Commentary: Yes, We Are Responsible
March 29, 2013
When it comes to environmental justice, what are we responsible for, asks UCC Minister for Environmental Justice the Rev. Jim Deming.

Advocacy work on gun reform prompts White House invitation
March 28, 2013
Staff members of the United Church of Christ Washington D.C. office were invited to the White House Thursday morning by President Obama’s administration in recognition of the UCC efforts to make neighborhoods safer and protect families from gun violence.

Rhode Island churches band together in ecumenical Good Friday walk for hunger
March 28, 2013
Rhode Island congregations of the United Church of Christ will come together on Good Friday joining their neighbors, young and old, from churches of all denominations to raise money for hunger and homelessness.

New Jersey UCC sells recycled items to help others during Mission 4/1 Earth
March 28, 2013
Bridge of Faith will sell its products May 17-18 at the Garden State GreenFest, a large, regional event in its sixth year. They will also have booths at Earth Day festivals in Edison and Kinnelon, N.J.

UCC leaders carry banner for marriage equality to Supreme Court
March 27, 2013
One thing was very clear Tuesday morning on the grounds of the U.S. Supreme Court as justices heard the first of two marriage equality cases – the United Church of Christ was present. The denomination mustered a tremendous show of support from leaders, ministers and members who rallied with their fellow LGBT advocates during an unforgettable day.

Oregon congregation competes for Mission 4/1 Earth
March 27, 2013
From March 30 to April 27, members of Forest Grove United Church of Christ in Forest Grove, Ore., will compete to see which team can rack up the most earth-care points through what they are calling the "Green Game."

LGBT advocates say 'Time has arrived for marriage equality'
March 26, 2013
Working to tip the scales toward justice and love, leaders from the United Church of Christ joined thousands of people who massed outside the Supreme Court Tuesday morning as the justices readied to hear two cases on marriage equality.

A love offering for marriage equality
March 26, 2013
The Rev. J. Bennett Guess offers a prayer in support of marriage equality at an Interfaith Service of Love and Justice, Church of the Reformation, Washington, D.C., as the issue is heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

UCC leaders stand in support of marriage equality before Supreme Court
March 25, 2013
Three leaders from the United Church of Christ bring messages of equality and inclusion to Washington D.C. this week, as they stand with interfaith leaders from 15 denominations in support of LGBT love and equality. As the U.S. Supreme Court hears two marriage equality cases, UCC ministers will participate in several faith-specific events of support and solidarity beginning Tuesday, March 26.

UCC General Synod planners bring back theological reflections
March 25, 2013
Organizers for the United Church of Christ’s General Synod 2013 are reviving a spiritual element of previous Synods during this summer’s gathering in Long Beach, Calif. The Rev. Quinn G. Caldwell and the Rev. Rita Nakashima Brock, have been named theological reflectors for GS 29, and are charged with linking the spirit to the business during the week-long event June 28-July 3.

UCC ‘new and renewing’ congregations awarded grants to expand reach
March 22, 2013
With its new pastor, Paradise Hills UCC in San Diego reached out to the people in its community, and refreshed worship services. The congregation, still reaping the benefits of those changes, has been given another opportunity for growth, in the form of a grant from the United Church of Christ Local Church Ministries.

Indiana congregation dedicates nature preserve in memory of one of their own
March 22, 2013
When Marion Eberhardt passed away in 2010, her devoted husband wanted to commemorate her name the best way he knew how - by purchasing a 20-acre plot of old hickory forest he named Marion's Woods.

Join UCC in show of support for Marriage Equality
March 21, 2013
UCC leaders will join other people of faith in Washington D.C. next week for rallies, processions and prayers at the Supreme Court during oral arguments for two cases on LGBT equality. Those leaders are asking for support from across the UCC, in prayer and in person on the steps of the Supreme Court, as it hears the two cases on March 26 and 27.

Tennessee congregation takes Mission 4/1 Earth by land and sea
March 21, 2013
Two of the main topics the group will highlight stress the importance of protecting our planet from the tops of the mountains to the depths of the sea.

Missouri youth schedule weekend retreat of hands-on earth care during Mission 4/1 Earth
March 21, 2013
Young people from five United Church of Christ churches in Southside St. Louis will be joining forces to imagine God's dream for the earth, and work to make it reality in a weekend retreat during Mission 4/1 Earth.

UCC immigration advocates see hope in national survey results supporting citizenship
March 21, 2013
As immigration reform is debated on Capitol Hill, a new national survey shows that the majority of Americans from diverse religious and political backgrounds supports a pathway to citizenship for the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants.

UCC-owned hotel in Cleveland to get restaurant upgrade
March 20, 2013
The UCC’s Local Church Ministries Board of Directors voted last week to approve a loan of more than a half-million dollars to renovate a space for a new restaurant inside the church-owned Radisson Hotel. The venture will offer a better dining experience to visitors of the UCC and Cleveland’s Gateway District.

Commentary: Un Nuevo Dia, A New Day
March 19, 2013
What did the Rev. Bernice Powell Jackson take away from the CIW March in Florida? Memories of amazing grit, humility and determination of women, men and children that inspire and touch us all.

UCC immigration advocate leads prayer at Washington, D.C., rally
March 19, 2013
The Rev. Mari Castellanos, the United Church of Christ's policy advocate for domestic issues, gave the invocation at the Rally for Immigrant Women, Youth & Families March 18 in Washington, D.C.

UCC Conference effort to repeal death penalty pays off in Maryland
March 18, 2013
The Central Atlantic Conference is finally able to celebrate its work around advocating for abolishing the death penalty, as Maryland repealed a law Friday and will send the bill to the governor's desk for signature.