Former fundamentalists describe the trauma of leaving their faith
“Leaving the fold was then a long and wrenching process which tore at the fabric of my existence”
I worry the United Church doesn’t want evangelicals like me
While the church community says it accepts everyone, one woman wonders if that is still true.
The complex history of the Huron Carol
A product of 17th-century Jesuit missionaries, the popular hymn was written to introduce the Wendat people to Christianity. The Observer explores its
Gretta Vosper’s atheism isn’t the problem
She isn't interested in engaging with and exploring the Bible, which is an essential part of United Church ministry, says this writer.
The United Church welcomes all — even atheist ministers
Gretta Vosper is now free to lead her Toronto congregation after a settlement, and this minister and writer says that's a good
3 transgender Canadians share the journeys that shaped their faith
“I really do think it’s part of the nature of transition, when we’re doing some serious examination of what is right in
Wilbur Howard and the white church
The first Black moderator of the United Church didn't speak about the discrimination he experienced. Decades later, Black clergy are opening up
Gretta Vosper to get formal hearing soon
The United Church will decide whether or not the Toronto atheist minister should be removed from the order of ministry.
Presbyteries are gone. So now what?
Here's what the United Church's new three-court system will look like.
Meet your 2018 moderator nominees
Later this month, General Council commissioners will choose the United Church’s next moderator. As of press time, 10 leadership hopefuls had been
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