Posts published in “Churches & Religion”

Flood damage means Vancouver church won’t be able to house the homeless this winter

By The Citizen on October 8, 2024

After a flood in April, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church’s building in east Vancouver is unusable, according to its pastor. The church is looking for another…

Open House Ministries’ annual resource fair in Vancouver sees record-breaking number of community partners

By The Citizen on August 16, 2024

People wearing Hawaiian shirts and leis greeted attendees at a resource fair Thursday hosted by the faith-based nonprofit Open House Ministries, which operates a shelter…

Clark County cooling centers’ mission: ‘Taking care of our neighbors’

By The Citizen on August 9, 2024

In the past five years, two trends have converged: Clark County’s homeless population has increased significantly. And dangerous heat waves have become more frequent. Read…

Homeless outreach nonprofit Thrive2Survive to host annual Show the Love car show

By The Citizen on July 19, 2024

Homeless outreach nonprofit Thrive2Survive is hosting its third annual Show the Love car show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Living Hope Church…

Open House Ministries plans new apartments for fall in downtown Vancouver

By The Citizen on July 11, 2024

Children’s laughter and squeals drifted from a courtyard at the Open House Ministries campus in Vancouver’s Esther Short neighborhood Wednesday. Read more… Source: The Columbian

Cooling centers set to open in Clark County during heat wave

By The Citizen on July 4, 2024

Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert for Friday and Saturday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read more… Source: The…

Scoring over adversity: King’s Way Christian soccer player Luke Gomes says coping with hearing loss deepens his resolve – and his faith

By The Citizen on April 3, 2024

From a young age, Luke Gomes and his family were cautioned by doctors that playing a sport like soccer could be risky. Read more… Source:…