Author: Chloe Burns

United Church News

United Church Raises Alarm Over Bill C-12 Risks to Refugee Communities in Canada

The bill has resulted in hearings denied for refugee claimants across Canada, who now face removal to countries where they may be at risk of persecution, violence, or imprisonment. Read More

United Church Visits Mohawk Institute to Honour Residential School Survivors

The former residential school—converted by the Woodland Cultural Centre to a museum last year—preserves the painful history of the system to educate visitors about aspects of Indigenous history Read More

United Church Archives Makes Headlines Following Upsurge in Genealogy Requests

With laws for citizenship claims based on Canadian ancestry newly loosened, United Church archivists are fielding more requests for historical documents than ever Read More

International Ecumenical Delegation Visits Partners in Cuba

Global ecumenical delegation responds in solidarity to Cuba’s deepening humanitarian crisis and growing global concern over the impact of economic sanctions on its people, brought on by cycles of… continue reading Read More

Coming Soon: 100 Tables Returns Nationwide

Following last year’s nationwide campaign of welcome and service, we invite communities to bring their picnic tables back out to the street Read More