Pastor keeps end-of-life conversations alive, touts the ease of UCC’s FreeWill
O death, where is thy sting? Pastors can answer this Pauline question with great...
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Global Ministries marks 30-year milestone: Unique ecumenical partnership sees collaboration as a spiritual necessity
At a time when studies reveal global partnerships flatlining, Global Ministries enters 2026...
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Last-minute presents are a click away: Global Ministries provides online gift giving with a purpose
The Christmas countdown has begun, but fear not last-minute shoppers. There’s still time to...
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Southern siblings of color at higher risk for HIV/AIDS: ‘We need to reduce the stigma’
Over the past four decades, great strides have been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Going deeper in 2025: Programs, projects, plans from UCC National Ministries
If there was a phrase capturing best what 2025 holds for the ministry teams of the National...
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