United Church of Canada

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Christian church Protestant denomination mainline Protestant church

The United Church of Canada is a mainline Protestant denomination formed in 1925 through the union of several Canadian churches, known for its progressive theology and social justice advocacy.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian church → Protestant denomination → mainline Protestant church →
apologyForResidentialSchools	1986 → 1998 →
country	Canada →
creed	A New Creed → A Song of Faith (2006) → Statement of Faith (1940) →
dateFounded	1925-06-10 →
doctrine	Trinitarian →
ecumenicalMembership	Canadian Council of Churches → World Communion of Reformed Churches → World Council of Churches → World Methodist Council →
formedByUnionOf	Congregational Union of Canada → Local Union Churches in Western Canada → Methodist Church of Canada → Presbyterian Church in Canada (majority) →
founded	1925 →
governance	conciliar polity →
governingBody	Communities of Faith → General Council → Regional Councils →
headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
language	English → French →
membershipEstimate	over 2 million members historically →
membershipTrend	declining membership since late 20th century →
mergedOrReorganized	2019 →
ordinationOfLGBTClergy	permitted →
ordinationOfWomen	permitted →
ordinationOfWomenSince	1936 →
orientation	social justice–oriented →
positionOnAbortion	generally pro-choice →
positionOnSocialIssues	supports LGBTQ+ inclusion → supports environmental stewardship → supports gender equality → supports racial justice →
previousGoverningBody	Conferences → General Council → Presbyteries →
regionServed	Bermuda → Canada →
relationshipWithIndigenousPeoples	engaged in reconciliation efforts →
sameSexMarriage	supported →
scripture	Bible →
theology	liberal Protestantism → progressive Christianity →
website	https://united-church.ca →
worshipStyle	Reformed and Methodist influences →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New Revised Standard Version →	liturgicalUse