GC45 GC45 WF29: COM03 Autonomy of Communities of Faith and Their Assets for Summer 2025 Roughly half of groups discussed this. Every group that discussed this proposal was opposed to it. Groups named concerns about the process by which this proposal came to the General Council, because Horseshoe Falls Regional Council had originally chosen not to forward this proposal to the General Council. Groups also named concerns about the substance of the proposal, not supporting the idea of further congregationalism, making it simpler for congregations to abandon the United Church, and allowing congregations to take United Church assets out of the denomination. Groups also named concerns that this could prevent the commitments to reconciliation through the reparation of asset sales to the Indigenous church. Therefore, the Way Forward Team proposes: That, in response to COM03 Autonomy of Communities of Faith and Their Assets, the 45th General Council, 2025 take no further action on COM03 Autonomy of Communities of Faith and Their Assets Save to PDF True Document Date August 11, 2025 Document Type Way Forward Originating Body Way Forward Committee Status Carried Latest News GCE Summary, Sept. 25–28, 2025 The 45th General Council Executive met in person in Toronto, for three days focused on orienting the Executive to the work, including its fiduciary duties, strategic leadership, financial oversight and its role in relation to committees, as well as The United Church Foundation and program organizations such as KAIROS GC45 Recall Meeting: Sept. 13, 2025 The recall meeting for the 45th General Council moved smoothly through several Way Forward proposals outstanding from the in-person meetings in Calgary, Alberta, in August. 45th General Council makes clear commitments to Just Peace regarding Palestine and Israel 45th General Council recalled to deal with unfinished, urgent business on Sept. 13; several proposals dealing with Palestine and Israel receive overwhelming support.
