UCC general minister and president attends Obama's Easter prayer breakfast
April 20, 2011
The Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, UCC general minister and president, attended president Obama's annual Easter prayer breakfast at the White House on Tuesday (April 19.) This is the second year of the prayer breakfast and Black has attended both years.

Local Church Ministries board approves nomination of Guess as executive minister
April 8, 2011
The UCC's Local Church Ministries board of directors unanimously endorsed the nomination of the Rev. J. Bennett Guess to the position of executive minister at their April 8, 2011, meeting in Cleveland.

Pastor's sabbatical spurs Iowa congregation's creative streak
April 4, 2011
When the Rev. Patti Aurand decided to take a sabbatical, the people of First Congregational UCC in Mason City, Iowa, got creative.

Journey UCC takes next step on 'StillSpeaking' path
January 25, 2011
It's certainly not all about winning – although the Rev. Sandy Damhof thinks that's pretty cool, too.

UCC Women's Ministry seeks 2011 Antoinette Brown nominees
January 12, 2011
The Women's Ministry of the national setting of the United Church of Christ is inviting nominations for the 2011 Antoinette Brown award to be presented at General Synod 28 in Tampa, Fla., June 30 - July 5. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 1, 2011.

Two national UCC officer nominees announced
January 10, 2011
Search committes for the available executive minister positions in Wider Church Ministries and Local Church Ministries have announced nominees for these offices. Pending approval at their respective spring board meetings, nominees will be presented for election by delegates at the UCC's 2011 General Synod to be held in Tampa, Fla., June 30 - July 5.

UCC member's book introduces children to biblical storytelling
December 21, 2010
As the blizzard of iPods, iTunes and text messages continues to blow away modern youth culture, storyteller Carol Wolf offers a ray of biblical light for children and young adults.

Reality TV producer finds new audience with UCC, 'Jesus crowd'
December 13, 2010
Learning that Laura Madden's entry point into freelance writing for the UCC has come via India is an attention-grabber.

UCC congregations offer hope and home to Iraqi refugees
November 23, 2010
Growing up in Iraq for Noura was great. After school, she would come home and eat lunch with her family. "I never put my hand in the food unless the whole family was there to eat together." She graduated university with a bachelor's degree and began working as a teacher. All that changed when she had to flee her native Iraq to start over in Jordan. She was 24.

Tennessee UCC pastor to preach on ecumenical 'Day 1' radio
September 24, 2010
The Rev. Thomas Warren acknowledges that he didn't know much about "Day 1" – the national weekly radio program produced by the Alliance for Christian Media – until he received a phone call asking him to be a part of it.