‘We are the Spirit’s movement toward love’: New resources for MLK Day 2026 focus on a man within a movement
On Jan. 19, communities around the United States will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to...
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As new Keystone Conference officially begins, ‘energy and enthusiasm are high’
The new year marks a significant new beginning in the United Church of Christ: Keystone...
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2025 in review: Ten hope-filled stories from UCC News
While 2025 was a year with many challenges and set-backs, there was also great hope to be...
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Opinion: Why a Florida church created a crèche with no Jesus
Editor’s Note: The United Church of Gainesville in Gainesville, Florida, set up a crèche...
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In hope-filled worship service, UCC and United Church of Canada celebrate full communion past and future
On Saturday, Dec. 13, many from the United Church of Christ (UCC) and the United Church of...
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Opinion: Minnesota Conference denounces attacks against Somali neighbors
When President Donald Trump recently made derogatory comments about Somali immigrants and...
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UCC and United Church of Canada celebrate a decade of ‘shared mission, mutual accountability, common hope in Christ’
Ten years ago, the United Church of Christ (UCC) and The United Church of Canada (UCCan)...
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Holiday gift guide: 12 meaningful gift ideas that make a difference from the UCC
As Christmas draws near, this gift guide from the United Church of Christ offers suggestions...
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‘From ceasefire to peace’: Movement for Palestinian Solidarity reflects on path to a just peace
“A ceasefire, however stable, is not peace.” These words begin the resource “The Road...
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‘You are holy. You are sacred. We love you’: Religious leaders offer support, remembrance for trans people
Earlier this month, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, United Church of Christ General Minister...
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Portland area clergy bless protestors bringing creativity, courage with animal costumes
With protests taking place at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement buildings around the...
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UCC pastor shot by federal agents with pepper round speaks about ‘standing on the side of love’
The Rev. Jorge Bautista has been in national news recently after photos captured the moment...
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Advent 2025 resources offer paths for ‘awaking and preparing, expecting and dreaming’
As the 2025 Advent season nears, new United Church of Christ resources invite people to engage...
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‘This is a resurrection model’: How two small, aging Wisconsin churches joined to build new space and community ties
When the Rev. Staci Marrese-Wheeler became pastor of Lakeview Moravian Church in 2009, she...
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National Setting welcomes new ministers for congregational engagement and women and gender justice
Two new staff have recently joined the National Setting to lead ministries within Love of...
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From stained glass to relationships, Brooklyn church commits to racial justice journey
Five years ago, George Floyd’s violent and traumatic death by a white Minnesota police...
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‘We must tell the story’: D.C. church art installation honors people enslaved on their land
In a moment where history related to slavery in the United States has been targeted for...
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UCC gathering aims to ‘prophetically reimagine the church’
An upcoming conference is inviting people to prophetically reimagine the church in a time of...
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‘A time to form unlikely allies’: Experts urge response to AI Data Centers in Creation Justice webinar
As massive data centers are being built or proposed across the country to accompany the rising...
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‘Worker God Who Built Creation’: Seattle church brings economic justice to the pulpit
On fifth Sundays at Keystone United Church of Christ in Seattle, Washington, the three...
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