The United Church of Canada

When the government announced a matching funds program for Haiti relief, many Canadians may have thought that the funds would be available to the charity whose efforts had led to their generation.

Jennifer Janzen-Ball has been appointed Designated Lay Ministry Coordinator, and Annette Taylor has been appointed Executive Director of Calling Lakes Centre.

Up-to-date information on developments in the United Church’s August 2010 response to flooding in Pakistan.

The United Church of Canada, together with other members of the global ACT Alliance, is responding to the monsoon floods in Pakistan.

Bells will ring out from churches across Canada on Wednesday, July 28, at 5:55 p.m., in memory of the victims of the Grand Dérangement (the Acadian Deportation)

In a letter this week to Industry Minister Tony Clement, the church urged the government not to implement a voluntary system of collecting detailed census information.

Catherine Christie from Saskatchwan Conference will serve with the Presbyterian Church of Korea and Sarah Beer from Hamilton Conference will serve with Centro Esperanza, Peru.

The 2010 McGeachy Senior Scholarship has been awarded to co-recipients Dr. Caryn Douglas and Dr. Carolyn Whitney-Brown.

The United Church of Canada is calling for the repatriation of Omar Khadr as his trial by a United States military commission approaches.

The United Church has written to Prime Minister Harper affirming Canada's emphasis on maternal health during the G8/G20 summit and calling for this to include safe and accessible access to abortion.

The United Church of Canada is calling on the government of Canada to support a fully independent inquiry into the May 31 attack on a peace convoy bringing supplies to Gaza.

The General Council and Conference offices of the United Church are amending the current harassment policy to include specific references to workplace violence to comply with Bill 168.