Statement from the Moderator on residential school burial sites.
continue readingMessage to the people of The United Church of Canada from the Moderator and the Rev. Murray Pruden.
continue readingAs 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.
continue readingTwenty-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.
continue reading The 43rd General Council’s electronic meeting on June 20,2020, received as new business the proposal Towards an Anti-Racist Denomination.
continue reading The General Council Executive issued a statement on June 18, 2020, confirming unequivocally that Black Lives Matter to The United Church of Canada.
continue readingThe 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.
continue reading On May 25, 2020, the General Council Executive accepted updates to the church’s statement on Medical Assistance in Dying.
continue reading A memorial register honouring children who died at residential schools (TRC Call to Action 72) will be launched on September 30, 2019.
continue readingBraiding Reconciliation Prayer, inspired by a teaching shared by Youth Forum at General Council, marks 20th anniversary of 1998 Apology.
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