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The United Church of Canada

Four things we’d love to share about the denomination BVU is part of:

Welcome to The United Church of Canada, a church with a rich, progressive, and continuing history of welcoming all in the name of Christ.

For 100 years, the Church has nurtured communities —from ordaining women to working to advance 2S and LGBTQIA+ inclusion and continue to prioritize Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples including a formal apology in 1986 for the Church’s role in colonization and residential schools. We acknowledge our mistakes and remain committed to moving forward together in truth, healing, respect, and partnership. 

Join us and find out more about our history, organization, beliefs, and the ground-breaking decisions that continue to shape the United Church.

The Year 1925

The United Church of Canada came together in 1925, through a union of Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational, and other Christian churches – one of the first ecumenical unions in the world to bring together major Christian denominations into one body.

This year, 2025, is the Centennial year of the United Church, with many celebration events and initiatives taking place.

Read more about 100 Years, 100 Tables!  Read More

Gender Equity and Human Sexuality

Lydia Gruchy made history in 1936 as the first woman ordained in the United Church of Canada—and the first ever ordained woman in Canadian Protestantism—opening the door to gender equality in ministry.   Find More

  • Building on that legacy, the church took a bold stand in 1988 by adopting the “Membership, Ministry and Human Sexuality” statement, affirming that

    “all persons, regardless of sexual orientation… are welcome to be or become members… and eligible for ordered ministry”.
  • Today, the United Church remains one of the only major denominations in Canada with a long-standing commitment to inclusivity,
    • accompanying Two‑Spirit and LGBTQ+ leaders and members’ spiritual journey, and counting over 310 officially Affirming congregations nationwide.
  • Visit AFFIRM UNITED

The United Church of Canada

An Anti-Racist, Intercultural Church

The United Church is committed to becoming an anti-racist church through a continuous struggle against racism.

“As Christians, we must root out fear, and commit to … practices that help us to ground our actions … in love.” — former Moderator Jordan Cantwell

Find out more about this commitment by watching a short video.

What We Believe: A Song of Faith (2006)

United Church faith communities welcome people from all backgrounds and orientations—wherever you are in your faith journey. 

The United Church does, however, from time to time produce statements of faith that articulate our theology in the language of the time. A New Creed is a well-loved statement of faith used in many United Church congregations. Our most recent faith statement, A Song of Faith, which is quoted throughout this section, seeks to provide a verbal picture of what the United Church understands its faith to be in an early 21st-century context.

  • Faith and the Bible: The Bible is the shared standard for our faith, but members are not required to adhere to any particular creed or formulation of doctrine.
  • Baptism and Communion: The United Church celebrates two sacraments—baptism and communion—by which we encounter the presence and goodness of God.
  • Marriage: Each person is a unique, loved creation of God; we welcome all people to the full life of Christian community, including marriage.
  • Relationship and Inclusion: Respectful of the religious practice of all people of goodwill, we are a welcoming church that is challenged to ongoing renewal.
  • Social Justice: Following the example of Jesus, we believe that we strengthen one another to work, through God’s grace, for a better world.