During opening worship, the General Council Executive covenanted with Sarah Charters, the new Executive Officer of Philanthropy and President of The United Church of Canada Foundation, and with The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Janzen-Ball, the new Executive Minister of Theological Leadership. As w...
The General Council Executive (GCE) gathered on November 19, 2021 for the first day of meetings. Adapting a previous practice to the virtual environment, General Council 43 Commissioners were invited to register and observe the meeting. The Executive reflected on John 18: 33-37, particu...
Commissioners met online on October 23rd and approved a mission and vision statement for the denomination. Gathering in a required annual meeting, Commissioners embraced the words “Deep Spirituality, Bold Discipleship, and Daring Justice."
The annual meeting of the 43rd General Council meets online on Saturday, October 23, at noon (EDT).
From all of the consultation and from exploring different scenarios, we are narrowing down to a proposed mission and vision.
In April and May, close to 500 people attended five Moderator’s Town Halls on the topic of strategic planning.
Project team begins its work and will seek input from across the church as it maps a three-year strategic direction for the denomination.
In light of concerns around COVID-19, the decision has been made to postpone GC44 to 2022.
A special electronic meeting of the 43rd General Council will take place Saturday, June 20, 2020 to consider postponing the 44th General Council to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
