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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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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Thompson tours hurricane ravaged western North Carolina: Long-term recovery challenges are many, yet hope is present
As the season of Christmas joy ramps up, Mother Nature’s one-two hurricane punch — that...
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Church leverages its assets to serve children in the community
If you were to ask the Rev. Dr. Gregory James Edwards what’s behind the steady rate of...
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Church World Service leans into ‘covenantal’ future with partners
Andrew Long-Higgins has fond childhood memories of Church World Service (CWS), a faith-based...
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‘Love is Greater Than Fear’: Regional Youth Events get to the heart of gospel message
United Church of Christ teens attending this summer’s Regional Youth Events (RYE) are...
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Global Ministries’ devotional lifts the challenges and hopes of those in Pacific Basin region
Blue skies above. Lapping waves below. Palm trees blowing softly in the wind. Togoru, a...
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A church bell, donated by an enslaver, now rings for justice
When is the ringing of a church bell more than just a call to Sunday worship? When it rings...
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Out of the Maui wildfire ashes, signs of new life emerge
Wildfires set Maui ablaze on Aug. 8, 2023, destroying thousands of acres and structures and...
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June Pride Month ending, yet the work to love and welcome all continues
As Pride Month draws to a close, United Church of Christ congregations have yet another...
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Shareholder resolution pressures investment bank to ‘assess impact’ of Amazon oil drilling
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made the prevention of oil spills a top...
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U.S. and German church leaders gather to strengthen their ecumenical witness
In a changing world fraught with political divisiveness, leaders from the United Church of...
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World Communion of Reformed Churches visits U.S., members urged to ‘persevere in witness’
The United Church of Christ recently welcomed delegates from the World Communion of Reformed...
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