The confernece in Sault Ste. Marie ON in September was developed by myself and my partner Chris.  The Welecoming Training is important as Chris and I found it easy to be a part of my home church (Thessalon, ON) but when visitng other churches it could be somewhat uncomfortable.  When searching out information on WonderCafe, and the U.C.

I have been a longterm member of the United Church of Canada (1965) and have served it at many levels. My first encounter with the willingness of the Church to change was in 1965 when the denomination replaced the W. C. Cook Sunday School material with the New Curriculum.
(http://www.united-church.ca/history/overview/timeline)

The next really big change took place in 1988 when General Council voted to:

I am a Canadian so i didn't get to vote in this past american election. I am very disappointed in the ban of same sex marriages. I believe in God and I have faith but doesn't the bible teach us to love each other and to be non judgemental. I think that as human beings we should all have the same rights. I watch the arguments from both sides on tv and it just pisses me off. For the yes people, their biggest arguement is that the word "marriage" is defined as a  sacred bond between a man and a woman.  Says who?! The Bible..when did the bible become the constitution?