NEWS “The Peace rch News * Wednesday May 1, 2007-3 Room for 2,000 philosophers usc engineer ‘Gurnam Sandhu (ebove) ties rebar for the ‘concrete sidewalk by the west wing of the Radha Soami ‘Satsang Beas study centre at 23 ‘venue and 176 Street. Many volunteers keep the faith on huge project Brooke Larson ieee cece one = etc ay aes enieee eo eerie oe Sie ca Seon eeteeettno ra coerced SST cae seamed A) ta “Compared to that, wore dolng prety well he chucles But the two buldings could not Tnstend of marie acades and iaroque fescor, the centre Is spare and sturdy, clea ines ‘witous arch or ornament. ‘common =f Inesding a mora "These similaies are more anteresting to the groups (Chistian, ela, Budi, Si, Hinds and Jewish flowers than their dllerences, crescent moon =We've put Pope sald. tops the rot No everything Thats what portals of Bucha appeals toa tof OrVishnu or Christ We've got into it. rofessionals, The Stor the wal The rest is up to. insiwers ae found ‘Tow farm buildings youcknow-who.” interaly"he sald squat atthe centres RSS seed Chenceati Swkbdev Bbanbra was planes in Steet A gravel road ‘olunteer Vancouver in firs around the brary winding pas the cafeteria land the centerplece ~ 490, ‘Squaremetre conerete box that ‘eate3:00, ‘hanra sai the group wanted surroundings, fering a peaceful Spot tor memebers to mediate ‘naiaten to ectares Sirsa nice, green, qult space,” anbra sla “We've been very conscious of cestneties, Pope added. "We want ‘to look kindof farm” ‘Compared to granf-dadas lke induttm, RSSB 8a toddler 00 the religious scene arted in northern nda 1891 by Soa shiv Dyal Jal Singh J Mahara IRhas two milion followers ‘worldide, about 700 of them in the Lower Mainland Followers belleve they can ‘connect with God through meditation, vegetarian det and ‘voiding drugs and aleoba ope who grew up inthe ‘Church of Sotind an eins & Slight aceent, insists FSSB ont a feligion at ali, but a plosopi. ‘Since lt does t require members forced to follow rules or give up "hei fits, Intex, RSSB focuses onthe ements al relggons have in the Bis, when a anata of members sartod meeting in the West Vancouver Community Centre. later moving to Vancouver Mt Pleasant Community Comes ‘ver the years the following has grown, but members have nowhere to hold larger meetings “he've always ad thls ea of having our owa place.” Pope sa in 189, the group bought 50. sctes in South Surrey using donations coleted over 30 Years, and started building in 3a ‘The congregation plans to hold weedy meetings in the new Pope, who ives in Belearra, sald ‘Vancouver Surrey and Langley “toshow up, even though He ‘ante ean accommodate 2.000. ast year the group ented the ‘adem school forts summer Conference, attracting 1.500 people The project has cost $6 millon so far but Pope estimates the Dice tag would be double the roup had hired a construction Surrey butléing manager Nick Marach sid the at allows Volunteer labour on contruction Projects. as long as haven’ heard any causefor lar. I's ot asf theyre going ‘on their own by For Bhanbra, bullaing te centre his been chance to bud frendships nd do good in his eomamuntty~ an Inport aapect of both hie Si ath snd RSSE, “Weve put vershing wee, Sided “The rest is up