On September 18, 2019, the Commission on Justice and Peace of The Canadian Council of Churches voted to adopt the following proposal to include the issue of climate change in their priorities for the 2018-21 Triennium: Addressing Climate Change has been identified as urgent and a crisis.
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The 2019 Canadian federal election is scheduled to take place on October 21. The Canadian Council of Churches has finalized an election guide to serve as a source of reflection for all who are participating in this election. The members of the Canadian Council of Churches have
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On September 26, 1944, The Canadian Council of Churches was established in an inaugural worship service at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. For 75 years, the CCC has contributed to faithful public witness, transformative education and learning, and foundational research and dialogue. Today we respond to Christ’s call
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On June 13, General Secretary Peter Noteboom wrote to The Honorable Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Opposition, asking what actions he will take to ensure that Bill C-262 passes the third and final reading in the Senate. The Bill, which has passed the House of Commons and
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The fire that recently engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral, only several days before Easter, gave Christians around the world cause for sadness during what is ordinarily a celebratory period of the Christian year. Shortly after receiving news of the blaze, CCC President Stephen Kendall wrote a letter to
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On Earth Day 2019, Christians leaders from across Canada have come together to issue an urgent call to climate action. Their collective message is clear: the global climate crisis has reached a critical stage and requires an urgent moral and spiritual response. The #ForTheLoveOfCreation video collaboration was
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The Canadian Council of Churches would like to extend its sincere congratulations to two prominent supporters of ecumenism in Canada: The Reverend Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan, past president of the CCC, was awarded the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism recently by the worldwide Anglican Communion for her longstanding commitment
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On the occasion of another tragedy, the massacre of Muslims at the Masjid Al-Noor mosque and the Linwood Masjid Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15, 2019, the Canadian Council of Churches offers the following prayer: God, Open our hearts. Let us never allow a racist joke
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The Canadian Ecumenical Anti-Racism Network of the Canadian Council of Churches has prepared this handy guide to help faith communities take part in the United Nations International Day to End Racial Discrimination. We hope it will play a role in helping your community to stand up and
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Poverty, and the fear of poverty, affects many in Canada. One in seven Canadians are currently living in poverty. That means 4.8 million Canadians are struggling to meet their most basic needs every day. The Commission on Justice and Peace of The Canadian Council of Churches recently
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