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GC40 Affirming the Participation and Ministry of Transgender People Within The United Church of Canada and Supporting Their Civil and Human Rights (GC 40 2009 – 086)

encourage all congregations of The United Church of Canada to welcome transgender people into membership, ministry, and… continue reading

GC25 Advertising of Liquor and Tobacco (1972A243)

In this resolution The United Church of Canada called for an immediate and total ban on all advertising of alcohol and… continue reading

GC26 Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages (1974A214)

The General Council of the United Church asked the government of Canada to take all necessary steps to ban the… continue reading

GC31 Advertising of Alcohol (1986A214)

THAT the 31st General Council reaffirm The United Church of Canada position opposing all forms of advertising of… continue reading

Adequate Guaranteed Annual Income

The Board of Evangelism and Social Service in its brief to the Senate Committee on Poverty endorsed the concept of a… continue reading

GC30 Acid Rain

WHEREAS General Council in 1982, acting on petitions from several conferences, including Hamilton, identified acid rain… continue reading

GC38 Apology to United Church Deaconesses and Ordained Women Clergy (B130)

Having heard Petition 66, therefore be it resolved that the 38th General Council find a way, on our behalf, to express… continue reading

GC34 Arms Exports (1992A628)

The 34th General Council agrees to 1 request the Moderator or the General Secretary to express our opposition to the… continue reading

GC34 Arms Trade Exhibition (1992A676)

The 34th General Council strongly protests the establishment of arms trade exhibition facilities anywhere in Canada;… continue reading

GC19 Attitude to Liquor Traffic (1960A743)

Attitude of the Church to the Traffic: The phrase “hostility to the traffic” was used by the 6th General Council, and… continue reading