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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....
The Prairie to Pine Nominating Committee is looking for a special group of folks to serve on the planning committee for the next Regional Council Meeting, scheduled for May 28-31 2026 at Selkirk United Church. As this meeting happens only once every three years...
Hi! My name is Nicholas and I recently became a member of the YAAY committee! In this position I will be posting updates and stories on events, retreats and traveling youth groups. Here is my experience of ALF 2024! I attended ALF from October 25...
On Sunday, June 1st, a vibrant and joyful group of 70–100 United Church walkers of all ages joined the Winnipeg Pride Parade, representing the Prairie to Pine Regional Council. Throughout the route, our numbers grew and shifted, but the energy never wavered....
The Power of Prayer: call for daily prayer for wildfire impacts. Keewatin Circle, the Indigenous United Church in Manitoba, invites you to pray with them for all communities in Canada regarding the forest fire emergencies. Praying will take place for 1 hour each...
Greetings to the people of Prairie to Pine Regional Council, As the winds, heat and dry conditions continue to exacerbate the wildfires in many communities here, we would ask that you hold those who are affected in your hearts and prayers. Many of those being...
(PDF version of this letter.) It is my pleasure to extend vice-regal greetings to the members and friends of the Faith Communities within the Prairie to Pine Region of the United Church of Canada as you gather in service to your congregations and the broader...
WE have faith in the United Church of Canada. On May 10, 2025, the cluster of seven United Churches in North East Winnipeg, known as TBJIGGN, commemorated the 100th anniversary of our national church. The acronym stands for: Transcona Memorial, Birds Hill United,...
Neechi Camp will take place this year, August 17 to 21, 2025 in Ochekwi Sipi Cree Nation, also named Fisher River, MB. We will set up camp on the beautiful grassy area beside Fisher River United Church. We will use the church as our home base and other spaces in the...
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...