'Extravagant welcome' signals start of United Church of Christ’s National Youth Event
July 11, 2012
The UCC's National Youth Event kicks off at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

Hope and holy hip-hop open the UCC’s NYE 2012
July 11, 2012
The United Church of Christ's National Youth Event kicks off with an evening of music and inspiration.

Hurricane aftermath fuels ecumenism, mission in two UCC Vermont churches
July 6, 2012
What began as a calling for the Rev. Emily Heath to simultaneously serve two small UCC churches in the Deerfield Valley of Vermont has turned into a stirring story of ecumenical rebirth and redemption.

NYE momentum building by the busload as New England group plans massive road trip
July 2, 2012
Setting out to show that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, four busloads of youth and their leaders from the six United Church of Christ New England-area Conferences soon will be en route to the denomination's National Youth Event 2012 in West Lafayette, Ind.

Coalition's National Gathering hails leaders, celebrates 40 years, looks boldly toward future
June 29, 2012
More than 220 UCC members from 27 states and the District of Columbia met at Elmhurst College near Chicago this week at National Gathering 2012, to celebrate 40 years of LGBT ministry and advocacy in the United Church of Christ.

Supreme Court ruling on Arizona SB 1070 not a big hit with pair of UCC leaders
June 28, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court struck out when it struck down three-quarters of Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 immigration law June 25, according to two United Church of Christ leaders in the Grand Canyon state.

A faith-filled, fun vacation fires up mission for Wisconsin UCC church members
June 25, 2012
When you ask someone why they love their church, you don’t expect to get “road trips” as an answer. But it’s an answer you’ll quickly learn to count on from the members of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ of Wausau, Wis.

UCC members join thousands in silent protest of NYPD stop and frisk policy
June 20, 2012
Silence is golden. A proverbial saying, often used in circumstances where it is thought that saying nothing is preferable to speaking. Several thousand protestors in New York hope their silence June 17 speaks volumes in the war against racial profiling.

UCC part of veteran's mission, and journey on faith, to make life better for others
June 19, 2012
UCC member and veteran Tom Skinner's mission - to raise awareness of and support for those affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - takes him on a journey on faith, across the country.

UCC leaders, DREAMers express 'cautious hope' after Obama issues 'deferred action' for undocumented youth
June 19, 2012
President Obama's major policy shift to stop deportations of young, undocumented immigrants is being received cautiously by those who had been actively protesting his previous position on the issue, including UCC pastors and lay leaders.