The General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches, the Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, has written to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. John Baird, regarding two Canadians detained in Russia following a peaceful protest in international waters. Paul Ruzycki and Alexandre Paul are two Canadian members of the Arctic 30, the crew of […]
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Available in French only. Déclaration de Mgr Pierre-André Fournier,archevêque de Rimouski et président de l’Assemblée des évêques catholiques du Québec lors de la conférence de presse du 19 septembre 2013 Abordons maintenant le deuxième sujet annoncé, toutes les questions entourant l’État et le fait religieux. Dans tout État démocratique, le gouvernement a un rôle fondamental
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The Canadian Council of Churches has written to the newly appointed Minister of Environment, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, in hopes of continuing dialogue on climate change we enjoyed with her predecessor, Minister Peter Kent. The letter reasserts the CCC position that the climate crisis is a moral crisis: excessive self-interest, short-term thinking, destructive competition and
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The General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches, the Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, has written to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in response to the crisis in Syria. The letter, sent on behalf of the CCC’s 25 member denominations, together representing 85 per cent of Christians in Canada, reiterates the churches’ conviction that there
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The Canadian Council of Churches is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant from the Churches’ Council on Theological Education to support the work of the Canadian Theological Students’ Association and its annual conference. “The Council is honoured to be awarded this grant to support theological students across the country for many years to
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Concerned about the humanitarian tragedy in Syria, the uncertainty with democratic transitions in Egypt, and the unresolved decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict Canadian church leaders have called on the Prime Minister to respond generously to the refugee crisis, lead in the protection of human rights, and hold firm to obligation of all to respect international law. Because
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On Sunday, June 9th, 2013 the Rev. Doug Martindale, member of the Governing Board of The Canadian Council of Churches and former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Manitoba, preached “Christ is our Unity” at Young United Church in Winnipeg, MB. Download the sermon here [PDF].
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Since 2007, the Canadian Council of Churches, in the person of the General Secretary, has been involved in the annual global faith leaders summit to parallel G8 and G20 meetings and to inspire and challenge the G8 and G20 in such globe-changing directions as the fulfillment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, including working
Canadian church leaders address Crises in the Middle East Concerned about the humanitarian tragedy in Syria, the uncertainty with democratic transitions in Egypt, and the unresolved decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict Canadian church leaders have called on the Prime Minister to respond generously to the refugee crisis, lead in the protection of human rights, and hold firm
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