This Library contains documents from all recent United Church governance meetings, including General Council and its Executive. It will also soon include “Our Beliefs Explained” official policy documents dating back several decades. If you can't find something you think should be included, contact gcbusiness@united-church.ca.
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Reports are received for General Council business from the Moderator, the General Secretary, and various committees and task groups that are accountable to the General Council. Reports are ...
Nominating someone to be ModeratorA nominee for Moderator must be a full member, lay or ordered, of The United Church of Canada but is not required to be a Commissioner of the General Council.There ar...
Our Library will soon house a collection of our policies over many decades that have shaped both the focus of our work and how we live out our faith. Many of these documents are historical and the lan...
Notre bibliothèque abritera bientôt une collection des politiques qui, au fil des décennies, ont orienté notre travail et façonné la manière dont nous vivons notre foi.
Bounds of CouncilThat the bounds of the 44thGeneral Council annual meeting 2024 be the virtual meeting room and the telephone connections to that meeting space.Corresponding MembersThat the following ...
The General Secretary recommends that the 44th General Council, 2024...
With the enactment of “Remit 4: Funding a New Model”, it was intended that all pastoral charges would share in funding both regional and denominational governance work in a proportional and transparent way.
The 44th General Council 2022 authorized a category 3 remit, to amend the Basis of Union of The Manual of The United Church of Canada. It required a majority vote of regional councils and communities of faith.
The General Council needs to appoint one member to serve the duration of a term on the General Council Executive for a vacancy that has arisen since the last General Council Annual meeting.
The annual meeting of the 44th General Council (2022) met virtually on October 19, 2024, and was livestreamed on YouTube for observers.