UCC in Focus - Page 8

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CHURCHx wants to transform how people of faith learn

by Christopher White

New online education platform helps congregation members across the country collaborate with each other

Former United Church moderator Lois Wilson dead at 97

by Julie McGonegal

The denomination’s first female moderator, a senator and a passionate human rights advocate, Wilson lived a life shaped by her pursuit of

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Rural Newfoundland minister ousted from congregation for pro-2SLGBTQ+ stance

by Drew-Anne Glennie

Rev. Dianne Crewe says she was forced to resign after posting about Pride service

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A new approach to church fundraising

by Leslie Sinclair

Fundraising expert Michelle Harder shares strategies to help congregations sustain financial health

What is happening with the United Church’s 100 communities of faith goal?

by Christopher White

Question Box columnist Christopher White emphasizes that new growth needs sustainable funding

United Church urges Canada to suspend relations with Israel

by Emma Prestwich

”Quiet diplomacy is not working,” writes general secretary Rev. Michael Blair

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Jasper United minister reflects on ‘huge loss’ of church to wildfire

by Amarah Hasham-Steele

Rev. Linda McLaren also lost her home, the church's manse, in the massive blaze

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141 members of this United church went to war. 19 never returned home.

by David Kim-Cragg

More than a century after the start of the First World War, a historian tells their stories

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United Church review to look at how well the restructured denomination is working

by Leslie Sinclair

In 2019, the church radically changed its structure. A new review aims to assess if the changes were worth it.

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My church’s new members are ruffling feathers. What should we do?

by Christopher White

Question Box columnist Christopher White advises a reader concerned about the different expectations that come with a growing congregation

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