Justice in action 101: Teens get hands-on lesson in taking a stand
July 13, 2012
Youth attending the UCC's National Youth Event learn first-hand how to take a stand on issues that matter.

Think about God’s earth –– there are no borders
July 12, 2012
Workshop at the UCC's National Youth Event engages teens in border issue justice.

UCC environmental leader tells youth at NYE to 'power down, green up and shout out'
July 12, 2012
UCC leaders discuss environmental justice advocacy with youth at the morning plenary of the National Youth Event at Purdue University.

UCC calls attention to Farm Bill budget cuts that would cause millions to lose food assistance benefits
July 11, 2012
The United Church of Christ is calling attention to the proposed changes to the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2012, more commonly known as the Farm Bill, which would severely cut program funding, resulting in millions of Americans losing their food assistance benefits.

Prayer rally celebrates Nuns on the Bus tour
July 5, 2012
Aimed at increasing awareness in opposition to a budget proposal they see as harmful to low-income families, a group of Catholic nuns ended a nine-state bus tour Monday with a rally and prayer service on Capitol Hill.

UCC leaders laud Supreme Court for upholding Obama health-care law
June 28, 2012
Leaders of the United Church of Christ voiced enthusiastic approval today after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Obama's health care law in a splintered, complex opinion that gives him a major election-year victory.

UCC Scarf Project for General Synod 29 designed to reinforce fabric of safety for violence victims
June 27, 2012
In a colorful, symbolic move to stem the tide of violence –– most notably, the recent wave of bullying –– the Rev. Marja Coons-Torn has created the UCC Scarf Project with a goal of crafting 3,000 scarves in time for the United Church of Christ's General Synod 29 next July in Long Beach, Calif.

Franklinton Center re-imagining justice and mission with 'Just Food' Project
June 26, 2012
Much of the justice work of the United Church of Christ around food (sustainable agriculture), exercise, health and literacy is converging this summer –– on a former slave plantation in North Carolina.

UCC officers say Supreme Court decision on Arizona SB 1070 needs work, risk of racial profiling still exists
June 26, 2012
While the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling June 25 striking down three of four provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law have provided relief, leaders of the United Church of Christ urge that efforts to more fully overturn S.B. 1070 must continue.

UCC and UUA leaders condemn closure of Maricopa County, Ariz., jails
June 24, 2012
The Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), and the Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ (UCC), on June 23, 2012, issued a joint statement in response to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s decision to prohibit visitation in Tent City and five other Maricopa County jails in advance of a prayer vigil to protest inhumane conditions.