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Daily Summary: Day 6 (August 14)

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:18 PM PST

A summary of online coverage for Day 6 (August 14) of the 40th General Council.

Video: Summing up Day 6

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:49 PM PST
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A wrap-up of the day's major events at the 40th General Council in Kelowna, B.C.

Video: Moderator meets the Media

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:46 PM PST
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Moderator-elect Mardi Tindal talks about the importance of environmental issues to the church.

Council Proposes Adding Faith Statements to 20 Articles of Faith

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:02 PM PST
  • By: Jeff Cook

Commissioners to the 40th General Council decided they would rather add than subtract from the doctrine section of the United Church’s Basis of Union.

Summary of Decisions on Environment, Justice, Church

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 5:58 PM PST
  • By: Jim Cairney

Council makes decisions on various environment, social justice, and church issues.

Mardi Tindal Elected as Moderator

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 5:50 PM PST
  • By: Derek Carlisle
Mardi Tindal

Mardi Tindal, from Hamilton Conference, has been elected as the next Moderator of The United Church of Canada.

Video: The New Moderator

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 5:04 PM PST
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After five ballots, Mardi Tindal, a United Church lay member and executive director of Five Oaks Centre in Paris, Ontario, is elected as the new Moderator of The United Church of Canada.

Video: The Legacy Project

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 4:47 PM PST
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Youth Forum members are raising money from Commissioners to buy a solar water heater for Naramata Centre, a nearby United Church training and education centre, to reduce the carbon footprint of GC4

Council Affirms Importance of Worship

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 4:28 PM PST
  • By: Jeff Cook

The United Church’s 40th General Council has affirmed the importance of worship and the need for resources in various languages.

Campus, Camping Ministry to Have a Renewed Focus

  • Posted On: Friday, August 14, 2009 4:25 PM PST
  • By: Derek Carlisle

Ministering to youth in the great outdoors and at their campus homes-away-from-home will have a renewed focus for the United Church following actions of the 40th General Council.