The "Do Not Hire" list. Threats. And other memories of the 1988 period.
Background: This important story outlines the experiences of a minister newly ordained just before the 1988 period. This minister...
He quoted the bible, so I picked it up and read it
In 1982 or 1983, I was in church in Newfoundland as the minister was telling us about the United Church wrestling with the ordination of...
1988-1993
High School Confusion First Love Lesbianism Family Church The Bible says AIDS!!!! retreat trauma depression Education distance Growth...
Being an outsider makes me seek to include others
For me, it started with AIDS in the early 1980s. Although I had been raised in the United Church, I found my spiritual awakening in a...
Good Times and Bad Times
The following is a contribution by an openly gay person commissioned to Diaconal Ministry in the United Church of Canada. - - - - -...
Digging Deep Toward God’s Love, by Sabrina
I am non-binary though it’s often easiest to call myself a lesbian. I grew up during a time when the topic of gay marriage seemed to be...
Chris's Story
My mom and dad were raised in the United Church, got married in the United Church. They had four kids and we were all raised and baptized...
Maureen’s Story*
1988 became a defining moment in the life of United Churches within my Presbytery* let alone Canada, and the effects reverberated in...
From Anne Squire
Anne Squire was at the founding of Affirm. At Morden Manitoba General Council amid the clash of argument that led to the United Church...
