Update: the recording of the webinar has been posted on YouTube and can be watched here. Join us on October 1 at 3pm EDT for the second in a series of Faith and Life Sciences webinars on artificial intelligence! Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to spark interest and concern around the globe. But how does generative […]
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Join us on September 16 at 1pm EDT for the second in a series of webinars organized by the Sexual Exploitation Working Group of the Canadian Council of Churches! One of the priories of the Commission on Justice and Peace Sexual Exploitation Working Group is to educate, advocate and theologically reflect on the area of
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The Canadian Council of Churches is pleased to announce that The Rev. Amanda Currie (Presbyterian Church in Canada) has been elected and installed by the Governing Board as President of The Canadian Council of Churches for a 3-year term running to 2027. On Friday, July 12, we interviewed the President about her new role. Q:
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On Tuesday, July 30th, Council President Amanda Currie sent a letter of support to several church communities in Jasper, Alberta, who have been affected by the wildfires: Dear Friends in Christ, People across the country have been watching the news of the forest fires in Alberta and praying for the safety and well-being of the
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Join us on July 22 at 1PM EDT! One of the priories of the Commission on Justice and Peace Sexual Exploitation Working Group is to educate, advocate and theologically reflect on the area of Sexual Exploitation and Demand Reduction. True justice requires reducing the demand. The demand for paid sexual services is what fuels sex
The Canadian Interfaith Conversation has issued a statement on behalf of over 60 signatory faith traditions and institutions, including The Canadian Council of Churches, to present a common public position adopted by Canada’s faith communities, on combatting hate against and between our country’s religious communities. Standing Together Against Hate Based on Religious Identity addresses: the
On Friday, June 14, Council President Amanda Currie sent this letter of support to St Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto following the loss of their church building in a fire: Dear Father Don and the Pastoral team and Parish of St. Anne’s, I was saddened to hear the news on Sunday that St. Anne’s Anglican
The Canadian Council of Churches Governing Board Meeting May 22-24, 2024, Video Conference At this semi-annual Governing Board meeting of the Council, we: Welcomed the International Justice Mission and Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries as Affiliates of The Canadian Council of Churches. Received the governance and program reports from all bodies of the Council. Accepted the
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What are people of faith saying about genetic technologies? How do I develop an informed, nuanced, faith-based perspective on emerging issues? These questions and more will be addressed in Navigating Faith and Genetics, an upcoming course by the Council’s Faith and Life Sciences Reference Group. In this online, five-week learning experience, participants will explore
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The Council’s Commission on Justice and Peace deplores the violence and cycle of reprisals in Palestine and Israel that is leading to thousands of lives lost and even more death, suffering, and trauma to come. We call on Christian communities across Canada to be salt and light in a way that opens up space to
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