Worship Blog
I Got a Lot to Say
Jonisha Lewinson reflects on Black History Month and the diversity of Blackness.
The Black Journey
We enter Black History Month with the reminder of the enslaved history of African-descent people brought by British and French settlers in Turtle Island.
Migrant Realities in a Diaspora Community of Faith
For International Migrants Day, Woong Youm writes about church members deported from Canada and the hardships faced by migrants.
Emancipated, But Still Not Free
Rev. Dr. Paul Douglas Walfall celebrates Emancipation Day, while acknowledging Black people's fight for freedom continues to this day.
Finding Friendship, Mutuality and Solidarity in a New Land
For Asian Heritage Month, Minister Woong Youm reflects on his journey to reaffirmation, transformation and interconnectivity fostered from his marginalized upbringing.
A Clash of Faith and Culture
For Asian Heritage Month, Calin Chun-hong Lau looks at both his Chinese heritage and the Canadian cultural context through the eyes of faith and finds a broader perspective.
Parallel Journeys of Healing
For Asian Heritage Month, Nobuko Iwai shares her experience of being born in Japan and raised in The United Church of Canada.
No Longer Hidden in Plain Sight
On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Kim Uyede-Kai calls us to disrupt racism wherever it is found.
Hard Lessons of Racism Begin at a Young Age
For International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Adele Halliday shares difficult experiences of racism her child faces even in the playground.
The Black-African Origins of Western Civilization
To wrap up Black History Month for 2022, Isaac Makarios Kamta shares how Western perspectives of African history have been diminished to support White supremacy.