Meet Mable and Mouse, two beloved church cats
They're a fixture of Kirk United Church Centre in Edmonton.
Should we apologize for the hurt surrounding 1988 decision?
The groundbreaking United Church vote on gay and lesbian ministers has transformed the denomination in the years since, but there's still work
Meet your new moderator: Rt. Rev. Richard Bott
'He is one of the people who can actually build up a church.'
Presbyteries are gone. So now what?
Here's what the United Church's new three-court system will look like.
Rev. Paul Douglas Walfall reflects on powerful General Council speech
"There needs to be a dialogue in the United Church of Canada from coast to coast, that we are able to listen
Edmonton camp allows transgender kids to just be themselves
Camp Dragonfly is a break from public life from trans children, says the organizer, where their 'existence is constantly under question.'
Exciting changes are coming to The Observer!
We've been around for 189 years, and to survive, we'll need to adapt.
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.
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.
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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