The United Church Makes Funds Available ~ published on July 22, 2021 on The United Church of Canada’s website The United Church of Canada is making funds available to support the work of Indigenous communities for the identification of unmarked … Continue reading →
Our Three Denominations Sign Letter to Federal Government On July 13, 2021, a coalition of concerned Canadian churches and organizations (including our three denominations) wrote Foreign Affairs minister the Hon. Marc Garneau about the escalating violence and human rights violations … Continue reading →
Bringing these children the honour we denied them in life ~ published on July 19, 2021 on The United Church of Canada’s website To Residential School Survivors, Families, and Communities: I want to acknowledge the pain that you, as survivors … Continue reading →
United Church’s Pay It Forward Campaign ~ published on July 15, 2021 at https://united-church.ca/news/matching-vaccine-donations-announced The Pay it Forward part of The United Church of Canada’s campaign in support of global partners, encouraging people to buy a vaccine for someone in another country, … Continue reading →
Cowssess. Brandon. Kamloops. Holding those recovered so far. Thursday, June 24, 2021 – the Day of John the Baptist By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, … Continue reading →
The United Church of Canada Celebrates Its 96th Anniversary on June 10th Join Moderator Richard Bott and others for a special online worship service to celebrate the 96th anniversary of The United Church of Canada. This service will be livestreamed … Continue reading →
To the News of the Discovery of the Remains of 215 Indigenous Children on the Grounds of the Kamloops (Tk’emlups) Residential School The May 27, 2021 news release from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops Indian Band) can be downloaded from here. … Continue reading →
On May 19, 2021, the United Church of Canada published the post “Palestinian Christians urge solidarity this Pentecost” on its website. United Church communities of faith are are invited to learn about the Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah facing forcible … Continue reading →
The United Church of Canada Adds Its Voice to Those Calling on the Canadian Government to Intervene with Israel ~ from the United Church of Canada’s webpage posted on May 12, 2021 The United Church of Canada joins Canadian civil … Continue reading →
for the United Church’s Role in Coerced Adoptions online Sunday, May 9th, noon PDT The United Church of Canada will acknowledge its role in forced adoptions through maternity homes operated by the church. During the service, The Right Rev. Dr. … Continue reading →