{"id":98,"date":"2017-04-28T15:30:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T15:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centretownunited.org\/new\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2026-05-17T13:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:39:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centretownunited.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"98\" class=\"elementor elementor-98\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-sulwwgu elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"sulwwgu\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-xlhwzoj\" data-id=\"xlhwzoj\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4mddrbv elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4mddrbv\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"contactus\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ujclujt elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ujclujt\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Centretown United Church<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cvidubo elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cvidubo\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deglbto\" data-id=\"deglbto\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-k1tszpc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"k1tszpc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contacts:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Office Administrator,\u00a0E-mail:<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:office@centretownunited.org\">office@centretownunited.org<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Minister, Email:<\/strong> Currently awaiting appointment of new minister &#8211; please contact office@centretownunited.org for any pastoral care emergencies.<\/li><li><strong>Office hours:<\/strong> Thursday 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM;\u00a0 E-mails and Telephone message are returned from Monday to Thursday. Telephone 613-232-9854, FAX 613-232-9854 (call ahead during office hours)<\/li><li><strong>Postal address:<\/strong> Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1Z5<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bwixzzl\" data-id=\"bwixzzl\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-zgdlbfn elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"zgdlbfn\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our Vision<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>A Christian meeting place of spirit, faith, and community for all<\/li><li>Rooted and recognized in Central Ottawa as a place to nurture spirituality and question the values of secular society<\/li><li>All who enter find something meaningful to their lives and experience a loving community in times of celebration, fun, joy and sorrow<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Centretown United is\u2026<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>A place to nurture mature followers of Jesus<\/li><li>A place to build community<\/li><li>A place to demonstrate Christian values<\/li><li>A place for new beginnings<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>All Are Welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-zgwcuxj\" data-id=\"zgwcuxj\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ul975ap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ul975ap\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ela5as elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"2ela5as\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas 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fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I get involved?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1912\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1912\"><p>Call the church office at 613-232-9854 and you will be assisted in connecting with groups of interest.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1913\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1913\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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