Silence of Canadian Government on Crisis in Haiti Must End
March 09, 2021
Twenty-five Canadian civil society groups including The United Church of Canada have written to Prime Minister Trudeau to call for an end to the government’s complicit silence regarding the social and political crisis in Haiti.
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Executive Starts Work to Become Anti-Racist Denomination
June 24, 2020
The 43rd General Council’s electronic meeting on June 20,2020, received as new business the proposal Towards an Anti-Racist Denomination.
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Black Lives Matter in the United Church
June 19, 2020
The General Council Executive issued a statement on June 18, 2020, confirming unequivocally that Black Lives Matter to The United Church of Canada.
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Celebrating Pride in the United Church
June 08, 2020
The United Church affirms that gender and sexuality are gifts of God. This June, we invite all people of faith to celebrate the lives and ministry of LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people across the United Church and beyond.
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Church Leaders Acknowledge the Racism in Their Midst
June 02, 2020
The Moderator calls the struggle against anti-Black racism to be the work of White members of the church, and the time has come to commit themselves to this work.
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Revised Statement on Medical Assistance in Dying
June 01, 2020
On May 25, 2020, the General Council Executive accepted updates to the church’s statement on Medical Assistance in Dying.
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Memorial Register of Missing Children
September 26, 2019
A memorial register honouring children who died at residential schools (TRC Call to Action 72) will be launched on September 30, 2019.
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Mark the Residential Schools Apology Anniversary in Prayer
October 17, 2018
Braiding Reconciliation Prayer, inspired by a teaching shared by Youth Forum at General Council, marks 20th anniversary of 1998 Apology.
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Choose Faith over Fear: Welcome Asylum Seekers
July 18, 2018
Racism and Islamophobia practised by individuals and nations continue to destroy God’s beloved community.
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United Church Welcomes Accessible Canada Act
July 06, 2018
Bill C-81 represents significant progress in making Canada fully inclusive but could be strengthened.
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