GCE45 Agenda for November 2025

November 14

  • 11:00-11:45|Gathering and Orientation
    • Welcome
    • Constituting the meeting
    • Worship
    • Community Building
    • Territory Acknowledgement
    • Equity Aspirations
  • 11:45-12:30 |Business
    • GS30 Approving the Question for Remit Membership of Regional Councils
  • 12:30 - 1:30 |Afternoon Reports
    • Time with the Moderator
    • Kairos
  • 1:30-2:30 | Lunch
  • 2:30 - 4:00 | Afternoon Business
    • Pension Board Accountability Report
    • GS10 Executive of the General Council, Terms of Reference In its role as the Administrator of The Pension Plan of The United Church of Canada
    • GS09 The Pension Plan of The United Church of Canada Funding Policy
  • 4:00 Close of Meeting 

November 15

  • 11:00 - 1:30 |Gathering and Business
    • Opening Worship
    • M+S Moment
    • GS27 Approval of Strategic Direction and Objectives
    • GS16 Approval of the Funding Policy for the Annuity Program
    • GS17 Approval to Utilize Annuity Fund Surplus for Operating Budget
    • GS18 Approval of 2026-2028 Triennial Operating Budget
    • GS13 Anti-Racism Common Table – Revised Terms of Reference
    • GS14 Equity and Anti-Oppression Circle
  • 1:30-2:30 | Lunch
  • 2:30 - 4:00 | Afternoon Business
    • GS12 Commitment to the 2nd International Decade for People of African Descent
    • GS11 Appointment of Partner Council for 2025-2028 Term
    • Time with General Secretary
  • 4:00 Close of Meeting 

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