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  • The Path toward Healing: Murray Pruden’s Work: YGM 2023: June 18. Supported by Mission & Service, the Rev. Murray Pruden has made significant gains in building relationships of trust and…
  • Your Generosity Revitalizes Languages: YGM 2023: February 26. Your gifts to Mission & Service support programs and partnerships to help revitalize Indigenous identity and pride through…
  • Your Generosity Inspires Healing through Storytelling: YGM 2023: June 4. The theatre performance, Bunk #7, shares the true story of six boys rioting against the abuse they received at a residential school…
  • Preserving Language through the Mohawk Language Bible: YGM 2023: June 11. The much-anticipated Mohawk Language Bible will be available in fall 2023. Your gifts to Mission & Service allow projects to…
  • Every Person Is a Superhero: Esbikenh’s Story: M4M 2021: Jun 20. Thanks to a grant from The Healing Fund, Esbikenh is creating superhero videos that teach children their ancestral language,…
  • Residential School Survivor Answers the Call to Ministry: M4M 2021: Jan. 10. In 2020, Deb Anderson-Pratt was one of six Indigenous ministers ordained or commissioned in the United Church. She studied at…
  • Supporting Education on the Path to Reconciliation: M4M 2021: July 18. Mission & Service gifts help support the creation of books, webinar discussions, and education events related to…

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From Invaders to Neighbours

Ibi Soqluman shares wisdom from the Bunan people that can help change the relationship between settlers and Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
A small mountain village, with one main street, seen from an aerial view.

Winter Solstice Greetings

The Indigenous Ministries and Justice staff share a greeting for winter solstice.
Ten people from the Indigenous Ministries and Justice staff gather for a photo in the British Columbia forest.

Walls of Welcome

Rev. Anne Hines writes how our church’s Truth and Reconciliation project transformed our walls, and our lives.

The Earth is the Lord’s

For National Indigenous Day, Rev. John R. Thompson shares that, "Truth cannot be hidden. It eventually rises up and is revealed."
A brilliant sunrise over fields of green. The sun has not yet peaked over the horizon, but the presence of light shows it is coming!

An Invitation to Listen as We Walk the Path of Reconciliation

Elder Alf Dumont in a conversion about the work of reconciliation and how starting at the beginning again can be a good way to move forward together.
Alf Dumont, an Indigenous man, stands beside a creek, smiling and looking upstream.

Twelve Steps toward Ending White Supremacy

The author recommends a 12-step treatment process for White people to end the violence of White supremacy.
A hand print indicating ENOUGH on red background.

The Creator's Abundant Gifts

Rev. John Snow offers an Indigenous perspective on Epiphany season and the sharing of God's sacred gifts.
A beautiful photo of sacred medicines from both the Near East and Indigenous traditions laid out in a circle on a green cloth background..

Fear Not

John R. Thompson of the National Indigenous Council asks us to hear what the Creator may be saying to us this Advent season.
The statues of a Nativity scene are silhouetted by a background of candles.

Indigenous Circle Stirs Emotion and Action

St. Paul’s Indigenous Circle is an active group in a United Church congregation in Bowmanville, Ontario encouraging all to travel the rocky and difficult road to healing and reconciliation.

A group of five people about middle aged, each wearing an orange "Every Child Matters" t-shirt.

Our Voices Hold Power

Krista Forsberg, a 16-year-old Indigenous youth in The United Church of Canada, encourages people across the church to exercise their right to vote on election day.

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