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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Theology
United Church ministers debate faith, atheism — and the future
Is the denomination big enough and flexible enough to employ all sorts of ministers, including those who don't accept that God exists?
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Church News
United Church congregations are figuring out how to amalgamate, joyfully
It's not just a survival strategy to join memberships, but can also bring new energy, ideas and a fresh outlook to churches
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Church News
United Church’s foundation is growing funds, receiving bequests
Income streams from multi-million-dollar endowments and investments help support church works, services and dreams
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Church News
United Church leaders’ pilgrimage to U.K. festival lifts spirits, hopes
Moderator Rt. Rev. Gary Paterson and 113 other church leaders headed to the Cotswolds for a spot of tea and rejuvenation
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Interview
United Church was truly born in the tumult of the 1960s, not in 1925
The early years were a compromise between evangelical thought and liberalism, and liberal theology won out with its evolving interpretation of the Bible
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Society
United Church survey unearths visions for the faith in 2025
Respondents were asked what will the denomination look and feel like in 2025, in the face of vast cultural, financial shifts
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Church News
United Church congregations use innovation to entice youth
Engaging young people in the church is a perennial challenge, but some congregations are rethinking the whole enterprise
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Church News
United Church congregations in villages band together for worship
Rural pastoral charges in eastern Ontario are experimenting with a new way to keep small churches open and so far, results are promising
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LGBTQ2S+, Society
Three LGBTQ people explain what the United Church’s 1988 decision meant to them
Twenty-five years ago, the United Church said yes to openly gay and lesbian ministers. Three people who were caught in the storm look back on the year that changed everything.
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Activism
Civil disobedience isn’t easy to rule out when the planet is at risk
Former Moderator Mardi Tindal is trying to discern how she relates to being arrested for the sake of the environment
