Below you’ll find an ever-changing overview of our latest news. We also share important personal news in our Announcements section. Want to share Northern Spirit’s news easily with your community of faith or group? Visit our Newsletters page, where you can download PDFs of our weekly news. Share widely! Please note that all COVID-19 news will be posted here, as well as in the general newsfeed.
Solidarity with Chiefs’ call for Alberta to respect Treaty
To: The Chiefs of Treaties Six, Seven, and Eight, from the Being Good Relations Network (Please see this article outlining the chiefs' concerns with Alberta's proposed referendum on separating from...
Call for daily prayer for wildfire impacts
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...
Celebration of Ministries and 100th Anniversary service
Sunday June 1, 10:00AM MDT, at Riverbend United Church, Edmonton, and on YouTube. Join us in person at Riverbend United Church, and online on YouTube, as we honour past and future with prayer,...
Reminder: From the Heart event May 30
From the Heart: understanding the impacts of AB's anti-transgender laws Friday May 30, 7:00PM at Riverbend United Church, Edmonton, and on YouTube Everyone, including the wider community: join us...
100th Anniversary resources for everyone
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...
Pride Month Planning: Tri-Region Gathering
Hello friends! Pride Month is coming soon, and the Affirm/ Equity and Diversity Committees of Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils are coming together to bring you an...
Northern Spirit regional meeting 2025 details
Dear members of Northern Spirit Regional Council, and all communities of faith and ministries: May 29- June 1 Northern Spirit will meet at Riverbend United Church, Edmonton. We gather for community,...
Short stories of our history for this Centennial year
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...
Proposals to the Regional Council: Deadline May 1
Northern Spirit meets in person and online May 29-June 1. Voting on proposals will be part of this meeting, as with all Regional meetings. Proposals create policies and other commitments or...
Faith in action: 2025 federal election resources
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...
