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The United Church of Canada is calling on its members to take action in support of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

This week, the United Church is launching its own YouTube channel, featuring a playlist of more than 20 videos with more to be added in the weeks ahead.

In a joint statement, the Canadian churches that were parties to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement expressed confidence in the two remaining Truth and Reconciliation Commissioners.

The United Church challenges Canadians to temper their concern about financial security with the awareness that we live in a world where unacceptable poverty exists in the midst of plenty.

The United Church of Canada is launching an emergency financial appeal for relief in Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean countries following a series of hurricanes that have passed through the region.

The United Church is inviting its congregations to join with churches worldwide in celebrating a day of prayer for Zimbabwe on Sunday, June 22.

United in Marriage Communication Workshops offer couples the opportunity to deepen and strengthen their love as a couple by spending a weekend together away from everyday pressures and daily routines.

The United Church is calling on Canadians to stop what they are doing on June 11 to watch or listen to the Prime Minister deliver Canada’s apology to residential school survivors and their families.

The United Church has urged the Prime Minister to ensure that the June 11 apology to residential school survivors and their families will be a defining moment in the healing of our nation.

The United Church of Canada has announced that it is launching an emergency appeal for donations designated for cyclone relief and reconstruction in Myanmar (Burma).

In a statement released today The United Church of Canada expressed deep concern about reports of increasing violence throughout Zimbabwe.

As Canadians join in the worldwide celebration of Earth Day on April 22, The United Church of Canada is encouraging its congregations to reduce their ecological footprint.

The Moderator of The United Church of Canada invites United Church congregations to participate in National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week between April 20 and 27, 2008.

Aboriginal and church leaders’ tour to focus on legacy of Residential Schools.

Aboriginal and church leaders will gather in Ottawa next week to mark the beginning of a multi-city tour to promote the work of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

In early March, the Moderator will join Aboriginal and Church leaders in a multi-city tour to promote the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

In a letter sent this week to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, The United Church of Canada has asked that he formally intervene with the Government of the United States on behalf of Omar Khadr.

The Moderator of the United Church has called on the Prime Minister to use the weight of his office to call on the Israeli government to end the siege of Gaza.

A fast in support of the war-ravaged people of Darfur has ended, but their suffering has not.

Calgary United Church member David Swann is in the midst of a fast because he wants to draw attention to the suffering in Darfur.

November 4, 2007 marks both Peace Sunday and the official launch of The United Church of Canada’s two-year United for Peace Campaign.

In early 2008, The United Church Archives (Toronto) will be moving from the Victoria University campus at the University of Toronto, to The United Church of Canada’s General Council Office.

In a pastoral letter mailed in October 2007, Moderator David Giuliano says congregations should focus less on survival and more on responding to the suffering and need of the world.

In a letter sent to Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, The United Church of Canada has registered its deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe.

The United Church advocates on behalf of a mother faced with a potentially heart-wrenching decision.