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UCC in Focus | Church News
United Church chooses seven principles to guide its justice work
The principles can be used immediately in church decision-making
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UCC in Focus | Church News
United Church annual recall meeting attendees debate excluding the public and the media from General Council Executive meetings
Some attendees said they welcome working without media scrutiny, while others say they worry how this will impact people's trust and donations towards the church
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UCC in Focus | Human Rights
United Church condemns violence by Hamas and Israel and calls for ceasefire
"We need to be concerned about everybody, not just ‘our people,'" says Rev. Mariana Harris.
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UCC in Focus | Church News
United Church runs $4M deficit in 2023 amid strategic plan initiatives and drops in giving
The 2024 budget will be approved at General Council Executive meeting in November
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UCC in Focus | Church News
United Church’s General Council Executive closes doors to media
Describing itself as a “board,” the governing body is excluding journalists for the first time in decades
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January/February 2023, UCC in Focus | Church News
Multimillion-dollar bequest boosts United Church of Canada finances
The large donation significantly brightens General Council's financial outlook
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Oct/Nov 2022, UCC in Focus | Church News
COVID, confusion and chaos marred the first-ever virtual General Council
Here's the lowdown on everything that happened (and didn't happen) at the meeting
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Oct/Nov 2022, UCC in Focus | Activism
United Church’s move to delay action on Palestine frustrates justice advocates
The denomination's General Council opted to postpone consideration of several proposals on the issue
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UCC in Focus | Human Rights
Proposal aims to change tone of Israel-Palestine discussion in the United Church
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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April/May 2022, UCC in Focus | Church News
Virtual, six-month-long General Council to start in February
The gathering was postponed last year due to COVID-19
