United Church Centennial resources
Lots of preparations for the June 2025 Centennial of the United Church are underway, and all communities of faith and ministries in our Regional Council are invited and encouraged to make plans that suit your context and community. Read on! Bookmark this page for your home base. It has the following sections:
Regional resources and national resources.
Regional resources
Meetings and workshops: The Regional Council will continue to host planning and learning events online, and welcomes your ideas for topics. If you have special events or projects planned for the 100th Anniversary we’d love to share them. Please send your event or project to Michele Petick at mpetick@united-church.ca
Maybe One?
In celebration of the 100th Anniversary, Central United Church Port Colborne is hosting the play Maybe One? Please join us.
St. Paul’s United Church, Milton
100th Anniversary Song – We Celebrate 100 years
Lyrics by: Rev. Kathryn Vance, retired DM, VAM Port Dover-Woodhouse Pastoral Charge
Music – AZMON 8686 Charles Gotthelf Glaser 1829
(tune of “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing”)
We Celebrate 100 Years
We celebrate 100 years
United to give praise
We came together to be one
And follow Jesus’ Ways.
Presbyterian Churches joined
With Methodist that day
The Congregationalist, too
All gathered there to pray.
They sang some hymns of long ago
Recited Creed and Psalm
Each offered their inheritance
To make the Union strong.
Then came the bread and wine for all
To share communion and
The sacredness of God’s great love
That all may understand.
Still Word and Sacraments are shared
With all who enter in
Safety amidst God’s faithful ones
True justice here begins.
Let it be known to all around
United we remain
In Canada we grow in love
In sunshine, snow, and rain.
We teach of Jesus’ life and death
Support the broken ones
Give hope and peace and joy and love
Our mission’s just begun.
“Look Up Child” VIDEO from Stamford Lane United Church
This year marks 100 years of the United Church of Canada, and also 100 years of Stamford Lane United Church.
Our kids music ministry has recorded “Look Up Child” as a gift for you to share with your friends.
Westdale United presents:
National resources
There are many!
It’s well worth signing up for this Centennial newsletter, which will keep you up to date on emerging resources and events, the monthly themes, and more, and more.
Click here for the main website for all things centennial.
Click here for related grants.
Clarity on 100th anniversary package sent to communities of faith
Design materials: Click here to access lots of free visual tools, such as the Centennial logos, a PowerPoint template; banners you can have printed locally.
Worship: Several national livestreamed worship services are planned.
Click here for the June 2024 YouTube video of the national service celebrating our 99th!
Event sign up
All local and regional events should be sent to this country-wide events posting, as well as to your Regional events calendar. We know this involves twice the work, as these are two different systems, but this allows you to share your creativity with two very different audiences.
Social media: Use these hashtags in your community’s social media Centennial posts:
#UCCan100
#DeepBoldDaring
Monthly themes are covered in the Regional resource mentioned above.
