Sunday school is evolving at some churches, a nod to social change
Attendance in the long-time pillar of church life is shrinking dramatically and new efforts involve activities, props and play
‘Our life was the picture of normal until Terry came out’
Terry and Anne Wood had a normal married life. All of that changed when Terry, a lay minister, realized he was a
Bears inspire adoration, reminders of tension between wild and tame
Something about these animals urges us to love them, even when it's accompanied by heartbreak
Stopping violence against women starts with reaching out to men
Bruce Wood, therapist, wants to help men become healthy partners, fathers, and role models in the community
Bernadette Dumas’s parents needed a place to hide her. Decades later, she’s still haunted by what she lost
Years after she was sent to a United Church maternity home, she wants a national inquiry into the role of churches, social
Science reshapes our understanding of where empathy comes from
Empathy isn't just a force of the human spirit. It's hard-wired in our genetic code, researchers are discovering
Homeless programs are all too successful, but society fails to care
Thousands seek shelter in churches and Out of the Cold programs, but long-term solutions are not on the table
Refugees are flooding into South Sudan looking for safety and food
The world's newest country is hosting tens of thousands fleeing bombardment and war further north, as hope lives on
United Church minister and evangelical preacher find common ground
Their Vancouver churches are close, their theologies are not, but these two clergy are learning from each other and becoming friends
United Church support helps launch community housing at 40 Oaks
A venerable United Church mission to support the inner-city neighbourhood of Regent Park is reborn, along with the community
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June 2025 Issue In this issue: Facing the next century with faith; How the legacy of the social gospel has shaped the United Church; The story of the Indigenous Church and a journey to right relations |
