“Partnering for Student Community: A Conversation with Rev. Michael Blair, General Secretary of the United Church of Canada”
Tuesday, April 25, 5:30 pm, Emmanuel College Common Lounge
Join the Ecumenical Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto as we explore together what it means to build Christian community on campus. The evening will feature remarks by Rev. Michael Blair as well as opportunity to hear about the Ecumenical Chaplaincy’s work on campus and ways in which you can support this work! Co-sponsored by the Centre for Religion and Its Contexts at Emmanuel College.
Rev. Michael Blair serves the General Council of the United Church of Canada as the General Secretary, a role he began, November 1, 2020. He is the first person of African descent to serve in this role in the United Church. Before joining the General Council staff, Michael served as the Executive Director of the Toronto Christian Resource Center (CRC) in Regent Park, Toronto. Michael previously served as a congregational minister of a number of Baptist churches in Toronto and St. Catherine’s, Ontario; a staff member with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Toronto, and as a community chaplain with the Ontario Multifaith Council’s Reintegration Program.