Worship Blog
An Angel Among Us: Dr. Margaret Jean Storey
Celebrating the service of Margaret Jean Storey, hailed as an “angel for the marginalized” for her decades of tireless work to bring healthcare to the most vulnerable in South Korea.
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.
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.
Seek Peace and Pursue It
At the Minority Youth Forum, Sophie Fitzgerald could feel God moving through her and the other participants in order to understand the minority issues happening in Miyakojima, Japan.
Pursuing Peace from the Atlantic to the Pacific
For Ashley Keeping, the Minority Youth Forum in Miyakojima, Japan, proved how powerful it is to bring youth together to share their culture, their faith, and their stories.
Faith Groups Working to Welcome LGBTQ+ Refugees in BC
An interview about the work of United Churches and other groups to welcome LGBTQ+ refugees in British Columbia.
School Days in Jerusalem
Bill Chambre, who was an Ecumenical Accompanier in the West Bank, describes what daily life can be like for Palestinian youth.
Talking about the “I” in 2SLGBTQIA+
Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu shares the story of Small Luk and her advocacy for intersex people.
Land is Life for Indigenous People in the Philippines
Japhet Ndhlovu and Moderator Carmen Lansdowne visit United Church partners in the Philippines struggling for justice against mining corporations.
“My Soul Is Fed” by Supporting Refugees
Norma McCord, a long-time United Church refugee program supporter, says the work is in her blood.