have been companions and teachers in each season of her life. Like trees, when we grow deep roots and draw on water, our branches can be flexible—not brittle—amidst the winds of doubt and suffering.

Come Sunday to hear our guest speaker, Allison Luke. Allison is sharing as part of our summer series “Voice of Creation”...
08/21/2026

Come Sunday to hear our guest speaker, Allison Luke. Allison is sharing as part of our summer series “Voice of Creation”. She will be speaking about the generosity of plants.

Allison is a horticulturalist, urban forester, and educator. She most recently worked at UBC Botanical Garden and now runs Arborlight Consulting.

💨 Voice of Creation – PART 4: Wind 💨“All creation sings your praise.” — Psalm 148This past Sunday we looked at WIND as p...
08/10/2026

💨 Voice of Creation – PART 4: Wind 💨
“All creation sings your praise.” — Psalm 148

This past Sunday we looked at WIND as part of our Voice of Creation series.

“The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” – Jesus (John 3:8)

Below are several questions Alex posed in his sermon. Take some time to reflect on them in your own life. For the full sermon and others in this series, go to artisanchurch.ca/sermons.

– What dead ends or impasses might you be experiencing right now?

– What assumptions or certainties about faith might the Spirit be inviting you to reexamine or reconsider?

– What might the Spirit be inviting you to experience before understanding?

– Where might you be longing for refreshment or animation?

– Where might you be invited to playful delight in yourself or in creation? What might that look like?

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Gatherings are Sundays, 10:30am at The Japanese Hall (487 Alexander St.)
A simple live-stream is also available via YouTube.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST to stay in the loop with all things Artisan! Sign up at artisanchurch.ca/subscribe, or go to the link in our bio.

NOTE: We will not be gathering at the Japanese Hall on September 6 for our gathering in the park w/ the DTES Churches.

Powell St. Festival: No Gathering 🇯🇵🎎🍣Saturday - Sunday, Aug 1-2, 11:30am - 7pmThis weekend the annual Powell St. Festiv...
07/30/2026

Powell St. Festival: No Gathering 🇯🇵🎎🍣
Saturday - Sunday, Aug 1-2, 11:30am - 7pm

This weekend the annual Powell St. Festival will be taking over the area in and around the Japanese Hall, so our regular Sunday gathering will be cancelled. But, make sure you get down to Powell Street to check out the festival and celebrate Japanese Canadian Art & Culture! 🎌🎉

Powell Street Festival Society
Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall (VJLS-JH)

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