UCC launches emergency appeal for 2022 hurricanes – Ian, Fiona and those still to come
The 2022 hurricane season started slowly – until, in the space of 10 days, two catastrophic...
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Pakistan’s ‘dire’ flood crisis is subject of UCC emergency appeal
The United Church of Christ has issued an emergency appeal for relief-and-recovery gifts in...
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Churches and partners welcome — and prepare for — migrants bused from border
Buses of migrants from the U.S. border may be coming to a city near you. And the new arrivals...
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Welcome Backpacks and Period Packs join CWS service kit lineup; matching grants available
United Church of Christ congregations have long assembled school kits and cleanup buckets to...
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Ukraine, Haiti, Afghanistan Anniversaries
All these anniversaries were marked during the last two weeks of August 2022. the six-month...
Read MoreSelf-Care #1:Turning Off the Brain
By the Rev. Fred Meade, UCC Partner in ServiceFirst in a series from the Emotional and...
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At six months of war, UCC ‘overwhelming response’ to Ukraine appeal supports most vulnerable
Any war’s story can be told in both numbers and names. That’s evident in the Russian...
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Meet the Rev. Karl Jones, the UCC PA Southeast Conference Disaster Coordinator
Q: How does your faith inform your commitment to disaster response and recovery? Rev. Karl...
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Record-breaking floods, tornadoes prompt UCC aid — and more help is needed
The United Church of Christ's Disaster Ministries unit is extending a helping hand to...
Read MoreCalled by faith to “answer the needs of my neighbors”
The Rev. Brice HughesPastor, Zion UCCBurlington, IowaUCC Iowa Conference Disaster...
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UCC helps fund East Africa drought response
Kamila Sheikh Ibrahim, her husband and their six children had a good life in Diinsoor,...
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Unprecedented flooding swamps Montana, displaces communities, strands pastors
Heavy rains, melting snow pack and roaring rivers fueled a disaster that the people of Montana...
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Olivet collegians prove: There is work for all on a volunteer disaster recovery team
Olivet College students at their Hattiesburg work site True or false? You can help...
Read MoreMeet Priscilla Self, UCC Illinois Conference Disaster Coordinator
Priscilla Self, UCC CDC Priscilla SelfSt. Peter United Church of Christ, Okawville,...
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UCC distributes more appeal donations to assist Ukrainians
Millions of people are displaced by the war in Ukraine. Additional millions are trapped by the...
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day 2022 Resources
June 20 is World Refugee Day. UCC Global H.O.P.E. Refugee and Migration Ministries calls to...
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Opportunities to Volunteer in Disaster Recovery
Volunteer at work in Dayton, Ohio. Week of Compassion photo used with permission. Greater...
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Six weeks in, churches continue to respond to New Mexico’s largest-ever wildfires
As New Mexico's worst wildfires on record continue to rage, area churches -- some in close...
Read MoreBill and Ellen Matten, Pennsylvania Central Conference CDCs
Bill and Ellen Matten Home Congregation: St. John’s UCC, Boalsburg, Pa.Conference Disaster...
Read MoreKevin Gehres: Don’t let God’s voice go to voicemail
UCC Heartland Conference Disaster Coordinator since November 2021Home congregation: St....
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