GC43 or earlier Marriage, A United Church of Canada Understanding When the 38th General Council-the highest decision-making body of The United Church of Canada-decided in 2003 to ask the federal government to recognize same-sex marriage in the marriage legislation, it was acting on a lengthy history of earlier actions. The purpose of this paper is to describe the United Church's historical and theological understanding of marriage. Our theological understanding of marriage is informed bypeople, the very neighbours Jesus has invited us to lovescripture, which grounds our faith and our understanding of the nature and purpose of marriagehistory, which affirms the importance of marriage as a social institutionsocial expectations, which regard marriage as a contractual relationship governed by legal sanctions and customsmarriage as sacred covenant, a means of God's grace not only for the marital partners but also for their offspring and for the wider community Resources Marriage, A United Church of Canada Understanding.pdf Save to PDF True Document Date December 30, 2005 Document Type Social Policy Originating Body Other Topic Gender and Sexuality Latest News Commissioners for 45th General Council gathered Saturday for learning and discussion session With the theme “What is the vision/dream for United Church ministry leadership?” in mind, General Council Commissioners took part in a day of learning and discussion sessions on Saturday, June 28. Who are we, together, as the visionaries and dreamers of GC45? The constitution of the 45th General Council occurred Sunday, and by the end of the session – the theme of which was “Who are we, together, as the visionaries and dreamers of GC45?” – about 450 people participated online. Constitution of 45th General Council this Sunday Last call for nominees for Moderator to join the current five candidates.
