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GC45 GS10 Omnibus: Implementation for Summer 2025

GC45 GS11 Omnibus: Take No Further Action for Summer 2025

GS11 Omnibus: Take No Further Action

GC45 GS12 Closing Motion

That the authority of the Executive of the General Council is as set out in The Manual.

GC45 COM06 Emergency Resolution on Gaza for Summer 2025

The situation in Gaza has reached a catastrophic level. Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly announced the intention to ethnically cleanse Gaza—a statement that confirms and accelerates what many Palestinian voices have been warning for decades. This comes alongside the weaponization of humanitarian aid, the deliberate starvation of civilians, and the destruction of essential infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, water systems, and homes.

GC45 COM07 Living into Right Relations – All Relationships Need to be Rooted in Truth, Respect, Transparency, and Built on Trust for Summer 2025

The Bible reminds us (Col 3:12) that all people of God are to treat others with “compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience”, yet we have experienced a consistent lack of respect, non-existent consultation with grass roots people, no real transparency, and the constant pushing for assimilation. Trust has been broken and relationships need to be repaired so we can move forward in a good way.

GC45 COM08 Land Return – National 20% of All Property Sales Given to The Indigenous United Church for Summer 2025

1 John 3:18 Let us not love in word or talk, but in deed and in truth. Our seven sacred teachings tell us to be humble, love one another, treat each other with respect, be courageous and brave, always tell the truth and seek wisdom.

GC45 COM09 A Call for Strengthening Camping Ministries as Central to Faith Formation within The United Church of Canada, and to Explore Options for how This Vital Work is Structured and Resourced for Summer 2025

As camping ministry enthusiasts, we believe God/Jesus/The Holy Spirit is calling on The United Church of Canada to help change the mindset and engagement of the whole Church to invest in Camping Ministries as central to our collective work of faith formation.

GC45 AUD01 Audit Committee Recommendations for Summer 2025

This a routine annual task to meet compliance and reporting requirements.

GC45 COM02 Faith Workers Bill of Rights for Summer 2025

The Call to Ministry is a sacred trust. The covenant of Ordered Ministry is Celebrated in sacred ceremony. In addition to this covenant, members of the order of ministry are also employees who deserve the rights and privileges of all workers in any station of life.

GC45 COM03 Autonomy of Communities of Faith and their Assets for Summer 2025

Since restructuring, many Communities of Faith have felt increasingly distanced from and unsupported by the National Church. “We are called to be the church” and our communities of faith want to live into their faith missions to the best of their abilities given their local contexts.