Taxonomy Term: Proposal

GC45 COM05 Rescind and Review Manual Changes to “Voluntary Associate Minister” Requirements for Summer 2025

Since at least 2010, the Manual has stated that ministry personnel not in a call or appointment in a pastoral charge,… continue reading

GC45 YCOM02 Racial Equity Fund for Summer 2025

Our society is in the midst of overlapping crises, the impacts of the housing crisis cannot be separated from the… continue reading

GC45 COM04 Elected or Not for Summer 2025

The current process used to appoint the General Council Executive is not congruent with the will of The United Church… continue reading

GCE43 Medical Assistance in Dying Statement

In the months since the 2017 United Church report on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) was adopted challenges to the… continue reading

GC45 YCOM01 National Youth Council (NYC) for Summer 2025

We believe God/Jesus/The Holy Spirit is calling us to respond to the challenge of youth underrepresentation in our… continue reading

GC45 AUD01 Audit Committee Recommendations for Summer 2025

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

GC45 GCE05 Assessment Funding Rate for 2026 – 2028 for Summer 2025

With the enactment of “Remit 4: Funding a New Model” (GC43 2018), the intention was for all pastoral charges to… continue reading

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… continue reading

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… continue reading

GC45 COM01 Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines for Summer 2025

The president of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr and the vice president Sara Duterte have commended the infamous… continue reading