First Baptist Church Vancouver

06/22/2026

Peace is a person. “Christ himself is our peace.” In the end the peace we seek is not something made, though we are called to be peacemakers. It is not something achieved, though we should work toward it. In the end peace is a person. The same way truth is a person, life is a person: “I am the way, the truth and the life,” Jesus says. And in Ephesians 2.14 Paul adds peace to that list. Jesus is our peace. The reason we have peace is because we have been caught up in Christ, we’ve been incorporated into his body.

“The Person of Peace”
Ephesians 2.11-22
Drew Melton

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06/20/2026

Join us this Sunday as we lift our voices in praise and worship!

Sunday 10am
969 Burrard St

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06/18/2026

This past Sunday, we celebrated our youth graduates. Every year in youth ministry, there comes a moment when we send a group on and every year, it is bittersweet.

Claudia, Clement, Noel, and Will: we love you and are grateful for the way you have shaped this youth group through your presence, leadership, and faithfulness. We are excited to see what lies ahead for each of you.

06/15/2026

You are not defined by your accomplishments—you are a claimed life taking the next step into a calling.

Christ has already won, your identity is already claimed—you do not need to earn love.

We don’t earn our salvation like we earn a diploma.

“What’s Next?”
Ephesians 1.3-14
Winsor Boggs

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06/13/2026

A glimpse of our Sunday together.

Sunday worship | 10am
969 Burrard St

Complimentary parking: Nelson Square (808 Nelson St)
Register at church parking kiosk

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06/10/2026

Our library officially opened this past Sunday! Check out the library for resource highlights, recommended materials, and more.

Current highlight: resources for the “A Vision of Peace” sermon series.

A special thank you to our library assistants for their hard work in getting the library ready!

FBC Library opening hours: Sunday 11am-12:30pm

06/09/2026

We must finally look outside of ourselves for this peace—we must look, as Paul does, to Jesus himself to be our peace in the midst of division. We must trust that he can bring the peace we truly need.

Because his peace did not come through eradicating his enemies, it came through loving them.

His peace did not come through the death of one side of a conflict, it came through his own death.

His peace is empowered by the Holy Spirit who draws us toward one another in one body. And it is his peace that can bear the fruit of peace in us as we strive to begin and end with peace.

“Beginning and Ending with Peace”
Ephesians 1.1-2; 6.23-24
Drew Melton

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06/06/2026

Lots happening this Sunday at church!

• We continue our A Vision of Peace series as Drew takes us into Ephesians.

• Our FBC Library officially opens! Stop by and explore resources connected to our current sermon series.

• Join us after the service for our first in-person Annual General Meeting in a while. Enjoy a light lunch and hear updates from our church community. Everyone is welcome to attend (members may vote).

• Kids can enjoy a Father’s Day craft session during the AGM in Room 213.

We’d love to see you there!

10am
969 Burrard St
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06/04/2026

This Sunday, June 7, 12:45pm
We look forward to gathering in person in the Sanctuary for this year’s Annual General Meeting. Together, we will reflect on the past year with gratitude, celebrate God’s faithfulness among us, and look ahead with hope for the future!

We look forward to gathering together for our Annual General Meeting this year, which will be held in person in the Sanctuary. There is no need to pre-register; members are asked to check in at the Narthex beginning at 12:25pm. Everyone is warmly...

06/03/2026

This past Sunday, we were honoured to host Rev. Yohanna Katanacho and Rev. Azar Ajaj and to learn more about their pastoral ministry in Nazareth and through Nazareth Evangelical College. Their vision of peacemaking from a Palestinian Christian perspective offers a powerful challenge to the church around the world. We are deeply grateful for their friendship and for the opportunity to welcome them for a third visit.