Human Rights Report Presented to the UN Includes Ecumenical Contribution

November 17, 2023

Canadian churches who are members of the World Council of Churches prepared a shadow report to Canada’s Universal Periodic Review.

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Graduate Theological Union Names Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne Alum of the Year

November 17, 2023

The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, has named the Right Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne as their 2023 Alum of the Year.

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United Church Partners Respond to Urgent Needs in Middle East

November 16, 2023

United Church support is reaching partners who are responding to the most urgent needs in the region.

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Partner Council Visits Communities of Faith

November 01, 2023

The United Church of Canada Partner Council witnesses the church’s Call and Vision alive and emboldened.

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United Church Renounces Claims to Former Mission Properties in the DPRK

October 31, 2023

Motion to renounce the properties in The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was passed at General Council 44 recall meeting on Oct. 21, 2023.

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A Letter from Partners in Gaza

October 27, 2023

Staff of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) of the Middle East Council of Churches, a Mission and Service partner, report on their current situation in Gaza.

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Tune in to Press Conference on Middle East on Parliament Hill Today

October 26, 2023

The Rev. Éric Hébert-Daly, Regional Executive Minister of The United Church of Canada for Eastern Ontario and Quebec, will join a press conference on Parliament Hill today at 11 a.m. EDT. The livestream is on the CPAC website.

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Urging Action and Justice in the Middle East

October 23, 2023

The United Church of Canada adds its voice to global calls for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid.

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Partner Council Eager to Be Immersed in the United Church’s Call and Vision

October 20, 2023

From October 19–26, the United Church Partner Council will be gathering in Canada for the first in-person session since 2018.

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Ecumenical Statement on Violence between Hamas and Israel

October 13, 2023

KAIROS Canada and its member churches and agencies are following reports of the escalation of violence between Hamas and Israel with deepening alarm and profound grief. We condemn the violence, particularly against Israeli and Palestinian civilians, which constitutes a war crime.

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