Sharing stories of life, faith, and ministry in the United Church and beyond.

Sharon Ballantyne shares about a conversation on inclusion, in which participants sought brave and safe space to engage with each other with all their hearts.

A Conversation toward Inclusion" href="/blogs/round-table/conversation-toward-inclusion"> This photo shows a group of 19 diverse people of differing backgrounds and types of abilities in front of a large multi-coloured stained glass. Included in the group are those who participated in the conversation on inclusion. conversation

I have a new perspective on life.

While I am waiting for two hip replacements, my mobility is decreasing – in direct proportion to the increase in chronic…

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Considering Accessibility" href="/blogs/round-table/considering-accessibility"> A person in a beach wheelchair crosses the sand while silhouetted by the brillant sunset.

Gary MacDonald writes about his visit with Kenyan graduates of the Asian Rural Institute and about the ways ARI uses agriculture as a tool to make other…

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Growing Change Around the World" href="/blogs/round-table/growing-change-around-world"> A large group of people gather for a photo in Kenya.

Basil Coward asks, Can you be both queer and Black, and enjoy a celebrated and visible presence in the United Church? 

Queer? Absolutely. Black? Not So Sure." href="/blogs/round-table/queer-absolutely-black-not-so-sure"> The author, a middle-aged Black man, leans against a wall and smiles.

Jordan Sullivan asks, “What measure of privilege are we willing to give up to create equity for others?”

Privilege in the LGBTIQ2S+ Community" href="/blogs/round-table/privilege-lgbtiq2s-community"> Jordan Sullivan, a White man with blue eyes and a goatee, smiles brightly at the camera.

Two Canadian Armed Forces chaplains remember United Church minister, the Rev. William Alfred Seaman, who served as a chaplain during World War II and is …

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Chaplain among those Lost in Normandy 75 Years Ago" href="/blogs/round-table/chaplain-among-those-lost-normandy-75-years-ago"> Padre William Alfred Seaman and family

John Egger, a Co-Worker in Mission in Korea, writes about joining 500,00 people to form a human peace chain across the DMZ separating North and South Korea.

A Chain of Hope Across the DMZ" href="/blogs/round-table/chain-hope-across-dmz"> People gathered wave flags with a picture of a unified Korea and form a human peace chain in the Korean Peninsula

For Asian Heritage Month, YoonOK Shin writes that our diverse heritages are gifts to give and receive, transforming bleak cultural boundaries. 

Our Diverse Heritages Are Gifts to Give and Receive" href="/blogs/round-table/our-diverse-heritages-are-gifts-give-and-receive"> Author YoonOk Shin and the United Church Women of Alberta and Northwest Conference pose for a group shot with the shopping bags they sewed.

John Durfey writes about a visit to a centre which offers emergency shelter for women in Japan escaping from violence and abuse. 

A Visit to "HELP"" href="/blogs/round-table/visit-help"> Kyofukai staff (four Japanese women) and United Church representatives (a woman and man) gather about an easel for a photo.

Rev. Dr. Kyongja (Kay) Cho offers reflections at the Canadian launch of Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War.

“I Yearn for Peace”" href="/blogs/round-table/i-yearn-peace"> A group of five women pose in front of the tower at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on a brilliant cloudless day, where they advocated for peace in the Korean peninsula.