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My first encounter with John Moir took place in 1974. I was a young arts student struggling to find my way at the University of Toronto. Not yet...

Rick Allen teaches about HIV/AIDS in Kenya. When he headed for Kenya 17 years ago, Presbyterian missionary Dr. Rick Allen didn't picture himself handing out wooden models to ministers...

“We are not victims and we cannot be forced to hate,” said Dawoud Nassar, a Christian Palestinian farmer and founder of Tent of Nations, an educational and environmental...

Dr. John Sargent Moir, professor, author, and renowned church historian passed away March 9 at the age of 86. "It's impossible for anyone to write about the history of...

International Visitors to National Offices Two international ecumenical leaders visited national offices recently. Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit met with national staff and the church's ecumenical relations committee in...

Ugandan Faith Leaders Critique Joseph Kony Video A box of Kony 2012 campaign posters at the Invisible Children offices in San Diego. The workers are monitoring the social media...

Though worship spaces are exempt from property taxes in Ontario, those portions of the building rented to commercial interests are taxable. Trafalgar, Oakville, Ont., has long paid about...

The Church of Scotland is making a high-tech move to protect its 1,600 churches and buildings from metal theft, a newly-popular crime that is estimated to cost the...

The former general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), the Rev. Edmond Perret, died on March 24, aged 87, in Geneva. "The Reformed family of churches...

As delegates to a World Council of Churches (WCC) gathering noted Christianity's growth in the global South, church leaders from Africa and Asia stressed that partnership in mission...

Chelsea Edwards grew up attending classes in decaying, ill-heated portables on the remote Attawapiskat First Nation near James Bay. The students shared the space with mice, kept their...

Members of the Church of St. David’s English and Korean congregations pose after a night of games—table tennis, badminton, Scrabble in English and a game to teach Korean...

Men at a food distribution centre in northern Tanzania prepare rations of corn, beans, salt and oil for those hit by massive drought. According to PWS&D’s Barb Summers,...

"There were times when the treatment centre felt a bit like residential school," said my friend and sister in Christ. "You have to go away from your family...

Canadians in Taiwan to Monitor Election The Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Canadian Council of Churches were both represented on a team of international election observers during Taiwan's...

“Unofficial” house churches in China, like this one in Beijing, mainly operate underground, but experts estimate that they are responsible for the fastest-growing segment of Christians in China. Christianity...

Throughout the 2011 General Assembly, one word seemed to emerge over and over again: Vision. The Record asked the nominees for moderator of the 2012 assembly to introduce...

Accessibility Standards Rise for Ontario Churches Churches in Ontario must take another look at their customer service this year to ensure they meet provincial standards aimed at improving the...

Throughout the 2011 General Assembly, one word seemed to emerge over and over again: Vision. The Record asked the nominees for moderator of the 2012 assembly to introduce...