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Rally participants hold up signs and wear orange shirts as they march down Portage Avenue, Winnipeg

Moderator’s Statement on Residential School Burial Sites

July 19, 2021

Statement from the Moderator on residential school burial sites.

A woman dressed in orange kneels in front of the Victoria legislature steps, where children's shoes have been lined up.

Response to Kamloops Residential School Graves Discovery

June 04, 2021

Message to the people of The United Church of Canada from the Moderator and the Rev. Murray Pruden.

Rocks on the ground in the shape of the number 215

Kamloops Residential School: A Time for Mourning and Support

May 31, 2021

As news came on May 28, 2021, that the remains of 215 children were found in a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the former Kamloops Residential School, we entered into a time of mourning for these relatives, their families, and their communities.

Image: Huge crowds flood the street demanding the resignation of the Haitian president,in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 28, 2021

Silence of Canadian Government on Crisis in Haiti Must End

March 09, 2021

Twenty-five Canadian civil society groups including The United Church of Canada have written to Prime Minister Trudeau to call for an end to the government’s complicit silence regarding the social and political crisis in Haiti.

"Hands Up for Peace!" mural in St. Louis, Missouri.

Executive Starts Work to Become Anti-Racist Denomination

June 24, 2020

   The 43rd General Council’s electronic meeting on June 20,2020, received as new business the proposal Towards an Anti-Racist Denomination.   

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.