Gretta Vosper to get formal hearing soon
The United Church will decide whether or not the Toronto atheist minister should be removed from the order of ministry.
Keeping climate change on the radar may demand newer theologies
We can change our lifestyle, sign treaties and develop planet-saving technologies, but first we have to believe the battle is winnable.
My church was dying until we returned to prayer and confession
"No magic formulas. Just grace emerging through weakness."
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.'
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