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The United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada came into being in 1925 as a result of a union of the Congregationalists, the Methodists, two-thirds of the Presbyterians, and a group of Union Churches (primarily in western Canada). These founding groups joined on the basis of an agreement worked out over a decade earlier by a Joint Union Committee representing the Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. That agreement, known as the Basis of Union, outlined in a general way the shape this new United Church would take.
www.united-church.ca
A New Creed
We are not alone, we live in God's world.
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus,
the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God's presence,
to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death,God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God.
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus,
the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God's presence,
to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death,God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God.
Mission & Service Fund
The work of The United Church of Canada across the country and around the world is funded by the Mission and Service (M&S) Fund. Members and supporters of the United Church know that it takes money to put their faith into action. In the M&S Fund they combine their gifts so that the work of the church can be done effectively.
Each year we set a goal to fund united work. The Mission and Service Fund objective for 2011 is $30,200,000.
Your M&S Donations at Work Your donations to the M&S Fund support hundreds of partners and projects in Canada and around the world. Learn more about where the money goes, who you're helping, and why M&S matters.