Co-Executive Directors Statement
As of December 21, 2011, the two of us, Don Evans and Stephen Gray, have been tasked by the executive of Vancouver-Burrard Presbytery of the United Church with the responsibility of serving as Co-Executive Directors of First United Church during this transitional time following the resignations of the Executive and Deputy Executive Ministers. In his letter to us, Rev. Dal McCrindle, Chair of Presbytery, wrote that he believed the Presbytery, the...
Press Release – December 21, 2011
For over 125 years, First United Church Mission has had many ways of being an active part of the neighbourhood of the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, working to both serve and serve with the community. Relationships have been built. Ideas have been tried. Vision and possibility have been offered through a variety of voices. Vancouver-Burrard Presbytery and the ministry staff at First United Church Mission have come to recognize that we hold very...
We Care!
First United is open 24/7 and provides a wide range of services to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside We continue to: Offer sleeping accommodation to 200 people nightly and others during the day Serve 800 – 1,000 meals per day Be a place where community can gather and be together with dignity and self-respect Supply daily necessities such as toiletries, personal hygiene products and showers Provide storage for shopping carts...
Urgent! Towels and Gloves Needed
First United is in urgent need of towels and gloves/mittens. Donations can be dropped off at the First United Church Thrift Store, 340 East Hastings Street. The phone number of the store is: 604-569-1117. Hours for drop off are: Monday to Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (these hours are determined by parking limitations on Hastings Street). Please call ahead to arrange for a drop-off at an appointed time. All donations will be gratefully...
What We Do
Sacred • Community • Justice
“We have been engaged with the people and the needs within this neighbourhood for 125 years.
A community located at the margins of society – but a community without margins.
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Who We Are
Vision • Mission • History
We are more than the sum of our parts.
The history of the ministry at the corner of Gore and Hastings Streets in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is a long one.
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What You Can Do
As we begin the New Year, we want to send a HUGE thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who give their time and energy to the daily programs and services at First United. Without your commitment, many key activities just wouldn’t happen. The Board, Staff and Community Members are very appreciative of all that volunteers do. You have helped make First United Church the Community that it is. 
The people in the Downtown Eastside are our people – brothers, mothers, sons and nieces of people from our own neighbourhoods and/or families. The challenges and opportunities in the DTES are our challenges and opportunities. The DTES is where Vancouver was born. And it is where you and I can rebirth a new future. Together we can develop a new and better way of living with each other, sharing more effectively the gifts and wealth we have, and better sharing the burdens we all carry.
Some who are reading this have already made a massive difference by their past and current support of First united. Without your support, we would not be where we are today. Thank you!
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Resources
Multimedia • Publications
First United Church has a YouTube channel and we will post new videos in this section. You will also find other resources such as statistics, newsletters, archives, annual reports and more.
Annual Reports
Facts and Statistics – First United work; DTES
Statistics
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First United Church has been proudly serving the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood for 125 years.
