Turning 100 is a significant milestone for people — and for denominations. That’s what the United Church of Canada did on June 10, this year.
It was on that date a century ago that Canadian Methodists, Congregationalists and the Presbyterians came together to form the new denomination.
A big reason for the merger was to reduce duplication of effort and resources; so many little towns and villages across the country had multiple churches from different denominations. There was also a desire for greater Christian unity and collaboration.
Today, Canada is a less
religious place and the challenges are different as the country's over 300 denominations lose members
and see churches close. But the need for unity and collaboration is as great as back then, or even more. Is time for some 21st century visionaries to step forward to promote a new
kind of “united” church in Canada today?
Read about it in my Free Press column.
No comments:
Post a Comment