Media
Culture Change
Video: Transforming churches into Community Hubs CBC interview, Canada – https://youtu.be/6Sp8HWEseGI
Community survey, Toronto ON – https://www.beachmetro.com/2017/07/20/kingston-road-united-church-looks-future/
Innovation challenges & Social Enterprise, Windsor ON – https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/jarvis-turning-a-profit-and-doing-good
Forest Bathing, Waterloo ON – https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7915213-in-the-forest-you-cannot-hear-the-phone-ring/
Halo Calculator – economic contribution of churches, St Thomas ON (includes a link to the Halo Calculator) – https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/startups/united-church-of-canada-fostering-startups-amid-shifting-role-of-religion/article35512698/
Property Innovation
Mission vs Building, Grey County ON – https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-sun-times-owen-sound/20170320/281586650415625
Building Revitalization, Toronto ON – https://gleanernews.ca/index.php/2017/08/01/news-july-2017-new-vision-for-bloor-street-united/#.XiC7VujYq02
Transitional Housing for women recovering from addiction, Waterloo ON – https://www.therecord.com/community-story/7127134-first-women-s-dry-house-in-waterloo-region-opens-its-doors/
Community Innovation Hubs, Markham ON – https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/startups/united-church-of-canada-fostering-startups-amid-shifting-role-of-religion/article35512698/
Community Innovation
Sock drive, Victoria BC – https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/our-community-socks-make-a-difference-for-street-people-1.11532734
Anti-racism & Lawn signs, Ottawa ON – https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/church-fights-racism-with-refugee-welcome-signs-1.4041780
Youth & Downtown Mission, Windsor ON – https://windsorite.ca/2017/08/windsor-youth-center-to-merge-with-the-downtown-mission/
Neighbourhood consultations, London ON – https://www.london.ca/newsroom/Pages/Neighbourhood-Decision-Making-Results.aspx
Outdoor skating rink, Thorton ON – https://www.simcoe.com/community-story/7110360-take-a-skate-on-thornton-community-rink/
Summertime community space, St Ann’s Bay Cape Breton NS, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/st-anns-bay-united-church-cape-breton-american-tourists-1.4181743
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Food Innovation
Meals on Wheels, Mitchell ON – https://www.mitchelladvocate.com/2017/03/20/meals-on-wheels-has-a-long-history-in-mitchell-area/wcm/56585ada-99e1-483b-4c6a-6cd84e520c6e
End of the Month Meals, Belleville ON – https://www.intelligencer.ca/2017/01/29/helping-with-hearty-meals/wcm/e344ea2a-a9a9-99e1-6f53-0f50dda4bea8
Meal drop-in & School-lunch program, Timmins ON – https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/project-love-celebrates-first-anniversary-765706
InterCultural Relationship Building
Christian – Muslim relationship building after the Quebec City Mosque attack, Stittsville ON, https://stittsvillecentral.ca/kanata-muslim-association-visits-stittsville-united-church/
Neighbourly actions and support after the Quebec City Mosque attack, Canada-wide – https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/canada-wraps-its-arms-around-victims-of-mosque-attack-1.3959903
A Day of Love in Action, Terrace BC – https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/terrace-b-c-reverend-turns-church-into-sanctuary-from-hatred-1.3977406
Making healthy and cost-effective meals across cultural backgrounds, Montréal QC (en français) – https://journalmetro.com/actualites-verdun/1087303/nourrir-le-corps-et-le-coeur/#disqus_thread
Open house at a Mosque in response to Quebec City Mosque attack, Montréal QC (en français)- https://journalmetro.com/actualites-verdun/1087134/une-priere-dans-le-langage-du-coeur/
Welcoming Syrian Refugees, Okotoks AB – https://www.okotokstoday.ca/local-news/celebrating-life-in-a-new-country-1534442
Neighbourhood Mural Project, Peterborough ON – https://www.gottarent.com/community-story/7392366-community-comes-together-to-create-mural-at-james-street-united-church-in-peterborough/
Innovative Fundraising
Test drive for donations, Rosemont ON – https://simcoe.com/news-story/7427355-alliston-dealership-drives-in-donations-for-rosemont-church/
Fresh Air Fund, Camp Big Canoe ON – https://www.thestar.com/initiatives/fresh_air_fund/2017/06/28/the-summer-camp-that-made-a-family.html