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...
Read MorePress 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...
Read MoreWe 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...
Read MoreUrgent! 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...
Read MoreThank You To Blanket BC
Thanks to a generous donation from Blankets BC http://www.blanketbc.org/ we are able to give blankets to those who use our space and those who have to be turned away. Gregory Ould of Blankets BC kindly organized the drop-off on Tuesday morning. We are very grateful for this generosity. ...
Read MoreYou can be housed and not feel at home
Recent media coverage and comments by Provincial and City leaders have raised two critical issues. Both issues are fundamental to the challenge of ongoing chronic homelessness. Both issues have been used to divert the attention from where it really belongs. The problem lies not with First United but with the City and the Province. Issue number one is about the fact that Minister Coleman and Mayor...
Read MoreFirst United Church
First United Church has been proudly serving the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood for 125 years.
