UCC Press Archive

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• United Church of Christ counters Project 2025 with aim to ‘welcome all, love all, seek justice for all’ (September 12, 2024)
• UCC leaders issue prophetic call to end genocide against Palestinians (July 24, 2024)
• Join the United Church of Christ for the historic installation of Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson as General Minister and President (October 9, 2023)
• A New Leader – Rev. Shari Prestemon named Acting Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries of the United Church of Christ (September 20, 2023)
• BREAKING – Karen Georgia Thompson Becomes First Woman to Lead United Church of Christ (July 3, 2023)
• United Church of Christ to Hold Prayer Vigil, Community Worship This Weekend in Downtown Indianapolis (June 30, 2023)
• UCC Board Nominates Rev. Dr. Thompson, a Black Woman, to Lead Denomination (March 6, 2023)
• UCC President to Join New College of Florida Students at Feb. 28 Protest (February 21, 2023)
• Open House for New UCC Offices in Downtown Cleveland (October 14, 2022)
• UCC leaders speak out about SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (June 24, 2022)
• United Church of Christ leaders invite members, partners to election-eve ‘service of unity in hope’ (October 30, 2020)
• UCC members and church bodies abolish $26.2 million in medical debt for New Englanders and first responders (October 25, 2020)
• North American, global Christians urge UN inquiry into ‘deadly acts of racism’ (June 19, 2020)
• Supreme Court blocks attempt to end DACA, UCC celebrates huge win with ‘Dreamers’ (June 18, 2020)
• As elections approach, death of Ahmaud Arbery will be subject of national Zoom panel May 31 (May 26, 2020)
• UCC sharing 46 prayers online in 24 hours during May 7 Interfaith Day of Prayer (May 6, 2020)
• Ohio Senator to join activists on Zoom April 22, for town hall on ‘Earth Day at Cleveland 50 years later’ (April 21, 2020)
• UCC report identifies 100 US ‘super polluters’ in 28 states (February 26, 2020)
• Study naming 100 US ‘super polluters’ to be released at Ash Wednesday news conference on Capitol Hill (February 26, 2020)
• Church bodies forgive millions in medical debt for 11,108 St. Louis families (January 18, 2020)
• Church groups to announce the forgiveness of millions in medical debt affecting 11,108 St. Louis families (January 18, 2020)
• Church bodies forgive millions in medical debt for 5,888 Chicago families (October 20, 2019)
• Church bodies to announce the forgiveness of millions in medical debt affecting 5,888 Chicago families (October 20, 2019)
• United Church of Christ’s General Synod first Christian body to endorse Green New Deal (June 24, 2019)
• Religious, Immigrant Leaders Rally Opposing Threatened Escalation against Immigrant Families (June 24, 2019)
• United Church of Christ members join Planned Parenthood staff for prayer service (June 24, 2019)
• United Church of Christ to address climate change, immigrant protection, poverty at General Synod (June 19, 2019)
• UCC leaders reject Trump’s dire call on border security, barrier wall (January 9, 2019)
• United Church of Christ leaders condemn contemplated attack on transgender and intersex rights (October 24, 2018)
• UCC leadership sickened, angered by Supreme Court ruling upholding Muslim travel ban (June 26, 2018)
• UCC leaders: Keep Families Together! (June 15, 2018)
• United Church of Christ intensifies racial justice work, launches Sacred Conversations to End Racism (April 6, 2018)
• The United Church of Christ calls for faith over firearms, joins youth of the nation demanding gun control reform (March 21, 2018)
• The United Church of Christ, an Immigration Welcoming Church, puts faith in action at Immigration Justice Rally (July 4, 2017)
• 31^st United Church of Christ General Synod calls clergy to preach on climate change (July 4, 2017)
• Former Sierra Club president Aaron Mair to address United Church of Christ’s General Synod as denomination considers resolution to address climate change (June 26, 2017)
• United Church of Christ to address immigration, environment at 31st General Synod in Baltimore (June 19, 2017)
• UCC General Minister and President condemns Donald Trump’s block on refugees (January 27, 2017)
• Cleveland-based United Church of Christ, Toronto-based United Church of Canada tell baseball fans ‘Just Call Them Cleveland’ (October 14, 2016)
• Honoring Sacred Time unites United Church of Christ, Muslim faith communities in Pacific Northwest (June 8, 2016)
• UCC ministers plan Earth Day preach-in focusing on #KeepItInTheGround (April 15, 2016)
• UCC issues open invite to progressive three-city installation for ninth General Minister and President John C. Dorhauer (April 5, 2016)
• UCC leadership affirms Episcopal Church’s ‘Word to the Church’ statement on political rhetoric (March 17, 2016)
• The Boy Scouts of America and the United Church of Christ to sign historic agreement (October 2, 2015)
• United Church of Christ votes to divest from companies that profit from Israeli Occupation (June 30, 2015)
• United Church of Christ calls for Washington NFL team to change team name, logo (June 29, 2015)
• United Church of Christ leaders celebrate Supreme Court ruling affirming marriage equality for all (June 26, 2015)

    United Church of Christ statements: General Synod 2015

• Marriage Equality Statements following Supreme Court Decision
• The Rev. M. Linda Jaramillo Statement on Racially Demeaning Imagery in Sports
• The Rev. James Moos Statement on the Israel/Palestine Resolution – Israel/Palestine Resolution Divestment News Conference
• United Church Funds Adopts Exclusionary Guidline Addressing Human Rights Abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
• The Pension Boards Statement on the Israel/Palestine Resolution
  

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• United Church of Christ to address racism, Middle East conflict, LGBTQ equality at General Synod 2015 in Cleveland (June 8, 2015)
• United Church of Christ Available for SCOTUS Comments (April 28, 2015)
• United Church of Christ Hosts Global Discussion on Multiple Religious Belonging (April 17, 2015)
• United Church of Christ general minister and president to join Eden Theological Seminary faculty (April 13, 2015)
• United Church of Christ executives take action after City of Cleveland’s response to Tamir Rice lawsuit (March 4, 2015)
• United Church of Christ national officer to be ‘Day 1’ featured preacher three consecutive weeks (February 26, 2015)
• United Church of Christ selects the Rev. John Dorhauer as candidate to become ninth general minister and president (February 13, 2015)
• United Church of Christ national leaders ask churches to address racism on MLK Jr. Day (January 16, 2015)
• United Church of Christ executive minister announces early retirement (January 15, 2015)
• United Church of Christ applauds president’s executive immigration order as starting point (November 21, 2014)
• United Church of Christ connects literacy and social justice with launch of Reading Changes Lives (September, 8, 2014)
• United Church of Christ leaders among hundreds of activists to risk arrest in another push for immigrant rights (August 27, 2014)
• United Church of Christ leaders among hundreds of activists to risk arrest in another push for immigrant rights (August 27, 2014)
• United Church of Christ General Minister and President to travel to Ferguson, Mo., for day of pastoral support (August 19, 2014)
• United Church of Christ General Minister and President announces retirement (August 18, 2014)
• Cleveland’s Trinity Cathedral to host Gay Games 9 interfaith service in support of LGBT community (August 8, 2014)
• Franklinton Center at Bricks to honor the first ordained African-American woman during annual community celebration (July 31, 2014)
• UCC national officer among 112 faith leaders, immigration activists arrested at White House (July 31, 2014)
• UCC Calls for Prayers for Central American Refugees and Advocates (July 18, 2014)
• United Church Funds announces upcoming opening of fossil-fuel-free investment fund (July 7, 2014)
• United Church of Christ Becomes First Religious Denomination to Sponsor the Gay Games (June 26, 2014)
• Painting Unearthed from United Church of Christ Archives Focal Point of Upcoming MOCA Exhibit (June 24, 2014)
• More than 300 United Church of Christ members to participate in Cleveland PRIDE 2014 (June 23, 2014)
• United Church of Christ Applauds U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Decision to Cancel Washington NFL Team Trademark (June 18, 2014)
• United Church of Christ to host Fuller Center for Housing cyclists during stop in Downtown Cleveland (June 16, 2014)
• North Carolina Church Leaders and Clergy Deliver Nearly 30,000 Signed Petitions Against North Carolina’s Discriminatory Marriage Laws (June 14, 2014)
• United Church of Christ passes resolution calling for Washington football team name change (June 14, 2014)
• UCC Advocates Press on for Immigrant Rights During Interfaith Conference (June 5, 2014)
• United Church of Christ Lawsuit Adds Plaintiffs, While Defendants Seek Motion for Stay in Case (June 3, 2014)
• UCC Growing Relationship with Collegiate Church, Intersections International on Path to Peace and Justice (May 28, 2014)
• United Church of Christ Board seeking 12 nominees (May 21, 2014)
• Attorney General of North Carolina Describes United Church of Christ Lawsuit as Complex and Significant (May 15, 2014)
• UCC Conference Minister Part of National Interfaith Coalition to Address Climate Change (May 9, 2014)
• United Church of Christ lawsuit says North Carolina Laws Restrict Freedom of Religion (April 28, 2014)
• Thousands of Scarves Sent to Support Old South Church’s Boston Marathon Scarves Project (April 7, 2014)