Our speaker, homeless activist Cathy Crowe says "There is no right to shelter or housing in Canada." Over the past three decades, a series of federal governments cut funding for social programs and eliminated our national housing program, leaving hundreds of thousands of people victim to the tsunami of homelessness that was declared a national disaster twenty years ago. No one knows this reality better than Cathy Crowe, who witnessed the explosion of homelessness across Canada while working as...
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United Church of Canada News
- Installation of the 44th Moderator of the United Church August 8, 2022In a service brimming with joy, the Right Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, Kwisa’lakw was installed as the 44th Moderator of The United Church of Canada.
- The Second Annual Orange Shirt Day Giveaway! August 4, 2022Enter for a chance to win an Every Child Matters flag!
- Korea Peace Appeal Campaign Making Impact July 27, 2022At the six-month mark of the Ten Thousand Signature Korea Peace Appeal, we celebrate and lift up the hope, prayer, storytelling, and action expressed.
- United Church of Canada Adopts a Bold New Emissions Reduction Target July 25, 2022The United Church of Canada commits the whole church to an 80% decrease in carbon emissions by 2030.
- Call for Decriminalization of Illicit Substances for Personal Use July 25, 2022The United Church committed to calling on the Federal Government to decriminalize illicit substances for personal use.
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- United Church Welcomes Funding for UN Relief Agency October 15, 2018United Church Welcomes Funding for UN Relief Agency Canada’s announcement follows United Church people’s call for the government to increase its support of UNRWA. continue reading
- Choose Faith over Fear: Welcome Asylum Seekers July 18, 2018Choose Faith over Fear: Welcome Asylum Seekers Racism and Islamophobia practised by individuals and nations continue to destroy God’s beloved community. continue reading
- United Church Welcomes Accessible Canada Act July 6, 2018United Church Welcomes Accessible Canada Act cjames Fri, 07/06/2018 - 08:34 Bill C-81 represents significant progress in making Canada fully inclusive but could be strengthened. Read more about United Church Welcomes Accessible Canada Act
- Keeping Families Together—In the U.S. and Canada June 20, 2018Keeping Families Together—In the U.S. and Canada cjames Wed, 06/20/2018 - 14:42 How you can help stop parents from being separated from their children—in both countries. Read more about Keeping Families Together—In the U.S. and Canada
- Theologies of Adoption June 14, 2018Theologies of Adoption cjames Thu, 06/14/2018 - 19:19 United Church reflects on guidelines for ethical adoption. Read more about Theologies of Adoption