Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.

St. Paul’s Indigenous Circle is an active group in a United Church congregation in Bowmanville, Ontario encouraging all to travel the rocky and difficult…

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Indigenous Circle Stirs Emotion and Action" href="/blogs/round-table/indigenous-circle-stirs-emotion-and-action"> A group of five people about middle aged, each wearing an orange "Every Child Matters" t-shirt.

At The Great Gathering in November of 2019, 24 people from United Church of Canada camps, joined more than 540 innovative outdoor ministry partners gathered at

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The Great Gathering" href="/blogs/round-table/great-gathering"> A group shot of United Church participants at The Great Gathering, showing about two dozen camp leaders, from young to middle age.

Wendy Gichuru reflects on how the negotiation of sacred and profane in Kendrick Lamar’s music contributes to the making of Black meaning.

Kendrick Lamar as Prophet " href="/blogs/round-table/kendrick-lamar-prophet"> Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs on stage, wearing a black t-shirt and a black baseball cap, he holds a microphone with one hand and raises the other above this head, with three fingers in the air.

Rev. Andrew Kinoti Lairenge writes that growing up in post-colonial Kenya, he did not know what it was to be a person of colour or visible minority. It is…

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Learning to Be Black" href="/blogs/round-table/learning-be-black"> A portrait of Rev. Andrew Kinoti Lairenge, a middle-aged Black man with very short hair and kind eyes. Slightly smiling.

General Secretary Nora Sanders checks in with our Christian partners in China who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 epidemic.

Note from Nora: Our Prayers Can Mean So Much" href="/blogs/round-table/note-nora-our-prayers-can-mean-so-much"> Photo of people unloading medical supplies from trucks in Wuhan, China

In this excerpt from the new Lenten devotional "Faithfully Yours: Letters for the Wondering," Bri-anne Swan reflects on the perennial question, “God, where were you…

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Where Were You?" href="/blogs/round-table/where-were-you"> A photo looking down into a vast reddish canyon in the desert of Utah.

Dr. Velda Love of the United Church of Christ writes that her history is African centred and it’s beautiful.

My History is African Centred and It’s Beautiful" href="/blogs/round-table/my-history-african-centred-and-its-beautiful"> Dr. Velda Love of the United Church of Christ, a Black woman in an indigo wrap, with very closely cropped hair, a brilliant smile, and long earrings, looks directly at the camera.

At the Minority Youth Forum in Japan, Jacob Burns and Jacqueline Warner-Smith were exposed to a struggle for justice that had similarities to the Canadian experience…

Sharing Cultures, Working for Peace" href="/blogs/round-table/sharing-cultures-working-peace"> Participants in the Minority Youth Forum, including two youth featured in this blog post (centre), pose for a group shot in front of a Japanese temple.

Rev. Dr. Bentley de Bardelaben-Phillips of the United Church of Christ, writes about the recent powerful tour he took with colleagues to the Alabama cities of…

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My Civil Rights Excursion" href="/blogs/round-table/my-civil-rights-excursion"> A portrait of Rev. Dr. Bentley de Bardelaben-Phillips, a Black man with glasses and a thin black and grey beard. He has a bright smile and is wearing a dark suit.

General Secretary Nora Sanders writes about experiencing a profound reminder of the presence of God in an everyday setting.

Note from Nora: Surely God Is in this Place" href="/blogs/round-table/note-nora-surely-god-place"> An adult hand hold the hand of an infant, which appears tiny and vulnerable..