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Here's a great example of a Cluster gathering to renew connections and community! Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM at Knox United Church, Brandon (Note: 2-hour parking limit is NOT in effect May -Sept. Park freely!) Inviting anyone who would like to gather...
Sustainable Brandon is a wonderful example of what can come out of a Faithful Climate Conversation – For the Love of Creation. Our ecumenical partners at For the Love of Creation group in Brandon, Manitoba, connected to both KAIROS and Knox United Church, held three...
Rev Don Schau, Atlantic Garden City United Church in Winnipeg, offers some thoughts on choosing to get a community of faith involved in climate justice work. Even when the struggle seems daunting or too contentious, there are ways forward that all our communities of...
Remit 1: Establishing an Autonomous National Indigenous Organization has passed. All 16 Regional Councils, the National Indigenous Council, and just over 80% of pastoral charges in The United Church of Canada voted in the recent remit process. Here are the results of...
Regional Invitation: Engaging your financial institutions on divesting from fossil fuel PDF version of this letter, which was sent 2 April 2024 to all Prairie to Pine communities of faith by email. Dear friends, The past year was declared by scientists to be the...
Worldwide Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage, in Lent and beyond, in your community In this season of Lent, and beyond, pilgrims in 125 countries are mapping the 41 km length of the Gaza Strip, by walking in prayerful solidarity with the people of Gaza, with all hostages and...
Your or your community of faith will soon receive a letter from Prairie to Pine encouraging you to start a conversation with your bank or credit union about where your money is invested. The concern has to do with the billions of dollars that Canadian banks are...
Prairie to Pine regional meeting 2024 update, and invitations to help our Region renew connections and support Click here for the PDF version of this letter. 18 March 2024 Dear members of Prairie to Pine Regional Council, In this letter you will find an update on our...
PDF version of this letter 5 March 2024 Prairie to Pine Regional Council would like to express our continued support for transgender and gender-diverse youth, both within and outside of our region. The current provincial policies in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, and...
Feb 17 to 19, 2024 at Killarney United Church, 35 participants and 19 young leaders gathered for a weekend of community building while exploring a climate justice theme. Thanks to all the participants who attended and made it fun! Thanks to communities of...
There are a number of job opportunities related to church camping and youth available for summer 2024.
An opportunity for United Church Communities of Faith to affordably develop and/or upgrade their ministry websites and online presence The reality is that an effective church website is practically essential for all United Church ministries communities of faith. ...
Transphobic and homophobic hate mail from the US is again being sent to United Church Affirming ministries. The package contains messages and a USB key, and often has a Customs declaration that it is a “gift.” Some are sent from “Woodward Publications” in Oklahoma. If...
Click here for a printable/ PDF version of this letter. 17 January 2024 Dear Board or Council secretaries, chairs, and members; ministry personnel, pastoral charge supervisors, and lay delegates to the Regional Council: Greetings again as we follow up with a second...
T’BJIGGN is a cluster of churches composed of Transcona Memorial United Church, Birds Hill United Church, John Black Memorial United, Immanuel United Church, Grey Street United Church, Gordon-King Memorial United and North Kildonan United Church in Winnipeg. They...