News from the United Church of Christ
The UCC remembers Hurricane Katrina with a special litany: Prayers and a look back to 2005
It was 20 years ago this month when monster storm Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and thousands of other cities and towns across the region along the Gulf Coast. Many who experienced the disaster firsthand say they will never forget the date of August 29, 2005, and now think of life as “before and after Katrina.” Read.
Everywhere Is War
Everywhere Is War Jamaican singer/songwriter Robert “Bob” Nester Marley is…
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Church as ‘a source of mutual aid and power’: Resources available for Labor Sunday
During the offertory time at a church in Austin, Texas, UCC Minister for Economic Justice Rev….
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Apply now for 2026 grants supporting UCC congregations
Applications for the United Church of Christ’s 2026 Justice and Local Church Ministries…
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Check out Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson’s latest On My Mind Today blog post.
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UCC in the News
- Faith leaders call for General Assembly to fully fund mental health services
- Strasburg youth serve others on St. John UCC mission trip
- Union Congregational Church to celebrate 150th with homecoming
- PA’s United Church of Christ membership realigns conferences to Keystone Conference
- ELCA elects first Black presiding bishop, calls Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide
- Public interest groups push back on FCC decision to delay caps on cost of inmate phone calls
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Rev. Shari Prestemon
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