Congregations step up their mental health initiatives, creatively turning unused spaces into places of connection
This Sunday, May 18, Ebenezer United Church of Christ in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, will be joining...
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When hate targeted them, North New Jersey church witnessed the ‘best of the human spirit’
Henry Ward Beecher, the celebrated Congregational preacher, activist, and abolitionist who...
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Breaking barriers and forging loving partnerships: Two servants of God are remembered
This Eastertide, the United Church of Christ remembers the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell and...
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Getting down and dirty in the soil: Rural congregation discovers ‘life has the last word’
The Rev. Julia L. Brown has a love/hate relationship with this time of year. “I dislike...
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Global HOPE newsletter to provide quick links to helpful resources
A tornado strikes a small southern town. What resources are available to help United Church of...
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Thompson to bring a ‘prophetic and pastoral’ message to Synod: ‘We are not all the same, but still one body’
On Sunday, July 13, the Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson will take the stage at the 35th...
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Trans Day of Visibility message from UCC’s Thompson: ‘We will continue to show up and speak up’
On March 31, pale pink and baby blue striped flags fluttered in the wind in front of homes,...
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Brian R. Bodager: A visionary leader who invited all in the UCC to ‘imagine’ with him
Where there is no vision, the people will perish. King Solomon certainly didn’t have...
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As war continues in Ukraine, so does the outpouring of help — and hope — from Global Ministries and its partners
There’s a Ukrainian proverb that goes, “To see a friend, no road is too long.” For...
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Small but mighty: Congregations flex their mission muscle, assembling kits funded by Global HOPE matching grants
Marie Higgins had a problem — a good one. On the fifth Sunday of a month, her church —...
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Thompson’s ‘On My Mind Today’ explores the ‘risk’ of relocating the displaced in an ever-growing inhospitable world
In the latest installment of “On My Mind Today," the new blog written by UCC General...
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Remembering Brian R. Bodager, former President and CEO of the Pension Boards-UCC
The Pension Boards-United Church of Christ, Inc., announced the sudden and unexpected passing...
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A faithful response to the first 100 days: Online advocacy resource page now available
Since 1933, with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s swift response in helping a struggling U.S. economy...
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‘On My Mind Today’ shares thoughts and concerns from UCC’s Karen Georgia Thompson
In a rapidly changing and volatile world — where the latest news raises more questions...
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One Great Hour of Sharing offering is underway: Resources help congregations ‘be the light’
The One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering is underway, with United Church of Christ...
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Remembering the Rev. Dr. Clyde J. Steckel: ‘He understood the value of covenant and lived it out’
If ever there was a person who could talk with great passion and write prolifically about the...
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Congregations answer MLK’s question, ‘What are you doing for others?’
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that “life’s most persistent and urgent question is,...
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As California wildfires continue, so does the call to care for one another
The wind-fed wildfires that began Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County, California, claiming at press...
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Hymnwriter Ruth C. Duck remembered for her trailblazing use of inclusive language
In her 1993 hymn, “Come and Seek the Ways of Wisdom,” the Rev. Dr. Ruth C. Duck...
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No more lonely little Christmases: Chasing away the blues now and into the New Year
With the loneliness epidemic in the U.S. continuing to affect every one in five people, many...
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