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Black Lives Matter in the United Church

June 19, 2020

 The General Council Executive issued a statement on June 18, 2020, confirming unequivocally that Black Lives Matter to The United Church of Canada.  

A minister stands in front of a church altar decorated for a Pride celebration with rainbows.

Celebrating Pride in the United Church

June 08, 2020

The United Church affirms that gender and sexuality are gifts of God. This June, we invite all people of faith to celebrate the lives and ministry of LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people across the United Church and beyond.

Church Leaders Acknowledge the Racism in Their Midst

June 02, 2020

  The Moderator calls the struggle against anti-Black racism to be the work of White members of the church, and the time has come to commit themselves to this work.

Revised Statement on Medical Assistance in Dying

June 01, 2020

 On May 25, 2020, the General Council Executive accepted updates to the church’s statement on Medical Assistance in Dying.

Memorial Register of Missing Children

September 26, 2019

   A memorial register honouring children who died at residential schools (TRC Call to Action 72) will be launched on September 30, 2019.

Photo of an eagle feather held up during ceremonies marking the release of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women report in Gatineau, June 3, 2019

Let This Be the Last Inquiry

June 05, 2019

Moderator Rev. Dr. Richard Bott and the Rev. Maggie Dieter respond to the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.