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  • Your Generosity Supports Life-Changing Arts Programs for Children: YGM 2022: December 18. For hundreds of children in Colombia, arts programs supported through your Mission & Service gifts teach children about…
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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.

The Student Christian Movement Is Building Community With a Cause

The Student Christian Movement of Canada offers students community with a cause, as SCMers work for change globally and locally.
Three young university-age young people from the Student Christian Movement look at the camera for a selfie. One person is from Canada, the other two from Cuba.

The Hub: Creating a Network for Youth and Young Adults

A conversation with Adam Cresswell of The Hub community network, a grassroots movement of Canadian youth and young adults with a mission to connect young people with “the liberating love of Christ.”

Youth Voices Are Crucial in this Election  

​​​​​​​Thea Sheridan-Jonah calls on us to change the narrative and listen to the voices and unique experience of youth during this federal election.  
An illustration depicting two young women putting their ballots in a polling box.

We Are Pilgrims on a Journey of Love

Reflecting on the young adult pilgrimage to Palestine Israel, Shanna Bernier writes about walking in the footsteps of so many pilgrims before them, all together on a journey of faith and love.  
A group of young adults smile for a selfie photo on a bus in Palestine Israel.

What Is Youth Ministry For?

Bronwyn Corlett shares a review of the book, The End of Youth Ministry? that explores the meaning of ministry with youth and young adults.

The cover of the book, The End of Youth Ministry? which is green with yellow letters spelling out the title and author's name.

Gender Inclusion Week at Camp Pringle

Katherine Brittain writes about Camp Pringle's experiment of "Gender Inclusion Week" and how its success provides a model for welcoming children and families of all kinds to be part of the camping experience.

A small sailboat being piloted by two children in lifejackets in a lovely lake surrounded by forest. In the background are a number of similar boats piloted by camp kids.

The Great Gathering

At The Great Gathering in November of 2019, 24 people from United Church of Canada camps, joined more than 540 innovative outdoor ministry partners gathered at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The event was hosted by… Read more

A group shot of United Church participants at The Great Gathering, showing about two dozen camp leaders, from young to middle age.

Sharing Cultures, Working for Peace

At the Minority Youth Forum in Japan, Jacob Burns and Jacqueline Warner-Smith were exposed to a struggle for justice that had similarities to the Canadian experience.

Participants in the Minority Youth Forum, including two youth featured in this blog post (centre), pose for a group shot in front of a Japanese temple.

Seeking Home

Ekua Asabea Blair writes about the work of the Massey Centre to raise the issues affecting pregnant and parenting teens and the organization's advocacy for supportive housing for young parents.

A group of racially diverse toddlers play on a mat at Toronto's Massey Centre.

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