UCC in Focus

Moderator Carmen Lansdowne speaking into a microphone during the 45th General Council livestream, wearing glasses and a patterned top

3 things changing at this year’s General Council

by Leslie Sinclair

Commissioners can expect pre-recorded pitches from moderator nominees

Interior of Kamloops United Church sanctuary severely damaged by fire, with charred walls, exposed beams, scattered debris, and standing water on the floor. A burned piano and broken furniture sit amid the wreckage.

Sanctuary fire sparks renewal in Kamloops United Church

by Avil Beckford

A year after flames gutted their building, the congregation is rebuilding through community support and reimagined ministry

Back view of a pastor standing at a back of a choir practice in a church

Proposed ‘Faith Workers Bill of Rights’ cites church bullying and unfair discipline process

by Ghazal Azizi

Unifaith's proposal urges stronger protections for ministry personnel

Collage of two white men in suits, a cover of The Christian Guardian, a document that says, "Missions and the Indians", a group of Indigenous children in front of a chalkboard and a sign that says, "Looking unto Jesus" and a group of Indigenous people sitting

The growing malaise with ‘Indian Missions’

by David Kim-Cragg

What a 1909 Methodist article tells us about church complicity in colonization

A white woman's hands with the right on a black calculator and the left is wearing a watch, holding a pen writing on a piece of paper

The United Church of Canada keeps its deficit in check, tightens belt for 2025

by Avil Beckford

Stronger-than-expected 2024 donations ease pressure, but leaders set cautious course with new three-year budget

People stand in a church with stained-glass windows. Some wave ribbons

Worshippers mark 100 years of the United Church in a colourful official service

by Terri Coles

People from all over filled Gower Street United in St. John's, N.L.

Dozens of people sit at a long, rainbow-painted picnic table outside Metropolitan United Church in Toronto, sharing food and conversation during a community potluck.

Toronto church celebrates United Church centennial with 100-foot potluck picnic

by Paniz Vedavarz

Over 150 people gathered around a rainbow picnic table at Metropolitan United to mark a century of faith and community

A black-and-white photo shows people sitting in bleachers and in chairs on a stage as other people in church robes stand.

The church union that was — and wasn’t

by Andrew Faiz

Not all Presbyterians joined the United Church in 1925. A personal look at those who stayed, and how their witness has evolved

An image of three centenarian individuals: On the left, Ray Mackay seated at an organ wearing a dark sweater; in the center, Molly Austen smiling and wearing a celebratory sash reading "Aged to Perfection" and a crown; on the right, Miriam Tees wearing a purple cardigan and speaking in front of a dark background.

3 centenarians on what a lifetime of faith has meant to them

by Paniz Vedavarz

To mark the United Church's centennial, Broadview spoke with members who have been around longer than the denomination itself

A collage of different people. From the top, there is a white woman with brown hair in a green dress, below her is a white man with white hair, glasses and smiling, below him is a group of Black and brown people next to an IV bag. Below is a rainbow, a CD that says, "Don't panic", a book that says, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," a ceramic angel. In the middle is a robot, a pocket watch, a book that says, "This United Church of Ours". Avobe is a sign that says, "Sunday Service Cancelled", a group of children sitting in front of a priest and a Black man with a pink towel on his head. He is wearing glasses and has his thumb up.

A hitchhiker’s guide to the future of The United Church of Canada

by Pieta Woolley

On the denomination's 100th anniversary, our essayist takes on the eternal question of its survival

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