Anti-racism action planning for communities of faith weekly in June: register now! Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils invite at least one lay member and one ministry personnel from up to 24 communities of faith within our bounds to this series. In four weekly sessions June 8, 15, 22, and 29, […]
Anti-racism action planning for communities of faith weekly in June: register now! Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils invite at least one lay member and one ministry personnel from up to 24 communities of faith within our bounds to this series. In four weekly sessions June 8, 15, 22, and 29, […]
Decolonizing Ourselves: Healing Haunted Histories gathering Muskeg Lake Cree Nation SK, 27 August 2022, 1:00PM- 5:00PM, followed by community meal, and optional overnight camping. Come for a day on the land, exploring paths to decolonizing through landlines, songlines, and bloodlines. Elders and knowledge keepers Harry and Germaine Lafond; and authors, teachers and theologians Elaine Enns, […]
In this session with new CCS program staff, Rev. Alcris Limongi, we will briefly name the processes of exclusion, marginalization, and structural inequality that are often unexamined in the church—what we call othering—and seek actions that move towards a church of belonging where there is mutual power, access, and opportunity for all people who share […]
Jesus and the Marginalized: Jesus Christ for Koreans in The United Church of Canada author conversation, November 29, 11:30AM Pacific, 12:30PM Mountain, 1:30PM Central. Hosted by the Western Intercultural Ministries Network, a 90-minute workshop and followed by a brief annual meeting for this grassroots network of intercultural ministry that covers Western Canada. All welcome! Jesus […]
Jesus and the Marginalized: Jesus Christ for Koreans in The United Church of Canada author conversation, and short Network AGM: November 29, 11:30AM Pacific, 12:30PM Mountain, 1:30PM Central. Hosted by the Western Intercultural Ministries Network, a 90-minute workshop and followed by a brief annual meeting for this grassroots network of intercultural ministry that covers Western […]
Sponsored by the United Church Foundation, Pine Hill Divinity Hall, the Centre for Practical Theology, Atlantic School of Theology, and St. Andrew’s United Church, Halifax, reVITALize is a gathering for ministry leaders and lay people to REFRESH, LEARN, and BE SUPPORTED. Speakers talk about what is revitalizing them at the moment, and time is given […]
Topic: A CASE FOR REPARATIONS Goals: Panel discussion will seek to: • Explain the concept of reparations. • Discuss some Biblical Foundations for reparations. • Examine the relevance of truth-telling and reparations in the Canadian context. • Consider the intersections of the Indigenous and African Diaspora claims for reparations. Panelists: Rev. Dr. Teresa Burnett-Cole: Rev. […]
Western Intercultural Ministries Network Conference 2023, 19-21 October, St Albert AB, Treaty Six, at Star of the North retreat centre. Click here for registration. Thank you to the Regional Council who contributed funding so that costs could be kept low for all participants. All welcome to our first in-person gathering since 2019! All identities, background, […]
Join Chris Pullenayegem and members of the Western Intercultural Ministries Network as we continue our multi-year tradition of hosting deep and sometimes difficult conversations on pressing intercultural issues. Immigration is a complex and sometimes hot topic in our churches and our society. Come out in person or online and join the conversation! Bring your questions […]
