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Anglican services were being held in the West Vancouver area from early times, but it was not until 1945 under the guidance of Bishop Heathcote that a new parish was to be created and named St. Christopher's at the suggestion of the beloved pianist Mrs. Snelgrove. Plans for a new hall were immediately begun and campaign for funds was launched in 1946. The hall was build tin 1947 and was dedicated May 31, 1949. The parish was incorporated in 1955 and the cornerstone for the church was laid in January of 1956. The church was dedicated in May of the same year. By 1960, extensive alterations and improvements to the building had been carried out and the parish was dedicated October 17, 1965.

The first service of St. Anne's Church, Lulu Island was held at 2nd Ave and Georgia Street in Steveston January 3, 1892. There was a great amount of difficulty acquiring a site for the small proposed church. By April of 1897 the parish had succeeded in building a shell of a very fine church, and it was dedicated that year as the last act before the Bishop left for England. The parish was named St. Anne's after the St. Anne's Society of Kemerton, which had aided with the work. The parish had to use "common vessels" for their Eucharists until altar vessels were gifted to the parish in 1900. By 1901 the building had been lined with wood so that services could be held in the church year-round. In 1912 the church was burned by fire. By 1925 the work at St. Augustine, Marpole and St. Anne's had reached the pint where division was thought necessary - as such, St. Augustine became a self-supporting parish. St. Anne's also birthed the parish churches of St. Jerome and St. Alban's Brighouse.

The parish of St. David, Vancouver was created out of the merging of the former parishes of All Saints, Vancouver and St. Saviour's Vancouver in 1970. The parish continued its ministry in East Vancouver until the parish voted to close and did so in February of 2014.

St. Michael's was established in 1889, with services provided by the rector of St. James' Parish until 1896 when St. Michael's was separately established.

After two years (1887-1888) of holding services in a store on Main Street, a gift of land enabled a church building to be built at the junction of Price Edward St. and Westminster Rd. (now Kingsway) in Vancouver. The clergy of the parish of St. James, Vancouver conduction services until 1896, when the parish was established. In 1901, the building was remodeled and enlarged. For a brief time, ministry was shared jointly with St. Luke's, South Vancouver. The church building was moved on rollers to a new sit on East Broadway, and the first property sold in 1905. In 1908, the church was enlarged further, and in 1910 they helped establish the Mission church of St. Thomas, South Vancouver, which assumed full parish status in 1914. A new church building on the site at East Broadway and Guelph street was built in 1932, retaining the former church as a parish hall It had to be restored after a fire in 1944. In 1951 a rectory was built at 2475 Guelph Street. The church, when free of debt, was consecrated June 19, 1966.

St. George's church began as Sunday School services in the house of Mr. W. T. Clarke in August of 1908, the congregation having been drawn from the vicinity of the Vancouver General Hospital. Weeknight services began in January of 1909. In 1910 the congregation moved into a hall on Bridge street and later to a hall on Broadway street in 1911. The formal opening and dedication of the church was held October 1, 1911 at Laurel St. and West 14th Ave. In 1996, the church building was secularized in preparation for the building of a rehabilitation facility, and a multi-purpose room in the new building used for Anglican worship on Sundays, with parish offices adjacent. Fro a few years, the parish was part of the "Jubilee Cluster" of parishes - sharing clergy and resources. A close relationship to chaplaincy ministry has been a dynamic of parish service, given its proximity to the city's largest hospital.

St. Michael's, Colebrook began in 1959 in association with St. Asaph's, Johnston Heights. In 1962 it was paired together with St. Cuthbert's, North Delta. In 1969 they were separated.

Anglican parish work began ca. 1924 as part of the Crescent Union Church, together with the United Church. This congregation formed part of the parish of Surrey Centre until it was divided off in 1928 along with Holy Trinity, White Rock and St. Matthew's, Halls Prairie as the parish of White Rock. In 1931 a separate Anglican church, named Church of the Ascension, was opened. In 1953 the Church of the Ascension became a separate parish. St. Mark, Ocean Park was opened in connection with the parish in 1966 resulting in a new name, Parish of St. Mark with Church of the Ascension. In 1973 services ceased in the Crescent Beach church. In 1988 the parish changed its name to St. Mark, Ocean Park.

St. George's Church opened in 1901 in Fort Langley as the second church in the parish of Langley; St. Alban's, Otter having been opened in 1890 at Milner. St. Andrew's Church opened in 1922 in Langley Prairie and came to be the centre of Langley parish. In 1954 St. George's, Fort Langley became a separate parish. St. Margaret's, Bradner and the Glen Valley congregation were also served from Fort Langley until about 1963. From 1973 to 1986, St. George's was part of Four Saints Parish, a team ministry parish. After the dissolution of the team ministry, St. George's was paired with St. Andrew's until 1987. Since 1987 St. George's has continued as a separate parish.

Rosedale was part of a district that also included East Chilliwack and Camp Slough. First services were conducted in the area by the minister of St. Thomas, Chilliwack in August 1911. Later that year a group of St. Thomas' parishioners, with people from the three communities, met and decided that a separate church was needed in Rosedale. With a $4,000.00 grant from St. Thomas, the Rev. E.M. Searles (1912-1917) was hired as the first incumbent, proving to be one of only a few priests to serve St. Peter's as a separate parish. The other periods that St. Peter's was served as an independent parish were from 1921 to 1922 and from 1987 to 1992. The parish was ministered together with St. Thomas, Chilliwack (1917-1918), All Saints, Agassiz (1918-1921, 1963-1971 and 1987 to the present) and St. John, Sardis (1923-1963), latterly only on an interim part-time basis. The parish was part of the Fraser-Cheam Area Parish from 1971 to 1986. The church building was constructed on an acre of land purchased for the purpose, and was dedicated by the bishop in September 1912. A vicarage was erected on the same site, and by January 1913 was ready for occupancy. This home was later demolished. In 1962, a recreation hall, a small kitchen, meeting room and church office were built and connected to the church by a large foyer. In December of 2007, the parish requested from the bishop to cease functions and was closed.

Agassiz was included in the Fraser River Missionary District until 1892 when Agassiz, Yale and Hope were separated into a new parish. Agassiz remained connected with Yale and Hope until 1911 when it received a resident priest. During the 1930's and 1940's it was again associated with Yale and Hope. From 1963 to 1971, it was paired with St. Peter's, Rosedale. From 1971 to 1986, All Saints was part of Fraser-Cheam Parish, a team ministry parish. Since 1987 All Saints has constituted a single point parish.