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  • A Church’s “Green” Vision Takes Root and Grows: St. Paul’s United Church in Orillia, Ont. turn their church “inside out” for the benefit of the community and the environment.

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A Call for Social Holiness

Rev. Dr. Paul Douglas Walfall writes that to be prophetic in the face of racial intolerance is to proclaim the extravagant grace of God by the way we live.
Rev. Paul Douglas Walfall speaking at the 43rd General Council.

Struggling to Adjust to COVID-19 in Korea

United Church Co-worker in Mission, John Egger, reports on his experience of ministry in Seoul, Korea during the time of pandemic.
The author, John Egger, wears a pandemic face mask as he takes a selfie before a sign written in Korean in Seoul, Korea.

Why Haven’t We Opened Church Doors Yet?

Daniel Benson writes that as church in the time of COVID-19, we must care for each other like family, not just spiritually, but bodily as well.

Dark red arch-shaped doors of a stone church.

Note from Nora: Celebrating Church Union in Times of Change

June 10, 2020: Happy anniversary to all of us in The United Church of Canada. Our church is 95 years old today!   Do you wonder, like me, what those founders from 1925 would make of our church – and our world – today?   So much that we take for granted would seem completely… Read more
A diverse mass of people with "Black Lives Matter" signs demonstrate against racism in Montreal.

Mind-Boggling Intercultural Change and Potential

During Asian Heritage Month, Noel A. Suministrado, a United Church minister from the Philippines, sees great opportunities for the church as it opens itself to Canada’s changing demographic realities.

The author, Noel A. Suministrado, a Filipino man with short dark hair with streaks of grey. Wearing glasses and a scarf.

Moderator's Online Worship - Sunday, May 3, 2020

In his online worship service, Moderator Richard Bott shares a reflection about the followers of the risen Christ finding power and joy in the breaking of bread together - even when it's shared virtually during hard times.

Testing the Call: Vocation Sunday 2020

For Vocation Sunday, Rev. Bronwyn Corlett writes about how others helped her develop leadership skills after she was first ordained. 

The author’s portrait from her first pastoral charge. She is a young woman with long blonde hair and is wearing a dark green jacket and white stole.

After Tragedy, Candles Keep the Light Alive

Ruth Noble shares her memories of Lisa McCully, one of those killed in the Nova Scotia shootings. In the hours after learning of her death, the Berwick Camp community came together online to remember her by placing candles in their windows.

A candle sits upon a black cloth memento, which says "Jesus is my Forcefield, Berwick Camp, 2015.

Moderator's Online Worship - Sunday, April 19, 2020

Moderator Richard Bott shares a worship service for Sunday, April 19, 2020 and reflects on the role of doubt in our faith and how it can lead us to experience the good news for ourselves.

Note from Nora: In these Strange Times

General Secretary Nora Sanders writes that we might find our faith deepening as we experience church in new ways during the COVID-19 crisis.

A church sign outside Royal York United Church says "Church Suspended, with Prayers for Mending of the World."

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