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