CCS Friday - God and Money
2025-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Winnipeg) | Online
Join us on Friday, Feb 28 (noon Central Time) for an online discussion of Christian stewardship from a justice-oriented perspective. How can churches do fundraising, budgeting, investing, property management, etc. in ways that are anti-racist, decolonial, ecologically responsible and ethically faithful, and don’t just parrot neoliberal capitalism? Our special guest will be Sheryl Johnson, author of Serving Money, Serving God: Aligning Radical Justice, Christian Practice, and Church Life. Sheryl is a professor of ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California and a United Church of Canada/United Church of Christ minister.

CCS Fridays are free. Please register to receive a zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

CCS Annual General Meeting 2025
2025-03-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Online
Join us for our AGM online on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 5pm Central Time (6pm Eastern, 4pm Mountain, etc.). We’ll be discussing the results of our recent strategic planning process, including recommendations for governance structure, staffing configuration, recruitment, and exploring deeper partnerships. The changes to CCS’s governance structure have been approved by Central Council, but include by-law changes that will need to be considered and affirmed at the AGM. The strategic changes to our staffing configuration, and probably an update on our search processes, will be discussed as well.
Click here to register.
Documents: (click on a document to download)

Agenda of the 2025 Annual Meeting
Minutes of 2024 Annual Meeting
Annual Report for 2024 UPDATED
2024 Year Book
Proposed changes to CCS By-laws

current by-laws
draft by-laws with proposed changes

2025 Nominations Table
Planning & Governance Report
Audited Financial Statements NEW

Integration 3 - 2025
2025-03-24 - 2025-03-29 | Centre for Christian Studies, 60 Maryland St, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 1K7, Canada
The spring learning circle of the Integration Year, along with graduation and Annual Service of Celebration!

Worship 2025
2025-03-26 - 2025-04-01 | Centre for Christian Studies, 60 Maryland St, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 1K7, Canada
An education and worship learning circle on liturgy planning and worship leadership, sacraments, and special services.

Annual Service of Celebration 2025 and CCS Banquet
2025-03-29 15:00 - 20:00 | St. George’s Crescentwood Anglican Church, 168 Wilton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Saturday, March 29 at 3:00 at St George’s Anglican Church in Crescentwood (168 Wilton St,). A celebratory worship service to recognize the graduates of the Centre for Christian Studies and to honour this year’s recipient of the Companion of the Centre award. The Annual Service of Celebration is free and open to the public. The service will also be livestreamed.
That evening (also at St George’s) the CCS Community will continue in celebration with the CCS banquet. A catered meal, a chance to mingle with friends old and new and get to know the graduates a bit better. Punch at 5:30, dinner at 6:00, speeches around 7:00, and the evening ends around 8:00. Banquet tickets are $60. Contact Cheryl ( office@ccsonline.ca ) by March 14 to book your tickets.
Celebrate with us! Come to the service, or the banquet, or both.
Participating in Annual Service of Celebration
Students at the banquet

Grief and Loss 2025
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-09 | Centre for Christian Studies, 60 Maryland St, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 1K7, Canada
A spiritual care learning circle on pastoral support to the dying and those they leave behind, end of life issues, funerals, and questions of afterlife.

Ministry as Listening 2025
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-14 | Online
An online intensive learning circle on ministry of presence, pastoral visiting, prayer, counseling and spiritual direction, pastoral ethics and boundaries.

CCS Friday - Decolonizing Diakonia
2025-05-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us for an online discussion with Hyuk Cho about his new book “Decolonizing Diakonia“, based on the doctoral work of his partner, the late JungHee Park. Hyuk Cho is Director of United Church Formation and Studies at the Vancouver School of Theology. JungHee Park was a Diaconal Minister and graduate of CCS who died in 2016 before completing her PhD.
Click HERE to register for a zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

Learning on Purpose 2025
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-27
Our 2-week introduction to learning in community, self-awareness, group skills, conflict, making change, and approaches to theology, scripture, pastoral care, education, worship, and social justice.

Introduction to the Spiral 2025
2025-09-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join us Saturday, Sept 13 at 11am CDT (noon in Ontario, 10am in Saskatchewan, etc.) for an online introductory session on the CCS Spiral model of action-reflection. Useful for anyone who’s never used the Spiral before, and a handy refresher for those who have.
The “Spiral” is a tool for personal and theological reflection that has been used by generations of Centre for Christian Studies students. Grounded in the liberation pedagogy of Paulo Freire and the work of educational theorists like Solberg, Kolb, and Frye, the CCS Spiral helps users to make meaning of their lives through the lenses of Experience, Feelings, Thinking, and Action.
This 90-minute intro is free to attend. Email info@ccsonline.ca for a link.

IY1 Fall Integration Circle 2025
2025-09-17 - 2025-09-20

CCS Friday - Our Daily Bread
2025-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us for an online discussion of food and spirit. Our special guest will be Naomi Miller. As an Anglican Priest for 25 years and a recent graduate with a BASc in Applied Human Nutrition, Naomi is making up and claiming the title of “Pastoral Nutritionist”. In this role she works to strengthen the connections between our sacramental meals, and our daily bread, to sift the truth of how to feed ourselves and each other well from the lies of diet and wellness advertising, and to support people in the patterns and practices that nourish the body and spirit. Naomi currently serves as Rector of the Church of the Apostles, Guelph.
Click HERE to register for a Zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

CCS Students Town Hall Meeting
2025-10-07 08:00 - 20:00 | Online
An invitational meeting for current CCS students to discuss the current state of CCS, its strategic plan, and potential partnerships.
Contact info@ccsonline.ca for more info.

CCS Community Town Hall Meeting
2025-10-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
Join us Thursday October 9, 2025 at (4pm PT, 5pm MT, 6pm CT, 7pm ET, 8pm AT) for updates on the current state of the Centre for Christian Studies, including our financial health and our work enacting the most recent strategic plan. Part of the strategic plan includes exploring the potential benefits of deeper partnership with another theological school for the purposes of sustainability, collaboration, and diversification. This event is for anyone who cares about CCS. (There will also be invitational events specifically for current students and for “wise elders”/Companions of the Centre.
Register for a zoom link at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/URdIcqfeQU6NDPjfuDLikQ

CCS Friday - Punching Up or Punching Down?
2025-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us on Friday, Oct 10 (noon CDT, 1pm ET, 2pm AT, 11am MT, 10am PT) for an online discussion of comedy and social justice. Humour can hurt or heal. Humour can overturn expectations. Truth-telling comics can become targets of those in power. How do comedians navigate and still be funny? Our special guest will be Lara Rae. She is a well-known writer and comedian, a frequent guest on CBC’s The Debaters, and former artistic director of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
Click HERE to register for a Zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

"Wise Elders" Town Hall Meeting
2025-10-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
An invitational gathering for “wise elders”/Companions of the Centre to discuss the current state of CCS, its strategic plan, and potential partnerships.

SJ02 Power and Privilege 2025
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-21 | Centre for Christian Studies, 60 Maryland St, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 1K7, Canada
Social Justice learning circle. More info…

SC04 Health, Pain, & Trauma 2025
2025-10-23 - 2025-10-29 | Centre for Christian Studies, 60 Maryland St, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 1K7, Canada
Spiritual Care learning circle. More info…

Carmen Lansdowne Event
2025-11-06 14:00 - 16:00 | United Church in Medowood, 1111 Dakota St, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Join us for an in-person book conversation with past UCC Moderator, The Right Rev. Carmen Lansdowne on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2:00 PM (CST) at the United Church in Meadowood (1111 Dakota St) in Winnipeg.
The Indigenous intercultural theology proposed in Carmen’s new book, Wearing a Broken Indigene Heart on the Sleeve of Christian Mission, seeks to reframe many of the often unspoken assumptions about the field of Christian mission. Carmen searches out answers to the question: If Indigenous hearts are broken by Christian-ity, what is in Christian theology that is life giving? Engage with Carmen as she talks through a constructive vision of mission – for us and for the world.
“We must raise voices that offer a different and insistent Indigenous narrative to transform the understanding of Settlers. I am attempting to set the stage for a new relationship altogether. From that new relationship, perhaps the church can be transformed as well as be transforming.”
– Carmen Lansdowne
The Right Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne was Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 2022 to 2025. In 2025, Dr Landsdowne took a position on the faculty of Emmanuel College, University of Toronto. Carmen is a member of the Heiltsuk First Nation.
This event is being hosted by CCS and a number of Winnipeg United Churches.

CCS Friday - Unbounded Stories from Palestine
2025-11-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Join us on Friday, Nov 7 (10am Central, 9am Mountain, 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern, noon Atlantic)* for an online discussion on how stories rooted in land, identity, and community shape our sense of self and belonging. Our special guest will be Izzeddin Hawamda of the peace and anti-racism organization Sanaa. Through dialogue and shared reflection, participants will engage with their own journeys and intersectional experiences while learning from one another. Together, we will cultivate empathy, strengthen connections, and imagine new pathways toward healing and collective belonging.
*Regular CCS Friday participants, please note that the start time is two hours earlier than our usual. Izzy is joining us from the West Bank, so a bit earlier works better for his time zone.
Click HERE to register for a Zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Sessions are usually on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

CCS Friday - Microagressions
2025-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us on Friday, December 12 (noon Central, 11am MT, 10am PT, 1pm ET, 2pm AT) for an online discussion of with special guest Samantha Miller from the United Church of Canada’s Indigenous and Racialized Youth Scholars program. Samantha is from Six Nations territory and is working in Hamilton. She is doing research into racial microaggressions – those small, subtle, often unconscious acts of discrimination and othering that have a cumulative impact on a person’s identity, sense of belonging in community, and relationship to the land. Come hear what she’s been learning and how it impacts you and your community.
Click HERE to register for a zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

SC05 Spiritual Practice 2026
2026-01-13 - 2026-02-19 | Online
Online Spiritual Care circle. Zoom sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. More info…

CCS Friday - Hope, Hopelessness, and Engaging the Real World
2026-01-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us on Friday, January 16 (noon CT, 1pm ET, 2pm AT, 11am MT, 10am PT) for an online discussion with David Driedger. David is a Mennonite pastor in Winnipeg and author of “Nothing Will Save Us: A Theology of Immeasurable Life”, in which he explores structural violence and systemic racism and argues that those consider “nothing” by society may hold the key to salvation for people of faith.
Click HERE to register for a zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

CCS Friday - Here From the Beginning
2026-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
The United Church of Canada celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, and from its beginning Black people have been an active and significant part of the church’s history.
Join us on Friday, February 27, 2026 for an online discussion with Paul Douglas Walfall. Paul is a minister at Pilgrim United Church in Edmonton and an organizer of the “Here from the Beginning” exhibition highlighting the often overlooked contributions and experiences of Black people in the UCC.
Register for a Zoom link
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

CCS Open House 2026
2026-03-12 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
Do you have questions about the Centre for Christian Studies? Curious about Diaconal Ministry? Looking for continuing education possibilities? Wanting a different kind of education that brings together community, self-awareness, social justice, and faith-in-action? Come hang hang out with us online for a bit on March 12, 2026 (5:30-6:30 Central, 4:30 Mountain, 3:30 Pacific, 6:30 Eastern, 7:30 Atlantic)
The Centre for Christian Studies is a national theological school grounded in the tradition of diakonia. We prepare people for ministries in the United Church of Canada and the Anglican Church of Canada, and offer lifelong learning for anyone who wants to deepen their faith-in-action.
Click HERE to register for a link.

CCS Covenanting Service and Annual General Meeting 2026
2026-03-18 17:00 - 20:00
Join us on March 18, 2026, in-person or online, as we formally covenant with CCS Principal Marlene Britton, followed by the Centre’s Annual General Meeting. All friends of CCS are invited.
5:00 CT: In-person reception (Westminster United Church lecture hall, 745 Westminster Ave)
6:00 CT: Covenanting service for Marlene Britton (in-person and online)
6:30 CT: Annual General Meeting (in-person and online)
Click HERE to register .
If you’re coming in person, let us know so we order enough refreshments. (Email Robin at rcruz@ccsonline.ca ) And if you’re zooming in and want to organize a party wherever you are, go for it!
Documents for the Annual General Meeting

Covenanting Service – Ubuntu and Ashe
AGM Agenda 2026
2025 Annual Report
2025 Year Book
Minutes from the 2025 AGM
2025 Financial Statements
Lily Grant Report
Nominations Table

CCS Friday - Standing up to ICE
2026-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us on Friday, March 20 for an online conversation with Patrick Shebeck, Lutheran pastor from St. Paul, MN, about the response of people of faith to the violence enacted by agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the leadership of clergy in this winter’s ICE protests in Minneapolis.
Click HERE to register for a Zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

CCS Friday - Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion
2026-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us on Friday, April 10 (at 10am in BC, 11am in AB and SK, noon in MB, 1pm in ON and QC, 2pm in the Maritimes) for an online conversation with Adrian Jacobs about the ecumenical celebrations of land, gratitude, and relationship rooted in both Haudenosaunee traditional teachings and Christian theology he’s organized in the past few years. Adrian Jacobs is the “GST name” of Ganosono, member of the Turtle Clan, Cayuga Nation, Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and Senior Leader for Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation with the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
Click HERE to register for a zoom link.
CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

IY3 Spring Integration Circle 2026
2026-04-13 - 2026-04-18 | Centre for Christian Studies, 60 Maryland St, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 1K7, Canada
Final learning circle of the Integrating Year.

EW01 Ministry as Storytelling 2026
2026-04-15 - 2026-04-21 | Centre for Christian Studies, 60 Maryland St, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 1K7, Canada
Education & Worship circle. More info…
