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Regional statement on AB’s proposed transphobic legislation

Regional statement on AB’s proposed transphobic legislation

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...

Zeebu 2024 Youth Retreat – A Global Warming of Hearts

Zeebu 2024 Youth Retreat – A Global Warming of Hearts

  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...

Level Up! Website creation for local ministries

Level Up! Website creation for local ministries

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. ...

Hate mail being sent to Affirming ministries

Hate mail being sent to Affirming ministries

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...

Remit letter to all pastoral charges: Vote!

Remit letter to all pastoral charges: Vote!

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...

How a weary world rejoices: Northeast Winnipeg Cluster gathering

How a weary world rejoices: Northeast Winnipeg Cluster gathering

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...

Climate vigil leading to climate cooperation in Pembina Valley

Climate vigil leading to climate cooperation in Pembina Valley

Congratulations to St Paul’s United in Morden for responding to For the Love of Creation’s ecumenical call to hold vigils as the United Nations global climate conference wrapped up. Click here to read the full article and see photos of the event. Thank you to reporter...

Write a Christmas card to the MB government: search the landfill

Write a Christmas card to the MB government: search the landfill

Your words, visits, and donations are needed Click here for a PDF version of this invitation. For over a year, families and loved ones of the four known women murdered by a Winnipeg man have been calling for landfill searches for their bodies. Morgan Harris, 39,...

Advent Greetings from the Growth Animator

Advent Greetings from the Growth Animator

Advent Greetings Friends and Colleagues from Your Growth Animator, Advent is a time of anticipation, waiting and preparing for the coming of Christ and all that means for each of us. It is a time for hope, a time for peace and justice, a time to share the joy within...

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