Moderator’s Pride Message 2024
Press Release May 31, 2024 Our call is to fiercely celebrate the great diversity that God loved into being, and to centre the lived experience of those made marginal by…
National Indigenous Council Responds to the Results of Remit 1
Press Release April 9, 2024 Remit 1: Establishing an Autonomous National Indigenous Organization has passed. The National Indigenous Council, 16 regional councils, and 80% of pastoral charges in The United…
Joint statement from unprecedented and historic Easter Sunday ceremonies with the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and Roman Catholic Church
Press Release April 1, 2024 The following is a joint statement regarding the unprecedented and historic Easter Sunday ceremonies between Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, and Roman…
March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Press Release Each year, we mark March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It is a particular time to focus on anti-racist actions and to…
Increasingly, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and freedoms are under attack in Canada.
Press Release March 4, 2024 Beamsville, Ontario. Ponoka, Alberta. Summerland and Delta, BC. These are all the towns where United Churches were vandalized during Pride Month last year. The provincial…
Archdiocese of Toronto Allocates over $2.7 Million to Support Eight Indigenous Healing & Reconciliation Projects
Press Release Dec-12-2023 On this National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples, the Archdiocese of Toronto announced the allocation of more than $2.7 million to fund 8 different…
Leadership Counts Midterm Report Results Released
Press Release December 6, 2023 Leadership Counts is an ongoing voluntary identity survey for ministry personnel and members of national committees. Designed to inform the United Church’s strategic plan and…
Climate Crisis Is Also a Spiritual Crisis
Press Release November 30, 2023 On November 30, The United Church of Canada youth delegation will begin its virtual participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties,…
Media Advisory – Wilfrid Laurier University Set to Host World Religions Conference – Canada’s Largest and Longest Running Multi-Faith Event
Press Release WATERLOO, ON, Nov. 22, 2023 – Event: Our world is becoming increasingly polarized. May it be politically, religiously, economically, or socially. This is resulting in lack of empathy, intolerance,…
Human Rights Report Presented to the UN Includes Ecumenical Contribution
Press Release Canada’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) took place in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday. Supported by the World Council of Churches as an example of global…
