Worship Blog
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is What Growth Looks Like
In a game of volleyball with a group of youth from Madagascar, Cameron Fraser finds that church growth is all about about building trust and friendships.
A Mission to Welcome
The Rev. Dr. Alan Lai urges the United Church to prepare for a new wave of immigrants from Hong Kong.
Unsettling Thoughts on Church Union
Kenji Marui asks if we have confused “unity” with “uniformity”? All may be one, yes! But not that all may be one-and-the-sa
Forgiveness as a Way of Life
The Rev. Marie-Claude Manga reflects on her ministry and work as an ordained Black woman with The United Church of Canada
Come, Join Me Under the Palaver Tree
For Black History Month, Pastor Samuel Vauvert Dansokho recounts the devastating and lasting impact of colonialism on Africa.