About Us
We are dedicated to advocating for and practicing Inclusive Heathenry, also known as Asatru, Forn Sed, Fyrnsidu, or Germanic Neo-paganism. We believe that all who hear the call of the gods, goddesses, elves, and wights are welcome to join us regardless of ethnicity, affectional preferences, gender identity, disabilities, or any other trait.
We are building our community across the Province of British Columbia. We welcome you to join us at our next public ritual near you.
Our Practices
Our Customs
We are not an Orthodoxic religion, we don’t care what you believe. We are an Orthopraxic religion, we care how you act. We hold public rituals on a regular basis in several areas of B.C. contact us to find the closest Kindred to you.
Our Calendar
The BCHF has developed a ritual calendar which can serve as a baseline for our Kindreds and members to determine when they would like to honour the gods, goddesses, wights, and ancestors.
Deities of the Freehold Pantheon
Our community’s pantheon consists of 13 deities. This is not a comprehensive list of deities worshiped by our membership, but rather a list of those deities that have most influenced our shared practice and experiences.
Our Kindreds
Kindreds are local congregations of our religion. They serve to provide fellowship, education, and community for local Heathens and those interested in Heathenry.
Althing 2023 – Half/Half Payment Plan
We realize times are tough, coin is tight and coming up with registration fees can be difficult. In light of recent feedback, we’re offering folks another way to pay your Althing fees. As an alternative to paying your fees in full upfront, we are offering a Half-Half Payment Plan. 50% deposit to secure your registration.The…
Althing 2023 – Return to the Real World!
After years of online events due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the BCHF is pleased to announce that Althing 2023 will be an in-person event. The first since 2019! Althing 2023Dates: August 4th to 7th, 2023.Location: Vancouver Island, BC. More details to come, and registration will be opening soon!
Fall 2021 Freeholder Call for Submissions
Hello again! This is Kristy, your BCHF Editor. Been a while. It’s been far too long since we saw an edition of The Freeholder. No surprise, given we’ve all been contending with the plague (aka Covid-19) for the last year and a half. Although we’re not quite back to “normal” as yet – if ever…
Althing 2021
BCHF Althing, 2 Aug 2021 @ 2:00 pm on Discord
Discord!
Hail and welcome! It is a true pleasure to announce that the BCHF has established another venue through which Heathens can network, discuss, and share knowledge. We have created a Discord server which is open to all that wish to join. It is hoped that Heathens and interested others will be able to learn and…
Winternights 2020
Winternights marks the end of the harvest season. This is the time of year where the last crops are brought in to help our communities survive the winter. The British Columbia Heathen Freehold celebrates this festival at the same time as Thanksgiving here in Canada. We will be hosting a Live-streamed faining to celebrate the…
BCHF Awards 2020
Each year the British Columbia Heathen Freehold makes awards to recognise those within and outside of our community for their achievements. This year’s award winners were an amazing crop of nominees that we believe embody the spirit of our awards. Freeholder of the Year This is the only award that the Freehold must make every…
Althing 2020 Results
Yesterday the 2020 BCHF Althing came to it’s conclusion. We have many exciting announcements to make. The Freehold has adopted a new constitution, amended our by-laws, and made awards and presentations. The constitution was adopted as proposed by the Witangemot (Board of Directors) without amendment by the Althing. This new constitution clearly states our community’s…
Lammas 2020
Today the Freehold will be hosting our Lammas faining online through Facebook.We hope that you will all be able to join us as we celebrate Thor, and honour the gods, goddesses, elves, dwarves, and ancestors on this bright sunny day. The term Lammas is Old English for “loaf mass” where the first loaves of bread…
Empaths: Service Message from Thor
Excellent advice from our second Freyr John Mainer.
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