GC45 GCE45 GS13 Anti-Racism Common Table – Revised Terms of Reference for November 2025 1. What is the issue? Why is it important?We believe that The United Church of Canada will continue to deepen its commitment to becoming an anti-racist denomination by having a national committee, focused on continuing to advance the church’s anti-racism work.2. What is happening now?The United Church has committed to becoming an anti-racist denomination in the year 2020, building on the church’s anti-racism policy, That All May Be One, from the year 2000. The church has a National Anti-Racism Action Plan, and diverse ways of engaging in anti-racism in education and action, theology, advocacy, and governance; as well as programs, policies, and processes to guide this work.3. What is the recommendation?The Executive of General Council might:approve the Terms of Reference for the Anti-Racism Common Table.4. Background information:This will not be the first time that that United Church has had a national committee engage with anti-racism work. There was a previous version of an Anti-Racism Common Table, which worked from 2021-2025. This proposal offers an updated Terms of Reference for this committee. 5. How does this proposal help us to live into our church's commitments on equity?This proposal relates to the following commitments on equity:GC37 (2000) "That All May Be One," Policy Statement on Anti-RacismGCE 22 (2020) – Commitment to Becoming an Anti-Racist DenominationGCE Working Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist DenominationPMM 07 (GCE 42, 2017) – White PrivilegeGCE43 GS92 Anti-Racism Common Table for January 2021Caretakers Calls to the Church Resources GS13a Anti-Racism Common Table – Revised Terms of Reference.pdf Save to PDF True Document Date November 14, 2025 Document Type Proposal Originating Body General Secretary Latest News General Council Executive Meets November 14–15 The 45th General Council Executive (GCE) meets on November 14 and 15. The meeting will be conducted virtually. 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.
