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
United Church leaders are eyeing the future of overseas missions
When the United Church was formed in 1925, it had 600 missionaries but by next summer, a single long-term overseas worker will
United Church plan to restructure its courts hits snags on two coasts
United Church leaders in B.C. and the Maritimes reject a new plan to make the denomination leaner
The United Church is in talks with the American Church of Christ
The goal is for a full-communion agreement between the two denominations, stopping short of full merger
United Church hospitals set to dwindle to just two, down from peak of 32
The takeover of two United Church-run hospitals by a Vancouver-based health authority signals a likely end for a longtime mission to coastal
United Church congregations are figuring out how to amalgamate, joyfully
It's not just a survival strategy to join memberships, but can also bring new energy, ideas and a fresh outlook to churches
United Church’s foundation is growing funds, receiving bequests
Income streams from multi-million-dollar endowments and investments help support church works, services and dreams
United Church leaders’ pilgrimage to U.K. festival lifts spirits, hopes
Moderator Rt. Rev. Gary Paterson and 113 other church leaders headed to the Cotswolds for a spot of tea and rejuvenation
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