April/May 2023, UCC in Focus
The United Church has an ambitious plan to grow its membership
The denomination is aiming to create 100 new churches and other faith communities
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March 2023, UCC in Focus
United Church of Canada sued over alleged abuse in maternity homes
The plaintiff says that she was forced to give up her baby in 1965
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January/February 2023, UCC in Focus
Multimillion-dollar bequest boosts United Church of Canada finances
The large donation significantly brightens General Council's financial outlook
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Oct/Nov 2022, UCC in Focus
Designated lay minister calls General Council’s decision ‘another slap in the face’
Designated lay ministers are disappointed that a proposal about them wasn't addressed at the recent meeting
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Oct/Nov 2022, UCC in Focus
COVID, confusion and chaos marred the first-ever virtual General Council
Here's the lowdown on everything that happened (and didn't happen) at the meeting
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United Church calls on federal government to decriminalize drugs
The decision breaks with the church’s historic thinking on substance use
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Oct/Nov 2022, UCC in Focus
United Church votes to start looking into union with other denominations
“Necessity is going to be the mother of invention," says Rev. Taylor Croissant, the proposal's lead author
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Oct/Nov 2022, UCC in Focus
United Church votes to support creation of a self-determining Indigenous church
The co-chair of the denomination's National Indigenous Council says it marks a watershed moment
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Carmen Lansdowne elected as United Church moderator
The second Indigenous person to serve as the church's spiritual leader, Lansdowne was also uncontested
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United Church could cut ties with its innovative ministries branch
General Secretary Michael Blair says EDGE does good work, but the church wants to figure out ‘where it sits’
