Over the past two-and-a-half years, people have been remembering and reflecting on the historic 1988 vote of membership and ministry of LGBTQ2+ people in the United Church. And how the United Church has lived out that vote toward LGBTQ2+ members, ministers … Continue reading →
(PIE = Public, Intentional, Explicit) Thanks to Chris, Natika and Tanja for their photos from the 2019 Kamloops Pride Parade. Enjoy the album below … then scroll down to read the note from Chris. (There’s an earlier post, too. Use … Continue reading →
To celebrate National Affirming PIE Day (Pi Day…March 14) at Kamloops United Church the ‘Time for Learning’ during worship on March 17 included an explanation of the definitions for being PIE. Public, Intentional and Explicit. We heard about the importance … Continue reading →
“Hi, Everyone!”, begins this note from Florence (our KUC Administrative Manager). “We have been honored by the national church and asked to send some video clips on our Affirming Ministry. It is pretty exciting. I am really hoping that many … Continue reading →
During the 2018 PRIDE week events KUC was delighted to be host to part of the Kamloops PRIDE “Express Yourself Exhibition and Art Crawl”. Students of Juniper Ridge Elementary school had created a beautiful mural of rainbow wings expressing diversity and … Continue reading →
Time change!! August 26, our worship service will be one hour earlier than usual, beginning at 9:00 a.m. so we can gather in Riverside Park afterward for the Pride Parade. Our usual coffee time will be available in the Hall … Continue reading →
Come and celebrate our twenty years as an affirming congregation. Kamloops United Church is one of only 15 Affirming congregations in BC, and one of 125 Affirming (out of over 2900) congregations across Canada. Twenty years ago, on May 12, … Continue reading →
