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The Rev. Dr. Rima Nasrallah (The Middle East Council of Churches) reflects on the 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity theme, We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him (Mt 2:2). Beginning with a meditation on the challenges that the Christians in the Middle East face today, Rev. Dr. Nasrallah reflects on the main scripture text for the 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Matthew 2:1-12), and on the key themes that inspired the international materials […]

As we emerge into a new context of living with COVID, the Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning is able to again offer the “Engage Difference! Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Leadership and Learning” program. Please note: Course instruction will be in English only. The course will be offered as an online program synchronous with the

Application deadline: January 10, 2022 The Commission on Faith and Witness (CFW) of The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has an opening for a Research and Program Assistant. The position provides research and program support to the CFW Associate Secretary and Program Coordinator. Background in theological or pastoral studies from a post-secondary educational institution; comfort

September 30, 2021 Today marks the first annual Federal statutory holiday as a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Call to Action #80, which asked for a day that “honours the lost children and survivors of Residential Schools, their families and communities.” Over this past year, the discovery and confirmation of the unmarked

The 2021 Canadian federal election is scheduled to take place on September 20.  We invite you to join in praying for a healthy and peaceful democratic process. Federal elections provide an opportunity for people of faith to reconsider what their faith commitments have to do with Canadian public life.  From the COVID-19 pandemic to other national and international

The Canadian Council of Churches has long advocated for the use of the United Nations Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the foundation for improved relations with Indigenous Peoples and as a framework for reconciliation. On June 21, 2021, recognized as National Indigenous Peoples Day, General Secretary of the Council, Pastor Peter Noteboom