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Unsettling Goods: Choose Peace in Palestine and Israel
Join the United Church campaign in working for peace and justice in Palestine and Israel.
About Settlements and the Occupation
Important background information on the campaign, including why Israeli settlements are an obstacle to peace.
Pray, Choose, and Speak for a Just Peace
Resources for worship, education, and advocacy related to the Unsettling Goods campaign.
What Can We Do for a Just Peace?
Get involved in advocacy around settlement products or ethical travel to the Holy Land.
What Are the United Church and Others Doing for a Just Peace?
United Church advocacy with the Canadian government, trust-building initiatives, and actions of other churches around Palestine and Israel.
Sponsor a Refugee
Can you or your congregation sponsor a refugee who urgently needs to be resettled in Canada?
Frequently Asked Questions about Refugee Sponsorship
Answers to common questions regarding refugee sponsorship, including eligibility, the safe third country agreement, and different types of sponsorships.
Preparing for a Refugee's Arrival
What to do, how long it will take, and what you need to know before refugees arrive.
Sponsoring an LGBTIQ2+ Refugee
LGBTIQ2+ refugees urgently need church sponsors that can support their journey to a new and safe life.
What Churches Need to Know About Sponsoring A Refugee
Information about definitions and roles, process, budgeting, and how to get help.
Working With Other Churches or Groups to Sponsor a Refugee
Important information about working with other churches or community groups when sponsoring a refugee.
Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice
For more than thirty years, the United Church and Indigenous peoples have been on a journey towards mutuality, respect and equity.
The Apologies
2018 is the 20th anniversary of the church’s apology to former students of residential schools, their families, and communities.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Information about the United Church involvement in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
Doctrine of Discovery
We repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, which asserted that lands belonged to the Christian powers that "discovered" them.
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
This global affirmation of Indigenous peoples’ rights is a framework for reconciliation and justice.
Prayer, Action and Community
There are many ways for you as a church community to practice reconciliation and work for Indigenous justice.
Justice and Reconciliation Fund
The national Justice and Reconciliation Fund enables regional events in support of reconciliation and relationship building initiatives.
Anti-racism
The United Church is committed to becoming an anti-racist church through a continuous struggle against racism.
Climate Change
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Conversion Therapy
We affirm the value and dignity of all people and reject any therapy or practice that labels LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people as abnormal, broken, or otherwise not whole individuals.
End Gender-based Violence
When listening to the stories of survivors of gender-based violence, we hear God calling us to work to affirm the human dignity of all.
Ending Poverty
We are created in the image of God, and scripture reminds us to act justly and to care for those on the margins.
Food Security
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Mining and Resource Extraction
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