Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.
Rev. Franklyn James on Black History Month, A Place at the Table, and the importance of truly reflecting on identity
A Place at the Table: What the Photograph Couldn't Say (Part Two)" href="/blogs/round-table/place-table-what-photograph-couldnt-say-part-two"> A man being filmed talking on a dock in front of a lake
Watch the first episode of our new series today, where Moderator Kimberly Heath talks food, faith, and invitation with her daughter and niece over a homemade pancake…
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Kitchen Conversations with the Moderator Episode 1: Pancakes with Anna and Hanah" href="/blogs/round-table/kitchen-conversations-moderator-episode-1-pancakes-anna-and-hanah">
Rev. Japhet Ndhlovu on boldly, faithfully reading the signs of the times, from Hanover to Toward 2035
Called to Communion, Called into the Future in Hanover, Germany" href="/blogs/round-table/called-communion-called-future-hanover-germany"> Three people taking a selfie in clerical collars and robes
Rev. Franklyn James on Black History Month, A Place at the Table, and the importance of truly reflecting on identity
A Place at the Table: What the Photograph Couldn't Say (Part One)" href="/blogs/round-table/place-table-what-photograph-couldnt-say-part-one"> Franklyn James
As International Development Week 2026 comes to a close, we give thanks for the partners, volunteers, and communities who remind us that hope is not abstract, not…
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International Development Week 2026: Building an Economy of Life" href="/blogs/round-table/international-development-week-2026-building-economy-life"> A group of smiling people outdoors in Zimbabwe
At COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, Indigenous Peoples, youth, people of faith, members of social movements, and frontline communities called for climate action rooted in…
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Call to Honour Creation: An Indigenous Youth Voice in Belém" href="/blogs/round-table/call-honour-creation-indigenous-youth-voice-belem"> Samantha Miller at COP30
Watch a first-hand account from Silas Rugia, a farmer in Kenya, whose family became food secure after he learned climate-resilient farming practices with the help of…
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Restoring Land, Restoring Hope: Conservation Agriculture in Kenya" href="/blogs/round-table/restoring-land-restoring-hope-conservation-agriculture-kenya">
As Black History Month begins, Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Tehindrazanarivelo reflects on what the legacy is of anti-African racism in historical Christian narratives, and in how…
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Anti-African Racism in the Story of the Christian Church" href="/blogs/round-table/anti-african-racism-story-christian-church"> A globe turned to show Africa to the viewer
How the Women’s Network of Maya Presbyterials in Guatemala is helping increase female representation in church leadership through theological education
“God Created Me Equal”: Indigenous Women Claiming Leadership Through Theology" href="/blogs/round-table/god-created-me-equal-indigenous-women-claiming-leadership-through-theology"> A group of smiling women outdoors in colourful clothing
Across the African continent, churches are walking alongside communities struggling with hunger, climate change, conflict, and injustice, and helping them respond…
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The Pastoral and the Prophetic: Churches Advancing Food Sovereignty and Justice" href="/blogs/round-table/pastoral-and-prophetic-churches-advancing-food-sovereignty-and-justice"> Two people planting a small plant in soil