☰
St Anne's Anglican Church
Richmond
BC
V7C 1J8
- Anglican Churches in Richmond, BC
- Anglican Churches in British Columbia
- Anglican Churches in Canada
- Anglican Churches near me
- All churches in Richmond, BC
Who we are
St Anne's Steveston is a part of the Diocese of New Westminster in the Anglican Church of Canada. The Parish was founded in 1891 in the fishing village of Steveston. In 1959 we moved to our current location at the junction of 1 Road and Francis Road in Richmond. The building presently in use was reconstructed in 1987.
St. Anne's is a wonderfully rich and diverse group of people, all seeking to serve Jesus Christ in our present day.
You would be welcome to join us.
St. Anne's is a wonderfully rich and diverse group of people, all seeking to serve Jesus Christ in our present day.
You would be welcome to join us.
Location of worship / Church Address
4071 Francis Road
Richmond,
BC
V7C 1J8
Canada
Phone: 604 277 9626
Fax: 604 277 9655
Download St Anne's Anglican Church vCard with Service Times
Church Pastor
The Reverend Roberta Fraser
Priest-in-Charge
4071 Francis Road
Richmond,
BC
V7C 1J8
Canada
Phone: 604 277 9626
Fax: 604 277 9655
Download Priest-in-Charge The Reverend Roberta Fraser vCard with Bio
Quote of the Day
Acts 18:9
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Denomination
Anglican Church
Anglican Churches in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Anglican Churches in British Columbia, Canada
Anglican Churches in Canada
All churches in Richmond, BC
Affiliations:
Anglican Church of Canada
Website:
Social Media
Leadership
Leader Name:
The Reverend Roberta Fraser
Leader Position:
Priest-in-Charge
Formal Title:
Leader Address:
Tel:
Fax:
604 277 9655
Leader Email:
Leader Bio:
While I love to travel and explore this fabulous world, I’ve never lived outside of British Columbia for more than a few months. I grew up in Penticton in the interior of the province. After High School I came to Vancouver to go to UBC and I’ve lived in the Lower Mainland ever since. While at UBC I met my husband Denis and we were married a couple of years later. At UBC I studied Zoology (my thesis was a study in population ecology of field mice) and my original career plan was to get a PhD and become a university professor.
But I soon realized the job market for professors was poor (to say the least) and didn’t pursue the doctorate. After a few years of working at miscellaneous jobs (a degree in Zoology doesn’t give you a lot of job options!) I trained as a Computer Programmer but then ended up at Kilborn Engineering doing project work (mostly designing/building gold mines). For almost 10 years I worked in cost control, financial analysis, project management etc. I knew I wanted to do something different, so during my time at Kilborn I started a degree in Environmental and Resource Management at SFU with the intention of becoming an Environmental Consultant. But then I recognised and accepted that I had a call to ordained ministry and eventually quit my job to go to seminary.
At this point I should probably back up and say something about my faith journey to put this sudden career shift in context. My parents had quit attending church before I was born so God and faith wasn’t a subject that I heard about at home. When I was about 7 a neighbouring child told me about God and Jesus and church and I was fascinated. So I started attending her little church. As I child I had no idea that there were different kinds of church or different understandings of faith, so I didn’t know that ‘my’ little church was a fundamentalist, biblical-literalist one or that there were other understandings of faith and the bible. I was a devout child who went to church on my own every week. But even as a small child I had trouble believing without question everything I was told I had to accept ‘on faith’.
Eventually at 16 I could no longer believe in the way I was being taught I had to, and my faith collapsed. I walked away from the church. I knew God existed, but I no longer had a way to understand how to relate to God or to have a faith life. Then, when Denis & I were planning our wedding, we went to St. Mary’s Kerrisdale to arrange for the wedding ceremony (mostly out of a vague sense that my family had been Anglican and St. Mary’s was close to where we were living). We attended a service so we could meet with the organist and I felt a yearning to find a way back to a life of faith.
A few years passed before I acted on that, but eventually I started attending the Cathedral and gradually rebuilt my faith. I became a very active lay person in the Cathedral and then the diocese and eventually realized I felt called to be a priest. While initially I resisted the call to ordination (I had other plans for my life!) I gradually came to realize that this was something God was calling me to, and I needed to do it. Once I started moving forward with the process towards ordination I knew I was doing the right thing and I’ve never regretted becoming a priest.
After graduating from Vancouver School of Theology with my MDiv I did my curacy with Brian Vickers at Holy Trinity in White Rock. When my placement there ended there were no paid positions available in the diocese and I returned to project work in the secular world for a couple of years (with the now infamous SNC Lavalin). When the project I was working on ended I turned down a permanent job in the ‘head office’ and return to paid work in the church (I had continued my priestly ministry in various ways during the time I was earning my living in the secular world). I did Interim Ministry training and spent 6 months as an interim priest before being appointed Rector of St. Anselm’s (Which is near UBC).
For 10 years I had the joint roles of Rector of St. Anselm’s and the Anglican Chaplain for UBC (and for many of those years the head chaplain for UBC). I left St. Anslem’s in 2013 and again started doing interim ministry and over the last 6 years I’ve been the interim priest at 4 different parishes. I enjoy the opportunity to work with parishes to help them to strengthen their ministry, vision for the future and prepare for the next phase of their life as a church. I’m looking forward to working with the people and leadership of St. Anne’s!
-Roberta
But I soon realized the job market for professors was poor (to say the least) and didn’t pursue the doctorate. After a few years of working at miscellaneous jobs (a degree in Zoology doesn’t give you a lot of job options!) I trained as a Computer Programmer but then ended up at Kilborn Engineering doing project work (mostly designing/building gold mines). For almost 10 years I worked in cost control, financial analysis, project management etc. I knew I wanted to do something different, so during my time at Kilborn I started a degree in Environmental and Resource Management at SFU with the intention of becoming an Environmental Consultant. But then I recognised and accepted that I had a call to ordained ministry and eventually quit my job to go to seminary.
At this point I should probably back up and say something about my faith journey to put this sudden career shift in context. My parents had quit attending church before I was born so God and faith wasn’t a subject that I heard about at home. When I was about 7 a neighbouring child told me about God and Jesus and church and I was fascinated. So I started attending her little church. As I child I had no idea that there were different kinds of church or different understandings of faith, so I didn’t know that ‘my’ little church was a fundamentalist, biblical-literalist one or that there were other understandings of faith and the bible. I was a devout child who went to church on my own every week. But even as a small child I had trouble believing without question everything I was told I had to accept ‘on faith’.
Eventually at 16 I could no longer believe in the way I was being taught I had to, and my faith collapsed. I walked away from the church. I knew God existed, but I no longer had a way to understand how to relate to God or to have a faith life. Then, when Denis & I were planning our wedding, we went to St. Mary’s Kerrisdale to arrange for the wedding ceremony (mostly out of a vague sense that my family had been Anglican and St. Mary’s was close to where we were living). We attended a service so we could meet with the organist and I felt a yearning to find a way back to a life of faith.
A few years passed before I acted on that, but eventually I started attending the Cathedral and gradually rebuilt my faith. I became a very active lay person in the Cathedral and then the diocese and eventually realized I felt called to be a priest. While initially I resisted the call to ordination (I had other plans for my life!) I gradually came to realize that this was something God was calling me to, and I needed to do it. Once I started moving forward with the process towards ordination I knew I was doing the right thing and I’ve never regretted becoming a priest.
After graduating from Vancouver School of Theology with my MDiv I did my curacy with Brian Vickers at Holy Trinity in White Rock. When my placement there ended there were no paid positions available in the diocese and I returned to project work in the secular world for a couple of years (with the now infamous SNC Lavalin). When the project I was working on ended I turned down a permanent job in the ‘head office’ and return to paid work in the church (I had continued my priestly ministry in various ways during the time I was earning my living in the secular world). I did Interim Ministry training and spent 6 months as an interim priest before being appointed Rector of St. Anselm’s (Which is near UBC).
For 10 years I had the joint roles of Rector of St. Anselm’s and the Anglican Chaplain for UBC (and for many of those years the head chaplain for UBC). I left St. Anslem’s in 2013 and again started doing interim ministry and over the last 6 years I’ve been the interim priest at 4 different parishes. I enjoy the opportunity to work with parishes to help them to strengthen their ministry, vision for the future and prepare for the next phase of their life as a church. I’m looking forward to working with the people and leadership of St. Anne’s!
-Roberta
Other Church Leaders:
The Reverend Roberta Fraser on Social Media:
St Anne's Anglican Church Leadership Photos
Administration
Admin Name:
Vivien Tsu
Admin Position:
Office Administrator
Admin Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
Admin Email:
Mailing Address
Driving Directions to St Anne's Anglican Church
Travel/Directions Tips
Parking
Parking on site.
St Anne's Anglican Church Richmond Service Times
Sunday:
8:30am Eucharist
10am Eucharist
Wednesdays:
10am Eucharist
Join us for Sunday Worship via Zoom at 10 am
https://zoom.us/j/94931144946
Service Times last updated on the 18th of October, 2020
8:30am Eucharist
10am Eucharist
Wednesdays:
10am Eucharist
Join us for Sunday Worship via Zoom at 10 am
https://zoom.us/j/94931144946
Service Times last updated on the 18th of October, 2020
Worship Languages
Dress code:
Children and Youth Activities
Under 12s:
Under 18s:
Local outreach & community activities:
Other activities & ministries
Special Needs/Accessibility:
Prayers and hymns:
Main Bible:
New Revised Standard Version
Hymns and Songs:
Common Praise & Voices United
Other information:
Average Adult Congregation:
Average Youth Congregation:
Additional Info:
St Anne's Anglican Church Photo Gallery
St Anne's Anglican Church History
St Anne's Anglican Church Historical Photos
Page administrator:
Contact Email: