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The most recent agenda for the General Council 45 livestream is below. (Subject to change). 
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June 2025 (online)

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Theme: Who are we together as the visionaries and dreamers of GC45?

Note: All times for this date are in ET

Constitute the Meeting

  • 16:00: GC45 Opening Worship with Communion
  • 16:50: Procedural Motion
  • 17:00: Consent Agenda
  • 17:10: Covenanting
  • 17:20: Nominations
  • 17:30: Break
  • 17:45: Introduction of Ecumenical and Global Guests
  • 18:00: Community Building in Discussion Groups
  • 19:00: Final Call for Nominations of the Moderator
  • 19:02: Closing Prayer
  • 19:05: Closing

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Theme: What is the vision/dream for United Church ministry leadership

Note: All times for this date are in ET

  • 11:00: Opening Worship
  • 11:20: Learn: Theology and Inter-Church Inter-Faith (TICIF) Ministry and Proposal Presentation
  • 11:50: Learn: Total Comp and Proposal Presentation
  • 12:20: Moderator's Report
  • 12:40: General Secretary's Report
  • 13:00: Learn: Regional Council related proposals (ministry theme)

- 14:00 Break -

  • 15:30: Discussion Groups (not livestreamed)
  • 18:00: TICIF: Justice Principles and Justice Proposals
  • 18:40: Mission and Service Moment
  • 18:45: Closing Prayer
  • 18:55: Closing

August 7 – 11 2025 (online and in person)

Note: All times for these dates are in MDT

Thursday, August 7, 2025

  • 18:30: Gathering, welcome and opening worship
  • 20:00: Table group check-in (not streamed)
  • 20:15: Introduction of Moderator Nominees
  • 20:50: Announcements, Review of material for next day
  • 20:55: Reception - Meet and Greet Moderator Nominees (not streamed)

Friday, August 8, 2025

Theme:  What is the vision/dream for Daring Justice?

  • 9:00: Worship and Apology
  • 10:00 Break
  • 10:50: Global, Ecumenical, and Inter-faith Guests Introduction
  • 11:00: Theme #1: What is the United Church Vision/Dream for Daring Justice
  • 12:15: Announcements
  • 12:30: Lunch
  • 14:00: Learning: Justice Proposals: What is the Vision/Dream for Daring Justice?
  • 15:05: Moderator Ballot 1
  • 15:25: Announcements
  • 14:15: Discussion Groups (not streamed)

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Theme:  What is the vision/dream for the life of the United Church?

  • 9:00: Worship
  • 9:45: Learning: Governance and Finance
  • 10:15: Moderator Ballot 2
  • 10:35: Break
  • 10:50: Indigenous Church Update
  • 11:20: GCE Report
  • 11:30: Learning: What is the vision/dream for the life of the United Church?
  • 12:30: Lunch
  • 13:30: Discussion Groups Remaining proposals (not streamed)
  • 16:15: Break
  • 16:30: Youth Forum
  • 18:00: Moderator Ballot 3 (if needed)
  • 18:10: Dinner
  • 19:00: Announcement of Moderator Elect
  • 19:10: Theme#2: What is the Vision/Dream for the life of the United Church?
  • 20:10: Announcements: Way Forward material
  • 20:20: Mission and Service Moment and Closing Prayer

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Theme:What is the vision/dream for the future of the United Church?

  • 6:30: Alvin Dixon Memorial Walk/Run (not livestreamed)
  • 9:00: Worship
  • 9:40: Table Group Check-in (not streamed)
  • 10:00: Towards 2035
  • 10:40: Break
  • 11:05: Toward 2035 Cont'd
  • 12:30: Lunch
  • 14:00: Learning Labs (not streamed)
  • 15:30: Break
  • 15:50: Structural Change Update
  • 16:10: Decision Session #1
  • 17:30: Dinner
  • 19:10:  Theme #3: What is the Vision/Dream for the future of the United Church?
  • 20:05: White Hat Ceremony
  • 20:25: Closing Worship

Monday, August 11, 2025

Theme:  Living into the visions/dreams of Deep Spirituality, Bold Discipleship and Daring Justice 

  • 9:00: Worship
  • 9:40: Global, Ecumenical, and Inter-faith Guests
  • 10:00: Learning: Commissioner Proposals
  • 10:20: Grab n Go Discussion Groups (not streamed)
  • 11:20: Decision Session #2
  • 12:10: Address to council
  • 12:30: Lunch
  • 13:30: Decision Session #3
  • 15:30: Break
  • 15:50: Decision Session #4
  • 16:15: Sub-committee Reports
  • 16:35: Table Group Time (not streamed)
  • 16:55: Courtesies and Closing Motion
  • 17:15: Dinner
  • 19:00: Installation Service for 45th Moderator