United Church’s General Council meeting was complex, like the church
Participants at the 41st General Council dealt with an intimidating roster of issues with exuberance, vitality, verve -- and paradoxes
United Church’s new moderator is a poet, a preacher, a pioneer
Rt. Rev. Gary Paterson brings a keen intellect and a passion for words to his new role as the United Church’s elected
 United Church meeting draws controversy over Middle East report
Report by General Council working group calls for an end to Israel's occupation and boycott of goods produced in occupied territories
United Church is closing summer camps as attendance drops, repairs loom
Money from sales is being used to refurbish some camps and encourage new generations to find the joy and hope of summer
United Church’s executive council opts to keep HQ offices in Toronto
Members considered moving to Winnipeg but heavy relocation costs weighed against the plan
Moderator Mardi Tindal rides Spirit Express, saves carbon, spreads joy
The rain-soaked Manitoba prairies unfold outside the windows of Via Rail’s cross-country train as Moderator Mardi Tindal tells me that, in a
United Church congregations in B.C.’s Fraser Presbytery eye the future
A consultant's report produced a wake-up call so stark it could be called a bucket of cold water in the face
United Church and Canadian Jewish Congress try to repair a rift
The two groups have a long history of both support but also conflict, mainly over the actions of the Israeli government in
Justice organization, Kairos, is retooling after steep budget cuts
The ecumenical social justice campaigning group has had to cut programs and refocus even as it's being asked to do more with
United Church is lacking the great preachers of its early years
Powerful sermons have become unfashionable, even suspect, as people associate it with TV evangelists in expensive suits and fake tans
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