Emma Prestwich

3 weeks ago | broadview.org | Emma Prestwich

Two years into its strategic plan, The United Church of Canada may not have achieved its goal of creating 100 new communities of faith, but it can boast at least 25 “church plants” across the country. A number of United Church–connected communities have started up in the last few years, thanks to the efforts of motivated community members and with support from the national church.

1 month ago | broadview.org | Emma Prestwich

Ramiro Gonzales was executed in Texas on June 26, 2024 for the kidnapping, rape and murder of Bridget Townsend. This followed a stay of execution in 2022. “Ramiro spent more than half of his life with the threat of execution looming over him, and it was absolutely his faith in God that got him through that,” says Rev. Bri-anne Swan, his friend and spiritual advisor, who was by his side when he was executed.

2 months ago | broadview.org | Emma Prestwich

Rev. Japhet Ndhlovu is the executive minister of The United Church of Canada’s church in mission unit. He spoke with Emma Prestwich late last fall about how the church’s new principles- based approach to justice work applies to its stance on Israel and Palestine. Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal just as this issue was going to press. Emma Prestwich: Why did the church adopt a principles-based approach to its justice work?

Jan 22, 2025 | broadview.org | Emma Prestwich

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he’s a Christian. So in a desperate plea Tuesday, one Episcopal bishop appealed to his faith. Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, spoke directly to Trump, who sat in the front row during the inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, calling on him to consider the impact of his policies and campaign promises on 2SLGBTQ+ people and migrants.

Dec 2, 2024 | broadview.org | Emma Prestwich

Join us live tonight at 7 – 8 p.m. Eastern, as Broadview digital and United Church in Focus editor Emma Prestwichspeaks with three guests about stories from the December issue. William Marquand practises architecture in St. Louis and has degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Yale University. He is on the board of Friends of First Church, Berkeley. He wrote “The Glass Sanctuary” about how more transparent church spaces could open minds.