Waterloo Presbytery in Ontario, Canada is one of 99 district courts of the United Church of Canada. It oversees an active community of 60 churches in Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo and the North and West. We are fortunate to have a blend of both rural and urban charges, from part-time to multiple-staff ministries. All of our churches are unique, but some offer visionary partnerships. Consider Westminister United sharing facilities with the Temple Shalom synagogue, or St. Luke's United which fostered and is surrounded by a thriving seniors' complex. Our theological stance is as varied as our facilities: from conservative to liberal, from covenanting to affirming. Despite, and maybe because of this diversity, we unite in our focus on Christ's love for us and for the work to be done.
"A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good." -- Steven Wright.
what's new...
. . . word from the United Church of Canada
- A recent decision of the Executive of the General Council that will simplify processes, foster mission, and offer new supports for congregations and ministries. In a unanimous decision, the Executive approved a number of initiatives, including:
- Establishing a New Ministries Fund with $1 million in seed money from United Church reserves to encourage the development of innovative and experimental ministries
- Creating a Network for Ministry Development to provide training and consulting for congregational and new ministry development
- Clarifying the roles of the courts of the church and simplifying The Manual
- Consulting on shifting responsibilities for some or all pastoral
relations from presbyteries to Conference staff, freeing presbyteries
to become places of collegiality, mutual support, and mission
For more information about the Executive's decision, including the
report it considered and some of the feedback offered during
consultations, please visit
Planning for 2011–2013 Triennium.
