COVID-19

Important notice: this page is now archived.

Our updates have become infrequent enough that the newsfeed on this page is now archived. Please carefully check the date on any post that you view.
As always throughout this pandemic, we ask that you please refer first and always to provincial and federal sources, as well to your local government or band council and your Member of Parliament and provincial or territorial representative as needed. These sources shape our decision-making and responsibilities, and will guide responses from The United Church of Canada.

For all national United Church of Canada updates, keep visiting here. See also:
Health Canada           Manitoba                        Ontario

The newsfeed below includes Regional Council news about the COVID-19 pandemic, and some national updates. We’re also holding weekly check ins for both lay leaders and ministry personnel. Please see our calendar for details. For all resources on “re-opening”, please click here.

Emergency Planning

Emergency Planning

Knowing what to do in the event of an emergency is part of good planning. As members of a Christian faith community, we share Christ’s compassion in our ministries and with the wider community by...

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COVID 19 updates for Manitoba

COVID 19 updates for Manitoba

Manitoba On March 23rd, 2021 the province of Manitoba announced some revisions to the red restrictions that are to expire on March 25, 2021. Changes to the Public Health Orders effective March 26,...

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United Church News

The United Church of Canada is deeply concerned about the wildfires raging across our nation. Read More

The United Church of Canada joins with the global ecumenical movement and member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in mourning the loss of Dr. Agnes Abuom. Read More

The United Church of Canada joins with other civil society organizations in Canada to denounce the anti-LGBTQIA+ bill that passed recently in Uganda. Read More

Leaders of Canada’s mainstream Protestant churches met with government officials today in Ottawa to urge Canada to further advocate for a just and lasting peace in Palestine and Israel. Read More

On the heels of Earth Week, The United Church of Canada released its second Sustainability Report, which highlights the work it is doing to combat the climate crisis through a lens of four climate… continue reading Read More

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