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United Church Centennial resources Lots of preparations for the June 2025 Centennial of the United Church are underway, and all communities of faith and ministries in our Regional Council are invited and encouraged to make plans that suit your context and community....
Your spring invitation to win prizes and consider serving with the Regional Council Spring is finally close to the horizon! And that means that some of the 100 plus people who serve the wider church through our Regional Council are approaching the end of their formal...
We join in prayer for the loved ones and community of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran in their grief and in their relief, as both bodies have now been found in the Prairie Green landfill near Winnipeg. We pray for their healing journeys. We also lift prayers that...
Tuesday March 25, 7:00PM CST on Zoom. Let’s say this right off the top: There will be a United Church Centennial trivia contest! There will be prizes! Who is this mysterious committee called “Nominations”? Are they friendly? Even cool? How does someone go about...
Exciting Summer Opportunities Summer Singing Camp: Earthsong Love to sing? Whether you're an experienced vocalist or just starting out, the Summer Singing Camp offers a fantastic week-long experience full of music, creativity, and connection. Dates: Monday, July 14 –...
Rev Richard Hall of Wingham ON has written to the Regional Councils with a very generous gift: four original songs to be used freely across the church, including scores and sound files. Thank you for helping us honour this time, past, present and future, Richard!...
Throughout 2025, we’ll be featuring very short stories about United Church history. Many thanks to Gayle Simonson, a lay member of the United Church at Southminster Steinhauer in Edmonton, an experienced history researcher, and a writer who has written for historical...
Our 2025 prayer cycle helps you include every ministry in our Regional Council in your personal and congregational prayers. We're also the church in the world together, so throughout the cycle we include international and Canadian days of special concern and focus....
You’re invited to support a Centennial story-telling project focused on the lives and contributions of Black people in the United Church of Canada. This exhibition celebrating Black individuals’ remarkable contributions and experiences within the church amplifies...
Mission and Service Gifts in 2024 As the year draws to a close, the Mission and Service team want to thank you for your gifts. The money received from Communities of Faith like yours enables us to feed hungry children, help those devastated by natural disasters and...
In October, many communities of faith or pastoral charges received communication from Brian Arthur Brown, chair of Friends of the United Church Foundation and author of two recent books that were widely distributed to communities of faith, Keys to the Kindom and The...
Youth Forum is an opportunity for young people to participate in the education, decision-making, and community of General Council 45 of The United Church of Canada. Its aim is to ensure that young people have a voice in the denomination-shaping issues and decisions...
On behalf of the Prairie to Pine Regional Council we wish to offer our deepest condolences, our deep sadness, on the passing of Grand Chief Cathy Merrick, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. She was a ground breaker and tireless champion for her people. Her passing leaves a...
This article was updated for the October 10 and 17 2024 online Regional meeting for Prairie to Pine Regional Council. It covers the basics of how to prepare a proposal for both your Regional Council and the General Council of the United Church. We hope it helps you...
Registration for the 2024 Prairie to Pine Regional Council Online Meeting is now open! The meeting will be held on October 10 and 17 at 7:00 PM (CDT) via Zoom. Please join by 6:50 PM. All are welcome and Regional Council delegates are expected! We will open the room...