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.
A Pastoral Letter from Regional Alberta United Church Leaders
A Pastoral Letter from Regional Alberta United Church Leaders regarding the provincial government’s invocation of the notwithstanding clause in their labour dispute with the Alberta Teachers...
Online Intercultural Workshop and Western Intercultural Ministries Network AGM
Beyond the Chinese Face: Challenges Faced by Chinese in Canada: Explore aspects of the experience of the Chinese experience in Canada, followed by WIMN’s Annual Meeting. Thursday, November 20, 2025,...
New Northern Spirit Staff: Kevin Guenther Trautwein hired as First-Third Ministry Animator
Northern Spirit is very excited to welcome Kevin Guenther Trautwein as our new First-Third Ministry Animator! The First Third Ministry Animator will collaborate with the other First Third Ministry...
Inspiration and support for Orange Shirt Day 2025
September 30, and the preceding Sunday are important times for renewing our collective commitment to truth-telling and steps towards reconcili-action. Below are some resources to support your...
Call for AB to rescind permit for right wing Christian concert
The chairs of the Regional Council Executive and the Affirming Committee offer to our Region and its communities the following strong concern about an upcoming extremist right wing Christian concert...
Action for aid to Gaza, and for ending Canadian military sales to Israel
It is beyond difficult to witness the deliberate starvation taking place in Gaza, alongside continued deaths at the hands of the Israeli military, and a huge rise in extremist settler violence in...
Accessing General Council 45 for everyone
General Council is the national decision-making body of the United Church of Canada and meets every three years, with business and learning meetings online in between. It hasn’t met in person since...
Regional update on the Apology to Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ people on August 8
August 8 at 9:00AM MDT, the United Church will offer a public apology to 2SLGBTQIA+ people. Read on to learn how to participate and be supported. Dear members of the Northern Spirit, Living Skies,...
Regional finance administration: retirement and a welcome
Happy retirement to Heather Dootoff and welcome to Francesca Martina, our new finance administrator! There are many transitions at this time of year, and in Northern Spirit, Living Skies, and...
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...
