Hickman assumes ecumenical role; Global H.O.P.E. welcomes refugee and migrant services minister
Early this summer, Danielle Hickman made one last trip in her role as Global H.O.P.E.’s...
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Where to worship in extreme heat? National Weather Service’s guide takes the heat off of church decision makers
It’s been a scorcher of a summer, resulting in unwanted records being set worldwide. In...
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General Synod watch party deepens local congregation’s connection to the wider church
On a sultry summer morning, teens gathered in the St. Lucas United Church of Christ parking...
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Rewriting the ‘we need more children’ narrative: Focus on building and nurturing relationships with kids, say Love of Children execs
The Rev. Trayce Potter, the United Church of Christ’s youth and young adult engagement...
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Resolution of the Continually-Evolving Language of Mental Health passes
Conversations around mental health will get — if not necessarily easier — a lot more just...
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Mission partners to the U.S., ‘How can we pray for you?’ Global Ministries execs join GS LIVE to discuss a shifting global conversation
On July 13, the Rev. Shari Prestemon and Dr. Peter Makari took time out of their busy General...
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Making covenantal living sexy — again? Central Atlantic exec unpacks the power of relational ministry on GS LIVE
GS LIVE welcomed the Rev. Craig Peterson, Central Atlantic Conference's associate conference...
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General Synod talk show welcomes first guest: Ceniceros shares the big God picture and how she keeps cool in the Kansas City heat
The UCC news team embraced the spiritual discipline of pivoting when live streaming of GS...
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UCC News launches daily, live talk show at General Synod
The United Church of Christ news team is launching a live, daily talk show at the 35th General...
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Carrying on the Brueggemann legacy: Time to embrace the call to prophetic imagining
When news came of Walter Brueggemann’s passing on June 5 at the age of 92, I found myself,...
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A bold preaching initiative of Southern New England Conference sets storytelling spirits free
In late May, 46 pastors and lay leaders gathered at Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center in...
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Church opens medical respite center; Sacred space reimagined to help the unhoused in need of healing
On any given day in downtown Spokane, Washington, it is not unusual to see a person sleeping...
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Thompson addresses the danger of nationalism at German gathering: Stop calling it ‘Christian’
The season of Easter began with a great display of resurrection power when more than 100,000...
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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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