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 GCE Summary, March 7-9, 2025 The 44th General Council Executive (GCE) met in person in London, Ontario, on March 6-9, 2025, for the final planned meeting of the triennium. 44th General Council Executive meeting: March 7-9 The Executive will deal with a number of proposals that will go to the 45th General Council in August GCE Summary, November 22-23, 2024 The General Council Executive (GCE) met in person in Mississauga, Ontario, on November 21-23, 2024. The meeting wrapped up a week of meetings with Regional Council Executive Ministers and General Council Executive Ministers, Senior Leads and Directors.
