Nurturing mind, body, and soul in the community.
Welcome to Westminster United!
whoever you are,
wherever you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome here
Westminster United Church seeks to bring the teachings of Christ to action in words and deeds within this community and beyond.
SERVICES
In-person: Sundays at 10:30am (10:00am in the summer).
On-line, live video: Our services are live-streamed each Sunday, beginning at 10:30am (10:00am in the summer).
Online, anytime: Once Sunday’s video is posted (a short while after the service ends), the video remains available for you to view any time at your convenience. (Yes, we keep back files, so you can listen to the Celebration.Choir celebrate all year ‘round.)
We are a church for the community seven days a week and frequently host internal and external groups or events.
Land Acknowledgement
We are Treaty People.
We are party to the relationships and agreements
That have shaped the story of this land,
And the stories of all who call it 'home'.
None of us are uninvolved.
This land has a history.
Pre-contact, the land Westminster stands on was an area that was lived on by the Anishinaabe People. At various times after settlers arrived it was lived on by the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, the Petun, and the Attawandaron Peoples.
Westminster stands on Treaty 19, the ancestral and contemporary lands of the Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg.
We recognize that the history of this land has been marred by brokenness:
Broken promises,
Broken trust,
Broken dishes and broken spoons,
Broken relationships between settlers and the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples whose ancestors have always called this place 'home'.
We confess and we grieve the role that the United Church of Canada has played in this brokenness. We seek to understand and to atone.
Because just as this land has a history,
This land has a future.
At Westminster we work and we hope
For healing,
For reconciliation,
For deeper relationship with the land and with its First Peoples—
Because we are Treaty People and People of God.
Want to know more about the Dish With One Spoon Treaty and treaties in general?
There’s plenty of information online! One good source is:
Talking Treaties: A Treaty Guide for Torontonians
Below is another perspective; two short, accessible articles from Grandmother’s Voice:
We Are All Treaty People: The Original Agreements of the Earth
and
The Dish With One Spoon Wampum: Lessons of Sharing and Respect.
For more, try searching for “Dish With One Spoon Treaty” or “Treaty 19”
“Everything we do is from a place of gratitude.”
Learn more about our church vision, mission, and values.
We are an Affirming Congregation
We believe embracing diversity brings God’s blessings, grace, and radical love to our community.
