October 2020
A disagreement has arisen between a newly called minister and a congregation. The church is...
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September 2020
Fires, and hurricanes, and pandemics; oh, my! While it doesn’t have the familiar cadence of...
Read MoreAugust 2020
Authorizable Call:What is an authorizable call? What is an ordainable call? What is the...
Read MoreWe Will Continue to Save Ourselves Until Others Show Up
I spent last night, like many other nights over the last number of years, ministering with a loved...
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Treading Water
In advanced swimming lessons and in lifeguard training, many years ago, treading water was my...
Read MoreApril 2020
Dear colleagues,It is a confusing Eastertide for many of us, having experienced a different sort of...
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Virginia UCC joins indigenous community in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Members of a Virginia church community are reaching out to family and friends in their home country...
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Dear Committee on Ministry Members,Many of you find yourselves in a destabilizing time right now,...
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“I don’t know who I am apart from my identity as pastor. The church was my whole life. I...
Read MoreFrom the UCC Board: Key Action Items, October 2019
Greetings from the United Church of Christ Board. We have just concluded our first meeting of this...
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Commentary: Supporting our Schools
On September 11, the national staff of the United Church of Christ participated in a day of...
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The Earth Shall Mourn – Just Peace Sunday 2019
On Sunday September 15th, many of our churches will observe Just Peace Sunday. The theme for 2019,...
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UCC network helps Nicaraguan to freedom
u Rihana Fernanda, a 21-year-old transgender woman, fled Nicaragua after being attacked by...
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General Synod advocates rally for immigrants, protest threatened ICE raids
More than 500 delegates and visitors to the United Church of Christ General Synod took to the...
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Immigrant family broken in random ICE raid
Betty Rendón was serving as a student pastor at Emaus Evangelical Lutheran Church in Racine, Wis.,...
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What it means to be a refugee
Alex Awad, Palestinian American, became a refugee at age two, in 1948. “I cannot go back home,”...
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Commentary: 2 B R 0 2 B?
“To be or not to be?” These famous words by William Shakespeare pose an essential question of...
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