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Navigating the Difficult Terrain of Ministry in the West

A Zimbabwean United Methodist minister by ordination, Rev. Desire Tiriwepi shares his experience building a vibrant intercultural congregation at St. Paul’s United Church in Thunder Bay.
The African Intergenerational Praise Choir performs at St. Paul’s United Church

Looking Back with Gratitude, Looking Ahead with Hope!

Hear from the countless volunteers and groups devoting their time—and opening their doors—to welcome refugees into United Church communities over the past 49 years.
Members of Sackville United Church welcoming refugees at the airport

Upholding Love and Justice: My Experience at the ILGA Asia Conference

For Daeun Seo of the Korean Methodist Church, connecting across faiths and borders at the ILGA Asia Conference in Kathmandu brought a sense of renewed hope and courage for the future of Korean LGBTQIA+ communities.
Rev. Reina Ueono and Daeun Seo in Kathmandu

There Are No “Righteousness Olympics”

Sandra Beardsall, United Church representative on the World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission, believes embracing ecumenism is crucial to a thriving future Christian community.
Sandra Beardsall

Finding My People, Finding Home at ILGA Asia: My Experience in Kathmandu

At the ILGA Asia Conference on LGBTQIA+ issues in Kathmandu, Rev. Reina Ueno of Japan’s United Church of Christ was welcomed warmly by a community devoted to justice and hope, the likes of which she had never before seen.
Daeun Seo, Rev. Reina Ueono, and Rev. Toni Kruger-Ayebazibwe pose together

Lois Wilson’s Fearless Global Partnership

The Very Rev. Dr. Lois Wilson bore courageous witness following violence in South Korea. Rev. Won Hur tells how her actions modelled mutual radical partnership and strengthened a decades-long bond with our partners in faith.
Rev. Won Hur at podium speaking to the PROK assembly.

The Seoul Diaspora Church

Rev. Won Hur shares the story of a church in Korea providing ministry to Filipino migrant workers, who are among the most vulnerable in the country.
Rev. JEONG Jinwoo of the Seoul Diaspora Church preaching.

Together in Partnership—Sumdol Hyanglin Church and The United Church of Canada

Finding hope in the kindness, generosity, and community spirit of the Sumdol Hyanglin church in South Korea.
Reverend Kim Susannah and members of the congregation welcome Emily Dwyer

Identity and Diversity between Two Realities

Mandimby Rakotondramboa writes that being an Afro-descendant student in Canada means cultural shock with an incredible amount of adaptation.
Mandimby, a young man from Madagascar, lifts his hands while sitting on a hill top.

Inclusion and Pluralism Are Possible

Jane Thirikwa writes that dialogue among communities affirms diverse gender identities and sexual orientations.
Four participants of the Navigating Queer Identities and Faith panel event.

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