We have helped create healthier, safer, and more welcoming spaces for United Church communities
By upgrading and renovating buildings, we've helped United Church communities of faith offer better spaces for staff and members for church services, community gatherings and events, supporting the expansion of community programming and opportunities.
John Wesley's United Church (Roddickton-Bide Arm, NL)
First Dawn Eastern Edge Regional Council
Enhancing Community Spaces
Retrofitting United Church buildings has made more welcoming and functional spaces for community events, meetings, activities, and programming.
Camp Scugog (Scugog, ON)
Shinning Waters Regional Council
Expanding usable space
Upgrading rooms and spaces within United Church building has opened up opportunities to make use of additional square footage.
Project Testimonials
“Our renewed, renovated, and retrofitted space feels brand new. These upgrades will broaden our ability to respond to the needs of the community. We are excited about our renovations and what they will mean for the church, the neighborhood and the wider community.”
Broad View United Church (Victoria, BC) | Pacific Mountain Regional Council
“The Faithful Footprints grant has made a gigantic positive impact on our church office. The new windows eliminated the chilly winter draft we were experiencing and is helping reduce heat effects of the summer. Having a suitable workplace is so vital to employee comfort, satisfaction and retention.”
Crystal City United Church (Crystal City, MB) | Prairie to Pine Regional Council
“Our newly installed boiler is much more reliable and efficient — producing more steady heat, making less noise, and reducing costs on our Enbridge bills. This will not only impact our congregation and staff, but also the other people who use our building, such as AA, and the Toronto Children’s Chorus, who rent space.”
Martha Charney, Deer Park United Church (Toronto, ON) | Shinning Waters Regional Council
We have helped raise awareness and encourage climate and environmental stewardship
By joining together to undertake building retrofit projects, United Church communities of faith have engaged congregants and have sparked interest in climate action.
Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church (Medicine Hat, AB)
Chinook Winds Regional Council
Strengthening Community Engagement
Working collaboratively on retrofit projects has strengthened church engagement and teamwork amongst United Church communities, fostering deeper connections and shared responsibility.
St. Andrew’s United Church (New Richmond, QC)
Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council
Building Environmental Awareness and Interest
Building interest and gaining support for building retrofit projects has increased awareness about climate change and involvement in climate action and greening initiatives
Project Testimonials
“We have learned that we have the energy and spirit to take on projects that will help our congregation continue to reduce our carbon footprint and continue living with respect in creation. We have become less fearful about working with various levels of the denomination, and with other partnerships in our Church to collaborate on making our church building a greener space.”
Trinity United Church (Cookshire-Eaton, QC) | Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council
“Our project has our community—campers, board members, and other supporters—talking about “what’s next?”. There is noticeable energy around reducing our environmental impact that is sure to evolve and playout over the coming years. Some ideas being discussed include local food sourcing, expanded gardens ,reducing/eliminating propane appliances, and more.”
Lumsden Beach Camp (Regina, SK) | Living Skies Regional Council
“Our journey in reducing our carbon footprint is not over with the Faithful Footprints grant — In fact, it is just the beginning. We will continue to secure funding, increase our knowledge and explore new technologies to improve our building.”
First United Church (Bathurst, NB) | Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council