The Moderator of The United Church of Canada, the Right Rev. Gary Paterson, welcomed today’s Supreme Court ruling on limits to freedom of religion when it comes to hate speech.
United Church Moderator Gary Paterson invites church members to offer signs of encouragement on Jan. 11 to government and First Nations leaders who are meeting that day.
Moderator Gary Paterson is asking United Church members and adherents to take action in advance of World AIDS Day (December 1) to ensure Bill C-398 is approved.
The Moderator of The United Church of Canada has asked the Minister of Public Safety to rescind the decision to eliminate part-time chaplaincy positions in Canada’s prisons.
A Vancouver-based minister who describes himself as a passionate preacher and poet, the Rev. Dr. Gary Paterson was elected Moderator of The United Church of Canada by the 41st General Council on August 16, 2012.
The 41st General Council has instructed Nora Sanders, The United Church of Canada’s General Secretary, to make a public statement “categorically” rejecting construction of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
When The United Church of Canada’s national meeting, the General Council, rolls into Ottawa this month, hundreds of local volunteers will be waiting to help make everything run smoothly.
The United Church of Canada today released the report of its Working Group on Israel/Palestine Policy. The report will be considered by the 41st General Council, August 11–18, 2012.
Join Moderator Mardi Tindal on Sunday, April 22, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) for a one-hour live webcast that celebrates efforts to heal soul, community, and creation.
World Interfaith Harmony Week is an opportunity for all of us to recognize that the common values we hold outweigh the differences we may have, according to United Church Moderator, Mardi Tindal.
The United Church of Canada has called on the Canadian government to reassure non-resident same-sex couples, and the clergy who married them, that Canada recognizes their marriages as valid.
As the COP17 climate change conference draws to a close in Durban, South Africa, United Church Moderator, Mardi Tindal, writes that "the longing to see more leadership than politics runs deep here..."
In a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, The United Church of Canada has highlighted concerns regarding the impact of some aspects of Bill C-10 on Canada’s Aboriginal peoples.
The United Church of Canada’s Moderator joins faith leaders from around the world in Durban, South Africa, for the United Nations’ climate change conference, COP17.
The United Church of Canada congratulated the federal government on its decision to establish the East Africa Drought Relief Fund and to match the Horn of Africa charitable donations of Canadians.
In a commentary published in the December 14, 2010, Ottawa Citizen, Moderator Mardi Tindal calls on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to exercise accountable leadership on climate change.
This week Moderator Mardi Tindal heads off on the first leg of her train journey, the Spirit Express, visiting northern Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
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