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Article: Another way to celebrate the millennium: a case for uniting with the United Church.
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- Presbyterian Record
- Article date:
- June 1, 1999
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I was pleased when John Congram, as Moderator of the 123rd General Assembly, suggested The Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC) engage in talks with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (From the Moderator, October 1997 Record). However, that idea raised a question for me: If we can dialogue with the Lutherans, why do we not talk with The United Church of Canada?
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