United Church of Canada

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:General_Council
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:crest gptkb:A_New_Creed
gptkb:Basis_of_Union
gptkb:Twenty_Articles_of_Doctrine
gptkbp:directionA Liberal Christianity
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:World_Methodist_Council
gptkb:World_Communion_of_Reformed_Churches
gptkb:Canadian_Council_of_Churches
gptkbp:founded 1925
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Association_of_Local_Union_Churches
gptkb:Congregational_Union_of_Canada
gptkb:Methodist_Church_of_Canada
two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Church of Canada
gptkbp:modulatedBy gptkb:Carmen_Lansdowne
gptkbp:motto Ut omnes unum sint (That all may be one)
gptkbp:notable_for affirming same-sex marriage
apology for role in residential schools
first denomination in Canada to ordain women (1936)
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Bill_Phipps
gptkb:Carmen_Lansdowne
gptkb:Gretta_Vosper
gptkb:Lois_Wilson
gptkb:Stan_McKay
gptkbp:notableEvent affirmation of LGBTQ clergy (1988)
apology to Indigenous peoples (1986, 1998)
support for same-sex marriage (2003)
union of Methodist, Congregationalist, and Presbyterian churches in 1925
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:First_United_Church,_Vancouver
gptkb:Metropolitan_United_Church,_Toronto
gptkb:St._Andrew's_United_Church,_Toronto
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_Observer_(now_Broadview)
gptkb:United_Church_Publishing_House
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations about 2,700 (2021)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 388,000 (2021)
approximately 2 million (historically)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:policy Presbyterian
Congregational
Connexional
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Bermuda
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:social_justice_focus climate action
poverty reduction
LGBTQ inclusion
Indigenous reconciliation
gptkbp:symbol crest with cross, dove, fish, and burning bush
gptkbp:website https://united-church.ca/
gptkbp:worshipStyle varied
gptkbp:youthClub gptkb:GO_Project
gptkb:Youth_Forum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Anglican_Church_of_Canada
gptkb:World_Methodist_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4