Golf for the Homeless Community – May 28
First United is pleased to invite you to our 5th Annual Golf for the Homeless Community tournament on Monday, May 28th, 2012. First United’s Golf for the Homeless Community tournament is a fundraising event benefitting the work of First United. This year’s goal is to raise $75,000 to support our Health and Healing programs. You are invited to join us at University Golf Club for a fun and rewarding day of golfing with friends followed by an...
Silent Auction
The 5th Annual Golf for the Homeless Community tournament (May 28, 2012) features a fantastic barbeque dinner hosted by CBC’s Rick Cluff. Throughout the evening, guests are also invited to peruse the silent auction tables and bid on any number of products and services generously donated by many local businesses. Following is a list of some of the items that will be available. Polish up on your bidding strategy and the best of luck to everyone...
National Volunteer Week – April 15 – 21, 2012
This week is National Volunteer Week across Canada (April 15-21, 2012), an opportunity to recognise not only how volunteers contribute to the organisations they support, but also how the culture of volunteering enriches our experience of community. This year, to acknowledge the gift volunteers bring to First United Church, we are organising a community gratitude day where staff, volunteers, & folks who visit & stay at the church will have an...
A Long Road To A Decision
On March 16, 2012, the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) issued its first-ever administrative penalty under the Residential Tenancy Act. This decision comes out of case work that I have been doing since February 2010, when I was an advocate with the Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association (DERA). When DERA’s advocacy service closed at the end of July 2010, I brought the file with me to First United. For over two years now, I have been working...
Let’s Talk About Who We Are
- Stephen Gray
I find it strange these days when I hear people say, “First United Church needs to figure out who it is, what is its identity.”
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Who We Are
Vision • Mission • History
As an inner-city ministry of the United Church of Canada, we are part of the rich community of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
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First United Church
First United Church, proudly serving the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.
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