United Church members Jim and Eva Manly on campaigning for Palestinians by Pieta Woolley In 2012, Jim was an Israeli prison after joining 29 others on the Estelle, a sailing ship with a mission to run
United Church’s Simon LeSieur on being a youth minister and “love bomber” by Alison Shouldice The youth and family pastor at West Vancouver United, he was one of two MCs at the United Church’s Rendez-vous 2014 youth
Corporations control most of the global seed market; concern ensues by Alanna Mitchell Public seed breeding, financed by governments, has collapsed in Canada after generations of innovation
Canada’s tax agency launches audit of United Church, yet again by Mike Milne Officials scrutinized the books three times last year looking for political activity and will do another audit this year
Independent Jewish Voices, from the margins, supports Palestinian rights by David Berlin Like the United Church of Canada, the group is critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians and supports sanctions
New discoveries lead to questions about what makes us uniquely human by Alanna Mitchell Science is blurring the lines between humans and other species. Maybe we're not the pinnacle of Creation after all
Chocolate relies on child labour in Africa’s Ivory Coast, a bitter truth by Tamsin Ford More than 800,000 children work on the West African nation's cocoa farms, despite efforts to cut down child labour
The perils of redevelopment by John Barber So you have a new mission and big plans for your church building. Brace yourself. The road ahead could be rocky
Faith leaders must join the charge to divest from fossil fuels by Christine Boyle It will take moral courage to let the oil and gas industry know that they've lost their social licence
Evangelical students on campus aim to foster new leaders, believers by Bethany Van Lingen As mainstream churches, like the United Church, dwindle, evangelical groups have become the largest on campuses