September 2013

Climate change is moral crisis: CCC to Minister of the Environment

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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CCC on Syria to Minister Baird: There is no military solution to conflict

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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CCC Receives Grant from Churches’ Council on Theological Education

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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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 to obligation of all to respect international law. Because

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