United Church’s move to delay action on Palestine frustrates justice advocates
The denomination's General Council opted to postpone consideration of several proposals on the issue
United Church calls on federal government to decriminalize drugs
The decision breaks with the church’s historic thinking on substance use
United Church votes to support creation of a self-determining Indigenous church
The co-chair of the denomination's National Indigenous Council says it marks a watershed moment
Ojibwe translator for Pope visit on what Catholic Church needs to do next
'You took the language away from us,' says Henry Pitawanakwat
Carmen Lansdowne elected as United Church moderator
The second Indigenous person to serve as the church's spiritual leader, Lansdowne was also uncontested
Tseshaht First Nation leads search for unmarked graves at residential school site run by United Church
The elected council is in the early stages of discussion with the denomination
The United Church’s first female moderator on what she is and isn’t proud of
95-year-old former senator Very Rev. Lois Wilson reflects on her rich life
Proposal aims to change tone of Israel-Palestine discussion in the United Church
But adopting a principles-based approach doesn't mean the church won't decide to name Israel as an apartheid state or adopt BDS
A year after the Kamloops news, Indigenous communities are still looking for buried children
But the results of ground-penetrating radar surveys are not the first step, nor the last, in the search for justice
‘Very offensive’ remark mars Indigenous church discussion at General Council
The comment shows why an upcoming proposal on the Indigenous church needs to be taken seriously, says one former moderator
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