Since 1996, Tenth Church has grown from a community of 175 people to more than 2,000, making it one of the largest and most diverse city-centre churches in Canada. Our community includes immigrants, students, and young families; artists, entrepreneurs, and professionals; the urban poor and people on the margins of society. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has described Tenth as “a resting place for people from all walks of life.”
We are known for our ability to communicate the gospel in a way that engages people at various places on their spiritual journey, including those on the borderlands of faith. Tenth Church has been recognized in various media for our commitment to justice, demonstrated in ministries such as outreach to the homeless and advocacy on behalf of women and children vulnerable to the sex trade both in Vancouver and internationally.
Below, you'll find a collection of news articles and magazine pieces detailing different aspects of our journey:
Vancouver's 'Mini-Mega' Church Pastor Probes the Blessing and Curse of His Ambition
By Douglas Todd & Jason Byassee - The Vancouver Sun, 2018
Vancouver's Stony Soil: The Church in the Secular City
By Jason Byassee - The Christian Century, 2016
Finding Connection to God in Soil of the Earth: Gardening and Faith Intertwined for A Rocha, an Environmental Group
By Pat Johnson - The Vancouver Courier, 2015
Tenth Church: Open and Vulnerable
By Julia Cheung - Regent World, 2015
The Science of Prayer: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Spiritual Research
By Douglas Todd - The Vancouver Sun, 2013
Hearing a Different Kind of Evangelical
By Justin Tse - Ricepaper, 2011
Lessons Having a Soup Kitchen on Your Block Can Teach
By Ian Bailey - The Globe and Mail, 2011
Spreading the Word: Evangelical Church Moves Into Kitsilano
By Mark Hasiuk - The Vancouver Courier, 2009