Wrestling and other amazing ways to repurpose your church
Some church buildings go to sleep from Monday to Friday. But elsewhere, the steepled husks moonlight as kooky and political community hubs.
Why this Catholic left the church in her 60s
After a lifetime devoted to Catholicism, a Nova Scotia teacher is settling in with the United Church of Canada. Here, she explains
Two words Rev. Cheri DiNovo wants to hear from the United Church
The Toronto minister talks about her disappointment over the church’s silence when she officiated the country’s first legalized same-sex marriage 17 years
Christians need to take risks and ‘be the church’
It's time for congregations to think outside the box
The real reason church camps are doomed
It’s not a lack of faith that’s killing Christian overnight camps. The actual problem is much more pedestrian – and completely fixable.
United Church of Canada proposes new regional boundaries
The UCC has mapped out new regions based on geography, relationships, and culture
For United churches, sharing space helps pay the bills — and advance mission objectives
Community ‘hubs’ bring a variety of organizations under one roof
11 immigrants putting down roots in Canada and the United Church
"Lima was a bit difficult. It’s a Catholic society; I was never out of the closet there."
What the end of The Record means for church publications
We say a sad goodbye to The Presbyterian Record, a newspaper that has been printing for well over 100 years
How atheist minister Gretta Vosper tested the limits of United Church tolerance
Atheist minister Gretta Vosper is audacious, passionate and polarizing. She tested the limits of United Church tolerance and found little institutional appetite
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