City of Mississauga unanimously declares ‘Christian Heritage Month’

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The City of Mississauga raised the Christian banner in the city centre for the first time, after the municipality recently declared Christian Heritage Month. Seats quickly filled, and many had to stand during the ceremony. On Wednesday, around 100 community members, including city councillors, the city’s mayor, Carolyn Parrish, and Christians of various denominations and non-denominations, attended the historic flag-raising event.

The ceremony leading up to the flag-raising was filled with praise music, Christmas carols, speeches and prayer led by Christian pastors and priests. Source: True North In November, city councillors unanimously passed a motion brought forward by Councilor Brad Butt to declare December “Christian Heritage Month.” Attendees, including Parrish, told True North how “diverse” the Christian community is as members of the Coptic Orthodox community, Catholics, evangelicals, and people of many ethnicities attended.

Butt told True North at the event that the showing underscored and affirmed the council’s unanimous decision to proclaim the month to celebrate the heritage of Christianity in Canada. “It just shows that the community is completely united around this and that this was a very important recognition for our city,” Butt said.

According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, nearly half, 49.5%, of Mississauga’s 717,961 residents identified as Christians.

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