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People stand in a church with stained-glass windows. Some wave ribbons

Worshippers mark 100 years of the United Church in a colourful official service

by Terri Coles

People from all over filled Gower Street United in St. John's, N.L.

A black-and-white photo shows people sitting in bleachers and in chairs on a stage as other people in church robes stand.

The church union that was — and wasn’t

by Andrew Faiz

Not all Presbyterians joined the United Church in 1925. A personal look at those who stayed, and how their witness has evolved

An image of three centenarian individuals: On the left, Ray Mackay seated at an organ wearing a dark sweater; in the center, Molly Austen smiling and wearing a celebratory sash reading "Aged to Perfection" and a crown; on the right, Miriam Tees wearing a purple cardigan and speaking in front of a dark background.

3 centenarians on what a lifetime of faith has meant to them

by Paniz Vedavarz

To mark the United Church's centennial, Broadview spoke with members who have been around longer than the denomination itself

A collage of different people. From the top, there is a white woman with brown hair in a green dress, below her is a white man with white hair, glasses and smiling, below him is a group of Black and brown people next to an IV bag. Below is a rainbow, a CD that says, "Don't panic", a book that says, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," a ceramic angel. In the middle is a robot, a pocket watch, a book that says, "This United Church of Ours". Avobe is a sign that says, "Sunday Service Cancelled", a group of children sitting in front of a priest and a Black man with a pink towel on his head. He is wearing glasses and has his thumb up.

A hitchhiker’s guide to the future of The United Church of Canada

by Pieta Woolley

On the denomination's 100th anniversary, our essayist takes on the eternal question of its survival

Collage of several Indigenous elders and a group of children. In the background are eagles, a totem pole, a teepee, a feather, a drum and a cow skull, bundles of sage

The Indigenous United Church: a journey to right relations

by Teresa Burnett-Cole

Members call for autonomy and healing in a relationship shaped by colonialism

Colourful collage of multiple people and items. Some are in black and white

The United Church was forged in the fires of the social gospel

by Julie McGonegal

A Christian call to justice still animates today’s progressive movements

A middle-aged white man speaks in Parliament. He has white hair, black-framed glasses, is wearing a blue suit and purple tie. He is holding a paper in his right hand and gesturing with his left hand

MP Rob Oliphant on faith, politics and Canada’s future

by Christopher White

The United Church minister reflects on rebuilding trust and the church's next chapter

Collage of people in black and white with the bottom in colour of various items

A United Church historian on facing the future with faith

by Phyllis Airhart

Phyllis Airhart tracks the denomination’s path from birth to glory days and beyond

Woodblock illustration of Jesus healing a man sitting down holding a cane. Other men in robes stand behind Jesus and look on

The surprising science behind miracles

by Anne Thériault

How an inexplicable healing led one Canadian doctor to discover where medicine ends and miracles begin

After the NDP crumbles, what’s next for Canada’s left?

by Julie McGonegal

Progressive movement faces a reckoning as Singh steps down and Conservatives surge

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