Church News, Indigenous
Indigenous United Church Elders protest decision to dissolve National Indigenous Council
General Secretary Rev. Michael Blair's decision came over concerns that the body wasn't working
UCC in Focus
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Church News
Exciting changes are coming to The Observer!
We've been around for 189 years, and to survive, we'll need to adapt.
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Opinion
To those who said I’ll only be respected as a minister because I’m pretty
A young ministry student says Christians, both within and outside of the United Church, have discouraged her from following her call.
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Opinion
Hey, United Church — we could have talked about my disability
A moderator nominee says the majority of commissioners at General Council weren't comfortable enough to truly engage him.
Latest Articles
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Church News
Rev. Miriam Spies’ profound challenge to the church at General Council
'I worry we use people to show how diverse we are, but then ignore their struggles.'
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Opinion
For me, the landmark United Church vote on sexual orientation came at a high personal cost
"Justice was served at General Council. Yes. And harm was also done," says Rev. Don Collett.
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Church News
Meet your 2018 moderator nominees
Later this month, General Council commissioners will choose the United Church’s next moderator. As of press time, 10 leadership hopefuls had been announced. We asked each of them to sum up their pitch in a tweet.
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Opinion
The United Church still hasn’t confronted the racism within it
'Let us ensure that the people who sit at the table are there not as guests but as valued members of the family.'
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Opinion
Why I got baptized at the age of 42
"I told myself that I didn’t need to go to church to believe in God. I found peace and the Holy Spirit in the things that surrounded me. But still, there was a nagging sense of something missing."
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Church News
A fond farewell to presbyteries
They will likely be eliminated this year as the United Church restructures. Steven Chambers celebrates the end of an era.
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Editor's Letter
#MeToo in the church
Our hope is that by giving voice to these #MeToo stories, a new conversation about sexual misconduct can begin.
