From Eileen: "A painful time for all but a proud time too"
Living in Ottawa, going to school in Kingston, a mature student commuting. The "Community of Concern" was popular in Ottawa, rallying...
I was working at The Observer at the time...
Interview Rev. David Allen (retired) What church were you at in 1988? I would have been I would been working at the UCObserver at that...
Remembering the impacts around 1988 for my church, my family and myself
What church were you at in 1988? In 1988, I was at my home church, Trinity United in Wallaceburg, Ontario, and was also the year I...
In conversation with Rev. Jack Spencer
Robyn of Iridesce: I’m with Rev. Jack Spencer at Berwick Camp. Thank you Jack, for taking the time to share this story. Jack began by...
A personal story, remembering 1988
What church were you at in 1988? In 1988, I was at my home church Trinity United in Wallaceburg, Ontario, and was also the year I started...
The church has been a safe place...
My partner and I grew up in the Roman Catholic Church and made a conscious decision to join the United Church in the wake of the 1988...
A story of 1988, divisions and hopes for the future
A brief story regarding 1988 appears below: Before and during the 1980s, every major societal institution, including organized religion,...
Canadian Armed Forces chaplain responds pastorally to all God's people
Captain John Niles was at St Andrew’s Seminary in Saskatoon in 1988. The topic of sexual orientation and the church took up a huge amount...
From White Bear Standing... on the importance of Two-Spirit identity
Waabskiiki-Gah-Bo, White Bear Standing, Mishkikan Dodem. Snapping Turtle clan, Niizh Manidoowag And my Christian name is R-W . Hoekstra....
We are blessed to be Christians...
I would like to say to gay, lesbian, or trans Christian people, we are blessed to be Christians knowing all of us are loved...