Taxonomy Term: General Council Executive

GCE Support for Congregations Giving Sanctuary to Refugees (1992S715)

On motion of Buckley/Wiegand it was proposed that having heard and considered Petition 68 and the Sessional Committee… continue reading

GCE Statement on Recent Acts of Anti-Semitism in Canada (2002-04-26-0371)

That the Executive of the General Council make the following Statement on Anti-Semitism: In the face of the recent… continue reading

GCE41 Socially Responsible Investment and Resource Extraction (2013-11-16-100), (2013-11-16-101)

The original motion was amended to first receive the report, then approve the recommendations.

GCE Social Justice and Protecting Earth's Genetic Heritage and the Traditional Rights of Farmers (2005-04-21-240)

WHEREAS "the needs of the poor have priority over the wants of the rich" because "the way our society treats the poor… continue reading

GCE Guatemalan Refugees (1984G762)

In response to a letter from Montreal and Ottawa Conference, the Executive passed the following resolution: WHEREAS the… continue reading

GCE Japanese Canadian Citizens (1985J111)

WHEREAS the 29th General Council, August 1982, agreed to: 1. Acknowledge its lack of persistence of behalf of Japanese… continue reading

GC41 Intercultural ministries: living into transformation

Our commitment to becoming an intercultural church is grounded in commitments that the United Church has already made;… continue reading

GCE41 National Inquiry Petition: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls (2013-05-04-071)

The Aboriginal Ministries Council and the Committee on Indigenous Justice and Residential Schools propose: That the… continue reading

GC43 GCE22 Commitment To Becoming An Anti-Racist Denomination

We believe God is calling The United Church of Canada to deepen its racial justice work by making a clear and… continue reading

GCE Free Trade – Mexico-U.S.-Canada (1991F676)

the country is entering into a new phase of negotiations to secure a trade agreement with the United States and Mexico… continue reading