Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.
Growth Animator Tori Mullin has some frank conversations with youth and young adults at Audacious Hope about their experience of going to church, especially as a new…
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To Boldly Welcome Young People" href="/blogs/round-table/boldly-welcome-young-people"> Audacious Hope plenary July 2024
Finding hope in the kindness, generosity, and community spirit of the Sumdol Hyanglin church in South Korea.
Together in Partnership—Sumdol Hyanglin Church and The United Church of Canada" href="/blogs/round-table/together-partnership-sumdol-hyanglin-church-and-united-church-canada"> Reverend Kim Susannah and members of the congregation welcome Emily Dwyer
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…
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Seek Peace and Pursue It" href="/blogs/round-table/seek-peace-and-pursue-it"> An elderly woman holding a Newfoundland flag poses with a young woman.
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…
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Pursuing Peace from the Atlantic to the Pacific" href="/blogs/round-table/pursuing-peace-atlantic-pacific"> Ashley Keeping stands in front of a sign in Japanese
Martha Pedoniquotte writes that the integration of First Nations perspectives can foster a more comprehensive and effective response to climate change.
Prioritize Indigenous Approaches to Climate Action" href="/blogs/round-table/prioritize-indigenous-approaches-climate-action"> A Saugeen Ojibway Nation painting of four people sitting beside a bay.
Moderator Carmen Lansdowne was the preacher for the 99th Anniversary Service on June 9, kicking off commemoration of the United Church’s Centennial year.
Moderator’s Sermon for the 99th Anniversary Service" href="/blogs/round-table/moderators-sermon-99th-anniversary-service">
The Rev. Roger Janes writes that a congregation with a stewardship team has significantly higher giving than a congregation without such a team.
Teamwork Makes the Stewardship Dream Work" href="/blogs/round-table/teamwork-makes-stewardship-dream-work"> A chalk board with the word "Teamwork" on it.
In November 2023, the Atlantic Christian Training Centre (Tatamagouche Centre) hosted a four-day gathering based on ceremony, food, talking circle sharing, deep respect…
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Gathering Nations in Peace and Friendship in Atlantic Canada" href="/blogs/round-table/gathering-nations-peace-and-friendship-atlantic-canada"> Campbell House at Tatamagouche Centre
Lent can be a powerful time to repent of Christian anti-Judaism and actively commit to countering antisemitism.
Antisemitism and Lent" href="/blogs/round-table/antisemitism-and-lent"> Grave of a Jewish soldier in World War military cemetery, France
Mandimby Rakotondramboa writes that being an Afro-descendant student in Canada means cultural shock with an incredible amount of adaptation.
Identity and Diversity between Two Realities" href="/blogs/round-table/identity-and-diversity-between-two-realities"> Mandimby, a young man from Madagascar, lifts his hands while sitting on a hill top.