The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has two openings for Project Administration and Research Officers: Please note that these 2 positions have different requirements. Candidates should carefully review the Position Descriptions when preparing their applications. Candidates for both positions should have: For more details, see: The Government of Canada funded these positions through the Canada
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The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC), alongside a powerful coalition of ecumenical partners, brought their year-long “Turn Debt into Hope” campaign to a dramatic climax on Parliament Hill. The mobilization marked a historic push by Canadian communities of faith and conscience demanding urgent action on global economic and ecological debt. The April 28 event served
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As our friends in the West celebrate Holy Week, the Crucifixion, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Vice-President Fr Anthony Mourad has shared a few words of reflection with us: Christ is risen! Truly he is risen! The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ is considered the Feast of Feasts, the glorious and
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Has your faith commitment and organizing experience prepared you or someone you know for this leadership role? The Canadian Council of Churches is seeking an individual to fill the role of General Secretary on a full-time basis for a 5-year renewable term, beginning September 1, 2026. The Canadian Council of Churches (the Council) is a
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Canadian churches and global church bodies are releasing statements on the war on Iran and the wider conflict in the Middle East. We are reminded of the newspaper advertisement from 30+ Christian and ecumenical communities released in 2003 for the people of Iraq: “… war will cause massive human suffering, and will not bring peace”.
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On February 22, Canadians observe Canada’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, a poignant call to address sexual exploitation—a grave human rights violation that deeply harms women, girls, and children. The Working Group on Ending Sexual Exploitation in Canada of the Commission on Justice and Peace offers an ecumenical response grounded in faith, prayer, advocacy, and
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As we approach the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the twelfth anniversary of its illegal occupation of Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine, we once again address Canadian Christians with urgency, grief, and hope. These calls to action build on the witness offered in February 2024 when we released A Canadian
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The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) and Conrad Grebel University College are pleased to announce a two-year agreement in support of Project Ploughshares, under which Paul Heidebrecht is seconded to serve as the Director of Project Ploughshares beginning January 1, 2026. As the peace research institute of the CCC, Project Ploughshares advances policies and actions that prevent war and armed violence and build sustainable peace. Grebel and Ploughshares have worked closely together since 1976 when Ploughshares began
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On Wednesday, February 25, at 10:00am Eastern Time (note the time), the World Council of Churches is hosting a 90-minute webinar titled “The risks of artificial general intelligence: how should faith communities respond?” The expert panel will examine the risks of the AI arms race between the USA and China; whether the international rules based
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As we receive the news of horror and tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, BC our hearts miss a beat, our thoughts go to the friends and families, we pause to reflect. As we take in the news and details of the tragedy, may we listen for understanding, respond with neighbourly care, and hold the community in
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