Pacific Mountain Region

Camp Spirit '25 - Week 5
2025-08-05
A Camp Spirit Offering
Camp Spirit ’25 – Week 5 (4 days)
Tuesday August 5 – Friday August 8, 2025
In-Person
We offer Camp Spirit in different cities, towns and villages across BC and into the Yukon! Our camp locations are provided by host-United Churches in the town; we share their space for our week of camp. We love the connections that sharing space builds! More information on being a host community of faith is available from Regional Minister for Camp Spirit, Cathy Cryder.
Locations:

St. Columba’s Anglican United Church, ​Port Hardy (Mon. Aug. 4 – Thurs. Aug. 7)
Gladwin Heights/Trinity Memorial United Church, ​Abbotsford (Tues. Aug. 5 – Fri. Aug. 8)
Smithers United Church & St. James Anglican Church, Smithers (Tues. Aug. 5 – Fri. Aug. 8)

Day Camps for Children 6-11 yrs!

At Camp Spirit we value listening to & experiencing Sacred Stories, enjoying times of Creativity & Science, moving to Music, Sharing Meals together, and fostering Community, Friendships & Leadership!

​​Level Up Youth ​for People 12-14 years! (not offered at all sites)

​Camp Spirit Level Up Youth will connect with the same scriptures and themes as the campers, and focus on teamwork, skill building, fun and community while connecting to God at their level.

Click here for more information and registration!

Youth Forum 2025
2025-08-05 08:00 - 2025-08-12 17:00 (America/Vancouver)
Youth Forum 2025
Tuesday August 5 – Tuesday August 12, 2025
In-Person
We get it, you want to know what being a part of Youth Forum entails! There are several commitments we’ll be asking you to make.
You must be able to attend the following IN FULL:

IN PERSON the YOUTH COUNCIL Gathering of Pacific Mountain and Chinook Winds Regional Councils from February 14-17, 2025 at Camp Fircom, BC.
Online meetings

Youth Forum Online – Sunday, April 6, 4-6 pm EST
GC45 Gatherings

Sunday, April 27, 2025 (online) 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. ET: Orientation to GC45, meeting technology and travel planning.
Sunday, June 22, 2025 (online)
4:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET: Opening of General Council
Saturday, June 28, 2025 (online)
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET: Learning and discussion
4:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET: Learning and discussion

IN PERSON Youth Forum Gathering in Calgary – August 5-12, 2025 Inclusive

Accommodation, travel, food and supply costs will be covered for all of the events listed above.
Click here for more information!

Camp Spirit '25 - Week 6
2025-08-11
A Camp Spirit Offering
Camp Spirit ’25 – Week 6
Monday August 11 – Friday August 15, 2025
In-Person
We offer Camp Spirit in different cities, towns and villages across BC and into the Yukon! Our camp locations are provided by host-United Churches in the town; we share their space for our week of camp. We love the connections that sharing space builds! More information on being a host community of faith is available from Regional Minister for Camp Spirit, Cathy Cryder.
Locations:

Como Lake United Church, ​Coquitlam
Whitehorse United Church, ​Whitehorse
Golden Ears United Church, Maple Ridge

Day Camps for Children 6-11 yrs!

At Camp Spirit we value listening to & experiencing Sacred Stories, enjoying times of Creativity & Science, moving to Music, Sharing Meals together, and fostering Community, Friendships & Leadership!

​​Level Up Youth ​for People 12-14 years! (not offered at all sites)

​Camp Spirit Level Up Youth will connect with the same scriptures and themes as the campers, and focus on teamwork, skill building, fun and community while connecting to God at their level.

Click here for more information and registration!

Camp Spirit '25 - Week 7
2025-08-18
A Camp Spirit Offering
Camp Spirit ’25 – Week 7
Monday August 18 – Friday August 22, 2025
In-Person
We offer Camp Spirit in different cities, towns and villages across BC and into the Yukon! Our camp locations are provided by host-United Churches in the town; we share their space for our week of camp. We love the connections that sharing space builds! More information on being a host community of faith is available from Regional Minister for Camp Spirit, Cathy Cryder.
Locations:

Broad View United, Victoria
Northwood United Church, ​Surrey
Castlegar United Church, ​Castlegar

Day Camps for Children 6-11 yrs!

At Camp Spirit we value listening to & experiencing Sacred Stories, enjoying times of Creativity & Science, moving to Music, Sharing Meals together, and fostering Community, Friendships & Leadership!

​​Level Up Youth ​for People 12-14 years! (not offered at all sites)

​Camp Spirit Level Up Youth will connect with the same scriptures and themes as the campers, and focus on teamwork, skill building, fun and community while connecting to God at their level.

Click here for more information and registration!

Office Closure ~ Labour Day
2025-09-01

Camping Ministry Gathering 2025
2025-09-12 15:30 - 2025-09-14 13:00 | Camp Fircom, Gambier Island, BC, Canada
A First Third Minitsry Offering
Camping Ministry Gathering
Friday September 12 – Sunday September 14, 2025
In-Person at Camp Fircom
Leaders from The United Church Camps operating within Pacific Mountain and Chinook Winds Regions of the United Church of Canada will gather at the beautiful Camp Fircom, Chá7elkwnech from September 12-14, 2025.
First Third Ministry invites registrations from three board representatives from each of the eleven camps who are interested in building a more cohesive and collaborative camping ministry within the regions, eager to learn new things and share ideas with others. Accommodation and meals are provided, along with support for travel to Gambier Island.
Participants and resource leaders will be hosted by Camp Fircom and stay in accommodation at the camp. We ask that you bring your own sleeping bag, pillow, towels for your use. Costs of food, accommodations and supplies during the retreat will be paid for by the regions.
Travel: The closest airport is Vancouver International Airport. We can arrange to pick up people from the airport to meet the water taxi on Friday, September 12 in Horseshoe Bay. If you are coming from the island, please take the ferry from Departure Bay, Nanaimo. The water taxi is walking distance from the BC Ferry Terminal in Horseshoe Bay. If you require a travel bursary to attend, please note that on your registration and someone from your region will be in touch.
REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 15, 2025. Click this LINK to register.
Please email firstthirdministry@united-church.ca for more information

Leading Together: A Conference for Lay Leaders & Their Ministry Personnel
2025-09-19 08:00 - 2025-09-20 17:00
A LeaderSHIFT Offering
Weekend Retreat for Lay Leaders and their Ministry Personnel!
Friday September 19 – Saturday September 20, 2025
In-Person at the United Commons, Victoria BC
Join Pacific Mountain Regional Ministers for workshops on recruitment, emerging models of congregational governance, best practices, Manual roles and responsibilities and more. Come gain some knowledge and skills, build relationships with other lay leaders, and reconnect to why you care about and give your time, energy and commitment to your community of faith!
Click here for more information and registration!
Registration closes Thursday September 11, 2025

Radical Hope: A Clergy Retreat
2025-09-29 15:00 - 2025-10-02 12:00 | Naramata Centre, 460 Ellis Street, Naramata, BC, V0H 1N0, Canada
A LeaderSHIFT Offering
Radical Hope: A Clergy Retreat
Monday September 29 – Thursday October 2, 2025
In-Person at Naramata Centre
The prophet Habakkuk lived in a time of great turmoil and injustice. His short three-chapter book condemns both the corruption of his own people and the brutality of their enemies. Yet at the end of the book, as Habakkuk faces into famine and destruction, he sings of joy.
What enables this kind of hope? Is this a delusion, a spiritual bypass, a vindictive taunt of Israel’s enemies? Or is Habakkuk actually filled with a radical hope that is not dependent on good outcomes? And if this is radical hope, how do we get some of that?
Our time together at Naramata will explore how we face into the storm of the world we live in; how we are connected (and why this is wonderful and awful at the same time); our work of giving attention; how we allow prayer to heal and equip us; and the sacramental practice of letting go.
You can expect to leave this retreat feeling refreshed. Better yet, you can expect to identify the practices that will work in your own life, to settle more deeply into your own call to ministry, to connect with others for mutual support, and to rest in a radical revision of hope.
Click here for more information and registration!

Office Closure ~ National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
2025-09-30

Save the Date! ~ Pacific Mountain Indigenous Ministries AGM 2025
2025-10-02 08:00 - 2025-10-05 13:00
Indigenous Ministries Annual General Meeting
Thursday October 2 – Sunday October 5, 2025
In-Person at Haisla United Church

Intercultural Family Retreat
2025-10-10 08:00 - 2025-10-13 17:00 | Camp Fircom, Gambier Island, BC, Canada
A First Third Ministry Offering
Intercultural Family Retreat
Friday October 10 – Monday October 13, 2025
In-Person
At the Pacific Mountain Region Intercultural Family Retreat, we invite folks and families of all ages to participate in intercultural faith community together. Together we will enjoy food, rest, creation, music, worship, and play in meaningful community with one another.
REGISTRATION COMING MID SUMMER 2025!

Office Closure ~ Thanksgiving Day
2025-10-13

What The Hell? Queer Theology and Discussion Series
2025-10-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
3 Part Series: Wednesdays, Oct 15, 22, 29 – 6pm PT / 7pm MT / 9pm ET
What is hell? What have we been taught about it, and how have the myths around it been used to enforce certain ways of thinking and acting? Millions of people believe in some sort of hell in the afterlife. It can be terrifying to wonder who may end up there, whether it’s ourselves or someone we love. But what the hell is it all about? Why is hell often used to shame 2SLGBTQ+ folks and others who may not fit into a prescribed ‘norm’?
From fire and brimstone to freedom and belonging—let’s talk about what the hell we believe!
Led by Kendra Mitchell-Foster and Pam Rocker, with special guests, including Dr. Harry O. Maier on Oct 22 and Rev. Mark Tremblay on Oct 29!
Register here for this zoom series:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qyBomAOATQC3WXhbfTKe8g#/registration

Save The Date ~ United Church Women Gathering/Annual General Meeting 2025
2025-10-21 09:30 - 14:30 | Cheam View United Church, 46875 Yale Road, Chilliwack, British Columbia, V2P 1Y4, Canada
A Fraser United Church Women Offering
Gathering/Annual General Meeting
Tuesday October 21, 2025
In-Person at Cheam View United Church
More information to come!

PMRC Town Hall
2025-10-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
A Pacific Mountain Region Offering
PMRC Town Hall
Tuesday October 21, 2025
Online via Zoom
All are warmly invited to join this monthly regional gathering offered for all people in Pacific Mountain region.
Guest presenters, time of prayer or worship, regional updates, encouragement, and opportunities for connection make Pacific Mountain Region Town Halls meaningful and relevant! The most up-to-date information about scheduled town hall times (or any changes to its schedule) is found on our calendar: PacificMountain.ca/events.
Town Hall Gatherings are hosted with Zoom, but you do not need an internet connection to join the Town Hall! Can call-in using one of the phone numbers below and participate as if a traditional conference call.
Watch the recorded meeting here: https://youtu.be/We56Sj66hX0
Blessings,
PMR Office

YouthTrek 2025~ Pacific Mountain
2025-10-24 17:00 - 2025-10-26 13:30 | Trinity UC – Vernon, 3300 Alexis Park Drive, Vernon
A First Third Ministry Offering
YouthTrek 2025 ~ Pacific Mountain
Friday october 24 – Sunday October 26, 2025
In-Person at Trinity United Church, Vernon BC
Bringing youth (12-15) and their leaders from British Columbia & the Yukon together! Explore a theme that is relevant and inspiring through play, conversation, connecting with others, worship, creating and much more! We eat good food and fill our souls with laughter and joy. We build friendships that will last our lifetime.
Click here for more information and registration!

Leaders Online Gathering
2025-10-28 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
A First Third Offering with Michelle Slater
Leaders Online Gathering: Exploring Death, Dying and Grief with Children/Youth
Tuesday October 28, 2025
Online Via Zoom
First Third Ministry hosts a monthly gathering of United Church leaders who are in ministry with children, youth and families, across the church.
Led by First Third Ministry’s Minister for Leadership Support & Development: Rev. Michelle Slater!
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Join us for an online cohort group discussions, comprised of check-ins, resource-sharing, and monthly themes to discuss!
Click here for more information!
Click here to register for the Zoom link!

RE:unite ~ Young Adult Retreat
2025-11-08 08:00 - 2025-11-11 17:00 | Camp Fircom, Gambier Island, BC, Canada
A First Third Offering
RE:unite ~ Young Adult Retreat
Friday November 8 – Tuesday November 11, 2025
In-Person
Calling all young adults (ages 18-30ish)! United Church folks & friends in BC, Southern Alberta, the Yukon and beyond – we invite you to travel to the largest island in Howe Sound, surrounded by trees and water for a long weekend of rest, community and fun. We’ll have good food, meaningful conversations, late night board games, great music and campfires (weather permitting!) It’s a weekend you’ll want to show up for. Join us at this year’s YOUNG ADULT RETREAT!
Registration Open Now! Click Here For More Information!

Office Closure ~ Remembrance Day
2025-11-11

Pacific Mountain Indigenous Ministries: Towards 2035 - Raising FUNds
2025-11-12 16:00 - 17:30 | Online
An Indigenous Ministry Offering
Towards 2035 – Raising FUNds
Wednesday November 12, 2025
Online via Zoom
Join us for an online conversation on ideas for moving you Community of Faith towards an exciting and vibrant circle! Come and share ideas on how to put FUN back into fundraising. This is your time to share and lift up successes as well as challenges. Let’s learn from each other through stories!
Invite your young people so we can all learn what it is they want from their community.
One lucky Community of faith will receive a $200 Zoom Window prize for participating!
Topic: PMIM Toward 2035 – Raising FUNds
Time: Nov 12, 2025 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83290915629?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 832 9091 5629
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Affirming Leaders Day 2025
2025-11-15 08:00 - 14:30 | Online
An Affirming Connections Offering with Lucas Wilson, Tyler Babiy, Michiko Brown-Kai, & Ben Dobyns
Affirming Leaders Day 2025
Saturday November 15, 2025
Online via Zoom
Every person who does 2SLGBTQIA+ Affirming work in their community is a leader, whether you’re a volunteer, staff member, ally or queer-identified. However, we often have full plates and limited resources, making it challenging to stay informed on emerging issues.
You’ll find the training, resources, and encouragement you need to thrive.
With special guests including Lucas Wilson (author, editor, post-doctoral fellow), Tyler Babiy (queer content creator, social media strategist), Michiko Bown-Kai (minister, activist), Ben Dobyns (musician, Sanctuary program organizer) you’re in for a treat of a day while you learn, connect, and fill up your tank!
SPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST 10 REGISTRANTS!
The first 10 registrants will receive a free copy of“Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy“, the latest book by one of our featured speakers, Lucas Wilson!
Tickets

General Admission: $50
Subsidized Admission: $25
Video recording add-on: $20
Donations are welcome to help sponsor subsidized admissions

We want everyone to be able to join us, regardless of financial circumstances. If cost is a barrier to your attendance, please get in touch with us at miranda@affirmingconnections.com, and we will make sure you are taken care of.
Click here for more information and tickets!

PMR Regional Guaranteed Livable Income Meeting
2025-11-18 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
A Justice Ministry Offering
PMR Regional Guaranteed Livable Income Meeting
Tuesday November 18, 2025
Online via Zoom
Sen. Kim Pate’s office issued a news release on November 7th, 2025, regarding Bill S-206 “National Framework for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income Act”. The Canadian Senate has voted in favour of a study of Bill S-206, and so the bill has passed into the next phase required in the process that carries it forward. This is hopeful, and we now have much work to do.
Our next PMR Regional GLI monthly meeting, is Tuesday, November 18th at 9:15 am PT, with the National GLI monthly meeting following that at 10:00 am.
Please join us as we connect and continue to organize actions for this next phase of work.
ZOOM LINK

Clergy Prayer Circle
2025-11-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
A Time For Connection
All active ministry personnel serving in the Pacific Mountain Regional Council are invited to this hour of being in community, and sharing practices of check-in, prayer, laughter with one another.
If it may be your first time coming to the Clergy Prayer Circle, please sign up to receive the link to the Zoom room: Form.jotform.com/PMR-UCC/mpst-clergy-prayer-circle
If you’ve attended a Clergy Prayer Circle recently, the link for the upcoming gathering will be automatically sent to your email address. If you’re not sure, click the link above to sign up again.
We look forward to welcoming and praying with you. Please extend this invitation to active ministry personnel in your networks.
The Clergy Prayer Circle is free and drop-in style, and hosted by members of Pacific Mountain Regional Council’s Ministry Personal Support Team (MPST).
A Time for Prayer
3rd Tuesday of the month
10:30-11:30am Pacific / 11:30 am-12:30pm Mountain
Always Online, via Zoom
Always requiring monthly registration
Click Here to register.

Widening the Tent: Online Event
2025-11-20 09:30 - 11:30 | Online
A 4th Quarter Network Offering
Widening the Tent: Online Event
Thursday November 20, 2025
Online via Zoom
Looking Back and Aiming Forward in our 100th Year
November 20, 2025 9:30-11:30am PMT
Some of our topics: 1986 First Nations Apology, 1988 Decision for our LGBTQ2S Community, Where is the Church going in the next 100?
Please watch for the registration notice!

Leaders Online Gathering
2025-11-25 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
A First Third Offering with Michelle Slater
Leaders Online Gathering: Exploring “Children’s Time” in Worship
Tuesday November 25, 2025
Online Via Zoom
First Third Ministry hosts a monthly gathering of United Church leaders who are in ministry with children, youth and families, across the church.
Led by First Third Ministry’s Minister for Leadership Support & Development: Rev. Michelle Slater!
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Join us for an online cohort group discussions, comprised of check-ins, resource-sharing, and monthly themes to discuss!
Click here for more information!
Click here to register for the Zoom link!

Re-kindling Hope, Peace, Joy & Love: Advent Clergy Group
2025-11-26 10:00 - 11:30
A LeaderSHIFT Offering with Janice MacLean, of The Prayer Bench
Re-kindling Hope, Peace, Joy & Love: Advent Clergy Group
Wednesday November 26, 2025
Online via Zoom

Join in a four-week Advent pathway of worship, reflection, conversation and shared practice, with colleagues in ministry.
Each gathering will begin with worship, and designed to spark new ideas and nurture a sense of traveling the season together.
We’ll engage with evocative questions and open space for reflection—in small groups, as a whole community, and in personal ways such as writing, doodling, or other creative practices chosen by participants.
Each week will close with a simple, shared spiritual practice to carry into the days ahead, re-kindling Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love in ourselves and the world.
Janice McLean is the Host of Prayer Bench, offering spiritual resources, retreats, and practices for personal and community growth. With a deep love for exploring the sacred in ordinary life, she weaves together prayer, creativity, and reflection to nurture spiritual imagination and connection. Janice lives by the waters of East Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia.
Free of charge!
For more information and to register: Advent Online Clergy Group — LeaderSHIFT UCCan

Apartheid-Free Communities Dialogue Evening with Shadia Qubti
2025-11-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
A Justice Ministry Offering with Shadia Qubti and Kendra Mitchell-Foster
Apartheid-Free Communities Dialogue Evening with Shadia Qubti
Wednesday November 26, 2025
Online via Zoom
At the June 2025 AGM, The Pacific Mountain Region of the United Church of Canada took the Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge to further bolster our commitment to Solidarity with Palestine. Join Shadia Qubti and Kendra Mitchell-Foster for an evening of dialogue exploring what the Apartheid-Free Communities movement is, why it is important, and what we can do to live into this pledge through the Advent and Christmas Seasons.
Registration for this zoom evening is required, please register here:
AFC Dialogue with Shadia Qubti
November is a great month to begin conversations in your community, circle of friends, or Community of Faith to learn more about the movement, learn more about Israeli Apartheid imposed on Palestinians, and to consider your readiness to join in taking actions to support the dismantling of apartheid in Palestine.
From reports, graphics, videos, campaign materials, and letter writing tools, there is something there for all stages of actions. Learning more is so very important!
APARTHEID-FREE COMMUNITIES ACTIONS

Office Closure ~ PMRC Regional Staff Retreat
2025-12-02 08:00 - 2025-12-05 17:00
The offices of Pacific Mountain Regional Council staff members will be closed from December 2 – 5, 2025.
