Host a “First Supper”!
First United is celebrating a 125 years of community service in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Help support the work and programs of First United by hosting a dinner in your home in the month of October 2010. Invite your friends and family to an evening of fun, food, and fundraising for First United. If you’re interested in hosting a “First Supper” and would like more information, please contact Isabelle at 604-681-8365 (x 121) or...
Sacred Music of Duke Ellington
A Fundraising Performance of DUKE ELLINGTON’S SACRED MUSIC Benefitting the Work of First United Church featuring Dee Daniels • Marcus Mosely • Fred Stride Orchestra • the Sacred Music Gospel Choir • Tap Dancer: Alex Dugdale. Duke Ellington considered the Sacred Concert to be amongst his most significant accomplishments and devoted the last years of his life to performing the programs hundreds of times throughout the world. Last year...
Letting Old Ways Die
United Church Observer Editorial Check out David Wilson’s editorial comment in the latest edition of the United Church Observer Normally, anniversaries are a time for reflecting upon the past. But ever since a visit to Vancouver this spring, I’ve been wondering if the United Church’s 85th anniversary shouldn’t be mostly about focusing on the future. The idea came to me at First United, the historic church mission in Vancouver’s Downtown...
Hope Lives Here Initiative
Statement made by Rev. Ric Matthews There has been real progress made in recent months to address the issue of homelessness in this Province. Both the Provincial government and the City of Vancouver have made dramatic efforts and invested significant funds to this end. However the challenges remain daunting and the need remains overwhelming. There are at least 1,000 people in the Province and about 500 in the Downtown Eastside for whom there...
What We Do
Sacred • Community • Injustice
We have been involved with our community for 125 years.
Help us build a community
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Where those who ‘have’ not only are able to give, but also find that there is much for them to receive;
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
Join • Support • Buy
By anybody’s standards the mission statement and objectives of First United Church are laudatory. The services provided to those less fortunate than we lift their spirits to a level that enables them to face the tomorrow’s which often hold little hope.
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First United Church
First United Church has been proudly serving the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood for 125 years.
