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UCC in Focus | Society
United Church asks worshippers who they are and what they believe
A new denominational survey paints a picture of an aging but deeply committed membership
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UCC in Focus | Church News
United Church’s executive council opts to keep HQ offices in Toronto
Members considered moving to Winnipeg but heavy relocation costs weighed against the plan
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Ethical Living | Interview
Rich one-percenters make our society unstable, says Linda McQuaig
Extreme wealth held by the very few is a hallmark of societies that are vulnerable to financial collapse, says the Toronto-based author
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UCC in Focus | Indigenous
Indigenous churches in northern Manitoba a world apart from south
They face logistical challenges but communities are eager for baptisms, counselling and fellowship from homegrown United Church ministers
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UCC in Focus | Ethics
United Church looks at policies for responsible pension investment
Holding shares in companies such as Goldcorp, which has a mine in Guatemala that is under a stop-work order from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, is under discussion
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World | Human Rights
Palestine position paper is controversial for United Church, again
The Middle East issue has spawned heated opinions at every General Council meeting for years, and is shaping up to do the same at the next one in August
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World | Human Rights, Interview
Palestinian doctor, author Izzeldin Abuelaish on why hatred must end
The professor of public health at the University of Toronto says change must start within oneself first, before it can spread to others
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UCC in Focus | Church News
Moderator Mardi Tindal rides Spirit Express, saves carbon, spreads joy
The rain-soaked Manitoba prairies unfold outside the windows of Via Rail’s cross-country train as Moderator Mardi Tindal tells me that, in a way, she’s “just substituted train stations for airports.” The moderator’s Spirit Express is about travel that leaves a smaller carbon footprint. But it is also about how that…
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UCC in Focus | Indigenous
United Church council on Indigenous ministries fosters unity, trust
The Aboriginal Ministries Council is two years old and not fully staffed, but there's some progress in bringing together Indigenous constituencies across the nation
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Justice | History, Indigenous
Researchers scour church archives for records of students who died at residential schools
Around 100,000 Aboriginal students attended about 130 residential schools over more than a century. It is now up to the TRC to remember them.
