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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....
Summer Student Job located at the University of Winnipeg Library For the United Church Archives We are hiring an Archives Assistant for the Summer! The United Church Archives -- located in the library of the University of Winnipeg (515 Portage Ave) – is looking for...
Thanks to Selkirk United Church for hosting 20 young leaders for the Feb 14th Zeebu pre-event leader training plus an additional 20 grade 7 to 12 participants for the Zeebu retreat, Feb 15 to 17, 2025. With a theme of Biblical Allyship, the youth considered a bunch of...
Regional Council signs on to national letter to federal parties re 2SLGBTQIA human rights On the International Transgender Day of Visibility, over 200 trans, queer and allied organizations across Canada have published an open letter to the leaders of Canada's major...
As faith communities, and registered charities, we don’t promote or critique only one party. We address all of them, we focus on how their policies affect people and planet, and we expect accountability of all of them. Below are some suggested principles and...
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...
Prayers and invitation to action May 5 and May 11 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...
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...
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!...
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...