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December 04, 2008
BLOWING A WHISTLE IN CRITICAL TIMES - NEWS RELEASE
Alarmed by where the United Church of Canada (UCC) is heading, the National Alliance of Covenanting Congregations (NACC), a group within the UCC, today takes the unusual step of appealing directly, and over the head of United Church officialdom, to Commissioners of the General Council, and to the church at large...
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An Incovenient Remit? - An Open Letter to the Comissioners
Dear Commissioner:
As you are probably aware, former Moderator Lois Wilson has criticized the 39th General Council for approving deep cuts to the UCC’s programs for social justice. In her letter...
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October 26, 2008
News Briefs for November 2008
A Time for Steadfast Trust? – It Should Be, Tribute to Bob Blackburn, the NACC’s Chairman Emeritus
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June 09, 2008
News Briefs for May 2008
The 2008 AGM, Fifteen Minutes of Fame, . . .Or Whatever: Gretta Vosper, plus more.
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April 19, 2008
News Briefs for April 2008
The Reverend Bob Whalls, NACC Annual General Meeting, 2008, “Of the Making of Many Books”
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January 12, 2008
New Briefs for January 2008
Is it Time to Quit?
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September 30, 2007
OMNI TV interview with NACC Chairman, Geoff Wilkins
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New Briefs for September 2007
Happy 10th Birthday, News Briefs!, Marriage etc., Some Editorial Thoughts, Update: A Song of Faith, From the General Secretary
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May 19, 2007
Remit Required for "A Song of Faith"?
Last summer’s General Council approved a new faith statement, entitling it “A Song of Faith”. Deeply disturbed by the statement, the NACC has studied it at length and has concluded it represents a very significant doctrinal departure from the “Articles of Faith” in the Basis of Union, the United Church’s “constitution”. The Basis of Union, 8.6.2(1) requires that any change in doctrine be approved by the wider church through a Remit (a vote) before the General Council can approve it. Given this, the NACC has asked the General Secretary of General Council to provide a ruling on the present status of “A Song of Faith”. The NACC’s case Read More..Posted in Press | 0 Comments
News Briefs for April 2007
Covenanting? What's That All about?, Voices United
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