Getting Ready for Earth Sunday: Resources for Congregations

Many churches celebrate God's creation on the Sunday closest to Earth Day (April 22nd). It is an opportunity to not only address some of the most pressing issues faced by our world today, but to also give people a vision…

Status of Welcome Corps with Church World Service

On January 19, the Biden administration rolled out a new project called Welcome Corps, which enables private citizens to independently resettle refugees. Church World Service (CWS), a formal partner of Welcome Corps, will be presenting for UCC churches about the…

What’s Possible?: Earth Day Stories of Hope

On April 22nd, the United Church of Christ will inaugurate an annual Earth Day summit to lift up, celebrate, and further ministries dedicated to caring for God's creation. This two and a half hour digital event will feature a keynote…

General Synod Frequency Town Hall 2/3

At General Synod 34 in Indianapolis, delegates will consider amendments to the UCC Bylaws that would change the frequency of General Synod from two years to three years. Join one of the Town Halls to learn more about the Bylaws…

Rethinking What God Calls Volunteers to Do

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Rev. Bridget Daniels of Union UCC in Green Bay, WI, and Rev. Elana Larson of the National Ministries will reflect on ways to engage volunteers and hear God's call to something new when you can't find volunteers. They will help…

Mental Health Awareness While Offering OWL

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund UCC Minister for Mental Health and Disabilities, and Jennica Davis-Hockett UUA Youth Ministry Specialist, will join us for a conversation about youth, mental health, and intersections with Our Whole Lives.

A new eco-system for Members in Discernment.

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Part 6 of the Create Playspace with the President series. Provocateur: Rev. David Vasquez-Levy, President and Professor of Homiletics at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California **Please note- all sessions in this series will be recorded.

Sacred Reckonings

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Sacred Reckonings, a conversation with Rev. Traci Blackmon and Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel on white settler-colonizer churches doing the work of reparations.

Stop Cop City: A Moral Call

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In Atlanta, faith leaders have been involved in a struggle to confront violence in multiple forms as they seek to prevent the destruction of the Weelaunee Forest for the building of a police training center in a predominantly Black community.…

Security and Faith: Faithfulness and Vulnerability

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Security and Faith. In this three-part series, host Rev. Tracy Howe, Team Leader and Minister for FaithINFO and seasoned organizer invites panelists to engage community security issues. We live in a world of increasing vulnerability, charged public rhetoric, and more…

What is changing in ministry?

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Part 7 of the Create Playspace with the President series. Provocateur: Rev. Elizabeth Dilley, Team Leader of Ministerial Excellence, Support and Authorization (MESA), Justice and Local Church Ministries. **Please note- all sessions in this series will be recorded.

Becoming an Immigrant Welcoming Church

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Just as ONA, WISE, and Willing to Respond are standardized designations across the life of the UCC, we are working to expand the Immigrant Welcoming Church (IWC) designation. Please join us for a conversation on becoming an IWC church, and…