UCC in Focus
A consultant's report produced a wake-up call so stark it could be called a bucket of cold water in the face. Does it foreshadow what will happen in other parts of the country?
Religion
The two groups have a long history of both support but also conflict, mainly over the actions of the Israeli government in the occupied territories. They have pledged to keep talking
Justice
The ecumenical social justice campaigning group has had to cut programs and refocus even as it's being asked to do more with less
Faith
Powerful sermons have become unfashionable, even suspect, as people associate it with TV evangelists in expensive suits and fake tans
UCC in Focus
Six nominees are on the slate for the new moderatorship, along with questions about what the denomination should stand for. At the same time, budgets are tightening
UCC in Focus
Amid warnings of budget shortfalls and continuing membership loss, the General Council cuts top management tier and talks further cutbacks
UCC in Focus
They say they are under-represented when the church makes decisions about ministry, just one more chapter in a long history of being undervalued
UCC in Focus
Gerald Martindale, who rings the carillon at Metropolitan United, is the United Church's only bell-ringer, but the musical discipline is growing in the United States
UCC in Focus
Breakdowns in communication can occur between the pews and the General Council, and also to the world at large
UCC in Focus
More than half of the United Church's preaching places are in rural communities and they are changing as the rural fabric of Canada changes. Some have died but many are rebounding
