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WF40: HF02 Policy That Meets a Variety of Changes in Communities of Faith
WF41: SW06 The IHRA Antisemitism Definition
WF42: COM06 Emergency Resolution on Gaza
WF43: COM07 Living into Right Relations - All Relations Need To Be Rooted in Truth, Respect, Transparency, and Built on Trust
WF44: COM08 Land Return – National 20% of All Property Sales Given to The Indigenous United Church\
WF45: COM09 A Call for Strengthening Camping Ministries as Central to Faith Formation within The United Church of Canada, and to Explore How This Vital Work is Structured and Resourced
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.
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.
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.
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.
