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 Moderator of the 45th General Council installed The installation service of the 45th Moderator of The United Church of Canada, the Right Rev. Dr. Kimberly Heath, took place at Knox United Church, 506 4 St. SW, Calgary, Alberta, tonight. Monday, Aug. 11: Decision session summary The final day of GC45 began with a moving service that remembered the Communion of Saints, before settling business on a number of proposals. Sunday, Aug. 10: Summary of the day After the Alvin Dixon Walk/Run raised over $25,000, participants heard from Toward 2035, Indigenous Ministry and Justice, and a message of continued support from Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson.
