After 93 years, this could be the United Church’s last General Council
When the United Church meets in July, top priorities will be a streamlined governance structure and Indigenous ministries.
United Church moderator reflects on righting injustice and what gives her hope
We talk to Rt. Rev. Jordan Cantwell as she wraps up her term as United Church moderator in July.
How churches are saving themselves through real estate
Churches across the country are trading their valuable real estate for long-term funding. But success takes more than good intentions.
United Church of Canada proposes new regional boundaries
The UCC has mapped out new regions based on geography, relationships, and culture
Egerton Ryerson: The legacy of a tarnished hero
He founded public education in Ontario — and this very magazine — while also promoting residential schools. How should we judge Ryerson
Living young in Canada’s oldest town
With the highest percentage of seniors in the country, Qualicum Beach, B.C., offers a glimpse into our greying future.
Presbytery turns down bid to halt Gretta Vosper hearing
A last-ditch effort to halt a hearing that could defrock a self-declared atheist, who is serving as a minister in The United
Executive rejects bid to delay Gretta Vosper proceedings
In 2015, Nora Sanders ruled that Vosper’s current answers to ordination vows could be used to review her effectiveness in ministry. The
How atheist minister Gretta Vosper tested the limits of United Church tolerance
Atheist minister Gretta Vosper is audacious, passionate and polarizing. She tested the limits of United Church tolerance and found little institutional appetite
United Church committee finds atheist minister ‘not suitable’
According to a majority of the committee members, Gretta Vosper "is no longer in essential agreement with the statement of doctrine of
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