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Topics: UCC in Focus | Church News
United Church’s General Council Executive closes doors to media
By Mike Milne |Describing itself as a “board,” the governing body is excluding journalists for the first time in decades
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Church News
Multimillion-dollar bequest boosts United Church of Canada finances
By Mike Milne |The large donation significantly brightens General Council's financial outlook
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Church News
COVID, confusion and chaos marred the first-ever virtual General Council
By Mike Milne |Here's the lowdown on everything that happened (and didn't happen) at the meeting
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Activism
United Church’s move to delay action on Palestine frustrates justice advocates
By Mike Milne |The denomination's General Council opted to postpone consideration of several proposals on the issue
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Human Rights
Proposal aims to change tone of Israel-Palestine discussion in the United Church
By Mike Milne |But adopting a principles-based approach doesn't mean the church won't decide to name Israel as an apartheid state or adopt BDS
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Church News
Virtual, six-month-long General Council to start in February
By Mike Milne |The gathering was postponed last year due to COVID-19
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Religion
Survey reveals how United churches adapted during COVID
By Mike Milne |More than 500 people involved in leadership in 192 congregations completed last May's poll
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Society
United Church leaving vaccine policies up to individual faith communities
By Mike Milne |The national church currently has no plans to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for staff amid a fourth wave of the pandemic
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Human Rights
UCC leader joins investigation into Philippine human rights violations
By Mike Milne |General secretary Rev. Michael Blair is among Investigate PH's commissioners
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Religion
How well is the new United Church working?
By Mike Milne |The denomination underwent major structural changes two years ago. Broadview checked in on the revamped church.