Unique meetings brings UCC and seminary leaders together for 21st century education February 22, 2013
A unique and historic gathering brought together representatives from seven United Church of Christ seminaries from across the country to meet with UCC national officers and staff members for the UCC Seminary Coordinating Conference. As seminaries begin to think about how best to offer education in the 21st century, the three-day coordinating conference will help those institutions and UCC national staff develop ways to do that together.
Kansas UCC prepares for community-wide Mission 4/1 Earth event February 22, 2013
What started out as a simple brainstorming session quickly turned into a plan for a two-day, community-wide event with a keynote address by author and environmental activist Bill McKibben.
UCC Disabilities Ministries, Mental Illness Network to host pre-Synod conference February 19, 2013
Alan Johnson, member of the event planning team and chair of the United Church of Christ Mental Illness Network, is confident that the event's workshops and speakers will better equip congregations with the tools to welcome and accommodate to those with disabilities and mental illness.
Mother, daughter highlight on-stage entertainment for UCC’s General Synod 2013 February 15, 2013
Combined performances of mother-daughter social activists and musicians Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon are rare, but they are certainly profound and welcome presentations, as attendees to General Synod this summer will find out.
Craigville Colloquy 2013 focuses on "Christ's Mission in the 21st Century” February 14, 2013
To mark its 30th anniversary, the Craigville Colloquy will encourage participants and presenters to wrestle with the age-old question of mission, outreach and interaction in the world outside the church.
Five California churches join forces for Mission 4/1 Earth February 14, 2013
Five Fremont-based UCCs are working together to celebrate Mission 4/1 Earth, the UCC's church-wide earth care initiative that begins Easter Monday, April 1.
UCC conference minister arrested as part of pipeline protest February 13, 2013
The Rev. Jim Antal, the Minister and President of the Massachusetts Conference of the UCC, and a climate activist, was one of dozens of people participating in an act of civil disobedience at the White House. The group was urging President Barack Obama to block a proposed oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
UCC groups host immigration reform vigils on Ash Wednesday February 13, 2013
To commemorate Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the church's penitential season, several United Church of Christ groups and congregations hosted immigration reform prayer vigils Feb. 13
Vermont UCC reaches out to migrant dairy farm workers February 12, 2013
Migrant Justice is an organization that aims to build the voice, capacity and power of the migrant farmworker community and engage community partners in social justice and human rights advocacy.
Center for Progressive Renewal aims to ‘reignite’ church at Prophetic Renewal February 12, 2013
To help churches become innovative in today’s world, it takes a spark from within. That's the reason why the Center for Progressive Renewal is reaching out to both pastors and lay leaders, gathering a range of people for Prophetic Renewal, the center’s upcoming conference.
Youth prayer celebrates UCC’s first designated Science, Faith and Technology Sunday February 11, 2013
What if God is StillSpeaking in a theorem, a poem, a new (or ancient) technology for medicine or communication, in green energy development or engineering, or in the application of quantum physics for the good of society? That’s the reasoning behind the United Church of Christ’s first designated Science, Faith and Technology Sunday.
UCC.org redesign, new web strategy aimed at easier accessibility February 8, 2013
A cleaner, simpler look to ucc.org is aimed at improving user experience and functionality to meet the needs of all the site’s diverse users – clergy and church staff, lay leaders and volunteers, UCC members, and those looking for a new church home.
Indiana's delay on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage met with optimism by UCC LGBT advocates February 8, 2013
The Indiana state legislature’s decision to delay a vote on limiting marriage equality in the state is a brief victory for LGBT rights, but United Church of Christ advocates of full marriage equality think the state would do well to stop considering a proposed constitutional amendment entirely.
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