Pastors appreciate stewardship resources; ‘Rooted in Love’ now available for fall campaigns
How do you build an effective stewardship campaign? Ask a pastor who has done just...
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Synod learns about giving trends, impacts on ministry budgets, ‘experiments in fundraising’
At General Synod, when the business focused on finance and budgets, the talk turned once again to...
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Synod closing gavel signals change in UCCB leadership
Moderator Penny Lowes signaled a change in UCCB leadership with GS 33's closing gavel. A...
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General Synod elects new moderators, UCC Board members
As General Synod 33 came to a close, delegates elected Robert Sandman and the Rev. A. Rushan...
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Virtual General Synod able to connect delegates with each other and the church
Instead of descending on Kansas City for their biennial General Synod, members of the United...
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Synod votes to recognize Alliance of Associate Conference Ministers as a ‘self-created group’
The General Synod of the United Church of Christ voted July 18 to name the Alliance of Associate...
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Closing worship focuses on breathing again, helping those who can’t
The United Church of Christ’s 33rd General Synod closed July 18 with a stirring worship service...
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Synod delegates approve resolution decrying oppression of Palestinian people
The United Church of Christ "Special Edition" General Synod on Sunday evening approved a...
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Irwin Smallwood: How I see General Synod
And I thought I had seen it all… Irwin Smallwood, delegate for Southern Conference UCC --...
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Synod delegates ‘deplore’ conversion therapy, call for its ban
Delegates to the United Church of Christ General Synod condemned conversion therapy, the medical...
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Traci Blackmon reelected as associate general minister, Justice and Local Church Ministries
Rev. Traci Blackmon speaking to the General Synod on July 11 from Eden Theological...
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Synod delegates affirm resolution calling for cash bail system reform
“The cash bail bond system doesn’t keep people accused of crimes in jail; it keeps poor people...
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Implementation conversations shed light on next steps
Every two years, delegates from across the United Church of Christ come together at General Synod...
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Valerie Russell lecturer shares ‘truth, hidden in plain sight’
It was a phrase that Dr. Joy DeGruy came back to again and again while delivering the Valerie...
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Synod resolves to address gender safety and equity
The General Synod of the United Church of Christ July 17 overwhelmingly adopted —...
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John Dorhauer: We are a denomination on the move
“That they may all be one.” The Rev. John Dorhauer offers the State of the Church...
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Global Ministries celebrates 25 years of mission
A 25th anniversary was celebrated during General Synod July 16, with a video recounting how the...
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Join the Movement Toward Racial Justice debuts at GS 33
The bold new campaign was introduced in plenary Friday afternoon by the associate general minister...
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Evening of Celebration honors ‘milestones’
An array of organizations and individuals were honored Thursday night during “An Evening of...
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UCC celebrates ministry of medical debt abolishment – $67.6 million and counting
The United Church of Christ marked the power of the collective during Synod’s evening of...
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