On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, the Moderator of The United Church of Canada, Mardi Tindal, will travel to Haiti leading a five-person United Church delegation on a pastoral visit.
Mardi Tindal, Moderator of The United Church of Canada, today issued an open letter to Canadians calling on them to consider climate change a crisis of conscience.
The United Church announced today that it is launching an emergency appeal asking its congregations for donations designated for earthquake relief and reconstruction in Haiti.
On Sunday, January 17, 2010, Mardi Tindal, the Moderator of The United Church of Canada, will be issuing an open letter to all Canadians regarding the issue of climate change.
The United Church’s Moderator Mardi Tindal joined with other leaders of churches and church organizations in sending a message to climate change negotiators, imploring them to “not be afraid.”
The United Church’s Moderator Mardi Tindal travels to Copenhagen this week as part of an international delegation of religious leaders attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
In an open letter to Canadians, Moderator Mardi Tindal and the Hon. David MacDonald explain why the United Nations Climate Change Conference is a place where faith and science must intersect.
On Sunday, November 22, many United Church of Canada members attending church services will be praying for very particular group of people—children in care.
This Thanksgiving, United Church of Canada Moderator Mardi Tindal invites us to give thanks for abundance and to trust that we can create the conditions that generate abundance.
On the final day of its meeting in Kelowna, BC, August 9–15, 2009, The United Church of Canada’s 40th General Council expressed concern for a Palestinian community engaged in non-violent protests.
Mardi Tindal, the church’s new Moderator, will bring to the position a passion for creation, for people, for the diversity of the United Church, and for living in the abundance of God’s grace.
While officially backing away from declaring an outright boycott against Israel, the 40th General Council of The United Church of Canada has left the door open for that action to emerge from within its constituencies across Canada.
In addition to the almost 400 delegates to The United Church of Canada’s 40th General Council, close to two dozen ecumenical, interfaith, and international guests will be attending the meeting.
For delegates to the United Church’s 40th General Council, Monday afternoon, August 10, will provide a unique opportunity to hear residential school survivors speak to the church.
Commissioners to The United Church of Canada’s 40th General Council in Kelowna, August 9–15, will be invited to experience what it means to become an intercultural church.
The United Church of Canada is holding its 40th General Council in Kelowna, August 9–15, 2009. The meetings will take place on the campus of the University of British Columbia—Okanagan.
The United Church responds to concerns raised by the Canadian Jewish Congress regarding four proposals on the Middle East coming before the August meeting of the United Church’s 40th General Council.
With less than three weeks until the opening of the 40th General Council of The United Church of Canada, all eyes are focused on news reports detailing the current wildfire emergency in Kelowna, BC.
Grants of up to $15,000 are available to United Church ministries that submit proposals describing how they are addressing situations of need caused or worsened by the current economic crisis.
A United Church peace delegation will travel to Ottawa this week to ask the Canadian government to use its influence to push for dialogue, rather than military action, in all conflict situations.
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