Attracting the spiritual but not religious through ‘un-churching’
Some church leaders are attempting to entice new members by laying off the faith community's biggest buzz word: God.
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
When an Indigenous teen disappeared, an Ontario church provided a space to gather and grieve
"I wish I could say that Kenora’s two predominant cultures (Anishnaabe and Anglo-Saxon) mix easily, but there are few places where this
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
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