Chinook Winds Region, United Church of Canada

06/17/2026

How to be Prophetic, Pastoral and Non-Partisan during the Alberta Referendum Campaign!

For our June Chinook Winds Regional Town Hall, we will discuss the topic that is top of mind for us all between now and October, the Alberta Referendum. Chris Mah Poy, Chinook Winds First Third and Justice Networks Coordinator, will share information and best practices on how you can engage in a prophetic, pastoral and non-partisan response with your communities of faith and wider networks during the referendum campaign and how the region will be engaging the referendum.
Please join us for this vital conversation that will be hosted by our Executive Minister Treena Duncan who will also have a short Regional update.
Please mark your calendars to join us. You can register for the Zoom Link HERE: https://form.jotform.com/220765806078260

Regional Representatives and ministry personnel will receive the Zoom link in your inbox and don't need to register.

06/15/2026

The story of Summit View United Church is about faith, courage, relationships, and trusting God's Spirit to lead the way. Discover how two communities came together to create something new while honouring the gifts and history of both.

Read their journey here:

The story of Summit View United Church began with shared challenges and grew into a bold vision and ministry in northwest Calgary.

06/11/2026

The Foothills North Cluster is at Carstairs Bancroft United Church with the theme, Called to Lead: Equipping Lay Leaders for Worship.

05/27/2026

New ministry opportunity!

The United Church of Canada is seeking an individual to fill the role of Executive Minister, UCC Identity and Governance on a permanent full-time basis (35 hours/week). This position represents a current, active vacancy within our organization. All applications received through The United Church of....

05/26/2026

YouthTrek 2035 Registration is now open!

05/26/2026

Airdrie United Church and the Airdrie Public Library have started an exciting new partnership! Read more on the Chinook Winds website! https://chinookwindsregion.ca/2026/05/20/airdrie-united-church-partners-with-local-library/

05/20/2026

Hate is the absolute opposite of our Gospel's call to love one another. Get yourself signed up for Affirming Connections online workshop on how to handle hate online. It's this Thursday, May 21 at 6 pm MT. It will be well worth your time!

Social Media and Hate: A Virtual Workshop
May 21, 2026 · 5pm PT/ 6pm MT / 8pm ET
Length: 1hr + 15 min for Q&A

We’ve all seen hate show up in our social media feeds. But understanding how these messages spread online - and why they can sometimes be difficult to recognize at first - takes more than good intentions.

Join us for a workshop with Hazel Woodrow, Education Program Manager at the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, as she walks us through the strategies hate movements use to spread messaging online, how those strategies affect different communities, and what each of us can do to push back.

All experience levels welcome.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/social-media-hate

05/20/2026

This spring, children and leaders from Chinook Winds Region communities of faith gathered at Kasota East Camp for First Third Ministry's Imagine Retreat. It was a joyful and meaningful weekend of community, creativity, and connection. Please read more about Imagine Children from Camping Minister Lisa Penzo: https://chinookwindsregion.ca/2026/05/12/imagine-childrens-retreat-2026/

05/04/2026

Today, May 4, 2026, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Annual Christian Summit opened in Red Deer. More than 200 faith leaders. from multiple faiths including United Church leaders, have raised concerns about this Summit, their statement says, in part: “The event's structure - its cost, its curated guest list, its exclusive framing - means that many voices will simply not be in the room. Smaller congregations, racialized communities, younger leaders, and those without means or connections will be absent. That is not a gathering shaped by the values of welcome and humility. It is a gathering shaped by access and privilege.” Please read the statement and share it.

Today, Premier Danielle Smith's Annual Christian Summit opened in Red Deer. Danielle Smith is the headline speaker. The proceeds go directly to the Christian Impact Network, whose founder wrote a classified plan - obtained by CBC News - to manufacture 10,000 Christian political candidates across Canada and align Canadian law with biblical principles.

This is not a harmless prayer breakfast. This is a sitting Premier lending the authority of her office to a movement with a documented agenda to replace secular democratic governance with one religion's interpretation of biblical law. When that happens, it doesn't just threaten religious minorities or people of other faiths. It threatens everyone's freedom - including the freedom of Christians who don't share that interpretation. Which, as it turns out, is a lot of us.

202 faith leaders have signed A Statement of Conviction from Alberta Faith Leaders in response. They come from United Church, Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Mennonite, Quaker, Community of Christ, Unitarian, Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Jewish communities.

From Calgary and Red Deer and Hanna and Hughenden and small towns across this province. From ten traditions. Signing because the breadth of faith in this country is not represented in that room today - and the public deserves to know that.

Read the statement and share it: tinyurl.com/albertafaithleaders

05/03/2026

Our Celebration of Ministry worship begins at 10 am at Southminster United Church. Catch the livestream on YouTube or the recording afterwards!

We ordain William Brook, Living Spirit Centre, Calgary.