Communities of Prayer: Montreal QC
On Sunday, January 25, 2026, over 300 people gathered for prayer and fellowship at the ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service at St Hagop Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Montréal, QC. The theme of the service was “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the hope of your […]
2026 WPCU Highlights
What a joy it has been to celebrate the 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with you! Thank you for your careful organization and dedicated prayer. As we continue to pray for Christian unity, here are some highlights from WPCU celebrations from communities across the country. Thank you to all who have sent photos […]
Community Profile: Funny in a Good Way
Based on a conversation with Michael Gulliver, Managing Director of Funny in a Good Way, a non-profit organization in the Ottawa Valley. Every year, communities across Canada celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Using the resources produced by the World Council of Churches and a new host country each year, churches host ecumenical […]
2025 WPCU Highlights
What a joy it has been to celebrate the 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with you! Thank you for your careful organization and dedicated prayer. As we continue to pray for Christian unity, here are some highlights from WPCU celebrations from communities across the country. Thank you to all who have sent photos […]
Communities of Prayer: Edmonton, AB
Based on an interview with President Rev. Larry Wright and Secretary Louis Kloster of the Edmonton & District Council of Churches The Edmonton & District Council of Churches (EDCC) is the city’s home for inter-church and interfaith work, dialogue, and relationships. Established in 1942, the EDCC is a fellowship of Christian churches in the Edmonton […]
2024 WPCU Highlights
What a joy it has been to celebrate the 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with you! Thank you for your careful organization and dedicated prayer. As we continue to pray for Christian unity, here are some highlights from WPCU celebrations from communities across the country. Thank you to all who have sent photos and […]
2023 WPCU Highlights
What a gift it has been to celebrate the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with you! Thank you for your careful organization and dedicated prayer, both in-person and online. Here are some highlights from communities across the country. Thank you all who have sent photos and stories to us! Want to share your photos […]
Meet the Canadian WPCU Team!
Composed of lay and ordained volunteers representing the member churches and partners of the Canadian Council of Churches, the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, and the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, the WPCU Writing and Animation Team meets in March through May of each year to make the international materials accessible to Canadian Christians and to produce […]
Communities of Prayer: Sherbrooke, QC
More than fifty years of WPCU in Sherbrooke For many of the churches in and around Sherbrooke, QC, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been a regular part of ecumenical life since the late 1960s. What is the secret to such longevity? According to Vivienne Galanis, a long-time member of Sherbrooke’s Ecumenical Liaison […]
Communities of Prayer: Drayton Valley, AB
New WPCU Celebrations Start Strong in Drayton Valley, AB Organizing a WPCU event can be challenging at the best of times, and when it’s a community’s first time celebrating the WPCU (and during a pandemic no less), the task may seem nearly impossible. Against these odds, several of the churches of Drayton Valley, AB, came […]
