This week, members of the Council’s Governing Board will gather at Le Monastère des Augustines in Québec City for their Spring 2023 meeting (May 24-26, 2023). The decision to convene this meeting in a Francophone city was arrived at by the Governing Board after a season of discerning how the Council can work towards better …
The Council today announces that it has been accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. With this achievement, we join a distinguished ever-growing community of nonprofit organizations dedicated to operational excellence. The Standards Program is a Canada-wide set of shared standards for charities and nonprofits designed to help organizations strengthen their operations in five fundamental areas: …
The Council Achieves Accreditation from Imagine Canada’s Standard Program Read More »
Join us May 31 from 4-5:30 Eastern! Since the introduction of advanced language learning models (like ChatGPT) six months ago, discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a fever pitch, and it appears everyone is talking about the promises and perils of this new technology. But what is artificial intelligence? How does it compare to …
Is Intelligence Enough? Upcoming Webinar Explores Human and Artificial Intelligence Read More »
The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has an opening for an Event Coordinator. This position works closely with the Executive Associate and other program staff to coordinate logistics, planning, communications, and follow-up for special Council events, in French and English. Candidates for this position should have Excellent communication and writing skills Bilingual in French and English Comfort with …
With sadness at the loss, and with joy for a life filled with love and justice, we share with you that Janet Somerville, Past General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches (1997-2002), breathed her last on Sunday morning, April 16, 2023. We have lost a giant in the Canadian ecumenical movement. The first woman …
The Council’s General Secretary and President extend an invitation to join with faith communities across the country in praying, learning, and acting during Earth Week 2023 – Together for the Love of Creation April 16-23, 2023. Coming together for the love of creation is a way to connect, grow, listen, inspire hope and affect change. …
ᐯᐦᐅᓇᐣ / Pêhonân – A Gathering-Waiting Place: Voices of Indigenous Followers of Jesus in the Ecumenical Movement The Council’s Commission on Faith and Witness and its ecumenical partners, The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and The Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, invite you to an important triennial ecumenical event: the 8th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues (CFICD), …
Today is the first day of the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity! The theme is “Do good; seek justice” (Is 1:17), chosen by the Minnesota Council of Churches. Check out the Canada-specific resources the Council has prepared in partnership with the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism! “Give us …
“Do good; seek justice”: 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) begins today Read More »
With heartfelt gratitude, The Canadian Council of Churches wishes to announce that it has recently been awarded two generous grants from the Anglican Foundation of Canada and the United Church of Canada Foundation. Both grants will be used throughout 2023-25 to support projects and positions that further the Council’s commitment to youth and young …
Recently Awarded Grants Will Support Assistantships for Youth and Young Adults Read More »
We are pleased to announce that 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. >>See official position description here Background in theological or pastoral studies …
Position Vacancy: O’Gara CFW Research and Program Assistant Read More »
