On Wednesday, June 12th, a small gathering of project team members celebrated the milestone of breaking ground on the development of Menno Hall, the multipurpose facility to be constructed at the corner of Wesbrook Mall and University Boulevard, at the gateway of UBC. Hosted by HyLand Properties, with representatives of PCDA and MCC BC, the event also included participants from SHAPE Architecture, Axiom Builders, Fast + Epp, Hapa Collaborative, and others.
Photo credit: Finn Longhurst.
Join us for BBQ food on the beach! Burgers and hot dogs will be provided, and we encourage you to bring your favourite BBQ side to share, in classic Menno Potluck style! Please also bring a picnic blanket/chair and beach games. Family members are welcome, please include them in your RSVP here so we know the numbers.
On the day of the event, look for the Menno Alumni Committee at a picnic site on the grass by the Locarno Beach Trimble Street Parking Lot at 1:00 pm.
See you there!
Menno Simons Centre Alumni Committee
Watch the 53-minute video of the Abbotsford Abendmusik Lent 2023 Vespers service (YouTube) recorded on Saturday, March 4th.
You can follow along to read the prayers and lyrics by viewing the 16-page PDF of the program hand-out.
Please join the Abendmusik Vesper Choir at 7:30 p.m. for an hour of Choral Music for the Lenten Season season.
See maps and links to driving directions on the “Hear us sing” page.
NOTE: you can follow along at home by viewing our 16-page program hand-out PDF.
Watch the 48-minute video of the Vancouver Abendmusik Advent 2022 Vespers service (YouTube) recorded on Sunday, December 11th.
You can follow along to read the prayers and lyrics by viewing the 16-page PDF of the program hand-out.
Join us on Zoom on Thursday, October 27th at 7:30 p.m. to discuss what living, eating, studying, praying, and serving together could look like at our upcoming student residence at UBC: Menno Hall. We want to collaborate on generating and refining ideas for aspects of the intentional community that we’ll create for a student body of over 100 people. This is an invitation for our supporters, alumni, and anyone else who is interested to help us clarify our vision for what student life will look like in our new building.
Register for the Zoom event at pcda.bc.ca/worldcafe to receive the connection information by e-mail.
Please be advised that the PCDA no longer owns the property at 4000 West 11th Avenue. If you have questions on that topic, please use our Contact form.
Menno Hall will be a vibrant, distinct and connected community that will build on history, support change, and provide a positive new addition to the UEL. Visit the new website at www.mennohall.com. If you want to see Menno Hall become reality, please let the UEL Manager know at PlanUEL@gov.bc.ca before the submission deadline of 4:00 p.m. on Wed. June 15. Be sure to include your name and mailing address when you express your support for our rezoning application.
It’s been two years since the Menno Simons Centre closed, and we are now very excited to share our vision for a new Menno Hall student residence project at the gateway of UBC in the University Endowment Lands (UEL) since our rezoning application has been accepted.
Register with Zoom to join us for an Information Session at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The agenda will be:
The UEL’s public consultation period will run from mid-May through mid-June, so we want to inform you about what we’re proposing and how you can help.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Pacific Centre for Discipleship Association (PCDA) will be held on Zoom on Tuesday, October 12th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. to participate in the governance of our society.
To receive the Zoom meeting connection details by e-mail, please fill out the contact form to attend as a guest, or (if you want to vote on motions) pay the annual membership dues (in which case we will follow up with the Zoom instructions as well).