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The Pension Board recommends that the General Council Executive approve the enclosed Governance Policy for The Pension Plan of The United Church of Canada (the Plan).
The General Council Executive have approved a ten-year strategic direction under the banner of Toward 2035, as well as three 3-year strategic objectives related to Growth, Justice and Leadership.
The Funding Policy of the Pension Plan of The United Church of Canada outlines the best practices for promoting the long-term security of accrued benefits, allowing for stable and predictable contributions from Participating Employers and members, and providing guidelines for a buffer against future adverse events.
The United Church of Canada (UCC) has administered a charitable gift annuity program for decades. This program offers individuals (annuitants) the opportunity to make an irrevocable gift to the United Church in exchange for a guaranteed, regular annuity payment for life, along with a charitable donation receipt.
In September 2020, the General Council Executive approved annual increases of 13.7% to the premiums paid by pensioners who are enrolled in the pensioner plan to move the plans to become self-funding by 2025. This has been accomplished.
Currently, the United Church of Canada has a Post-Pregnancy Leave Policy and a Parental Leave Policy for ministry personnel found in the Pastoral Relations: Supporting the Pastoral Relationship Handbook.
November 16, 2025 marks an historic event in Palestine -- the release of Kairos Palestine II: “A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide.” Palestinian Christians initiate a theological and political declaration about their lived reality and address the global ecumenical family.
We believe that God is calling diverse people from across the United Church together to offer direction and advice on: • developing an apology from The United Church of Canada to people of African descent for enslavement, • reflecting on, and acting upon, current legacies of enslavement faced by Black people in Canada, and • exploring creative ways of engaging with the United Nations Second International Decade for People of African Descent.
A study of the future of The United Church of Canada, projecting to 2035 based on the period of 1992-2023, revealed significant challenges in levels of membership, worship attendance, identifiable givers, and Sunday School attendance, as well as a pattern of majority part-time ministry and increasing deficits in congregations. In contrast, an examination of data from 2023 shows that some pastoral charges (@10%) are growing, and as a result of the strategic plan of 2023-2025 migrant communities of faith (approximately 30) are emerging.
We believe that God is calling The United Church of Canada to commit to engage with the 2nd United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent. This second Decade is running from 2025-2034.
