Emotional and Spiritual Care Resources Post Disasters
2026-05-14 15:30 - 16:45 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Katie Howe, Minister for Disaster Response and Recovery will be joined by two members of the Emotional and Spiritual Care Team, Rev. Dr. Martha Jacobs, and Rev. Jackie Thornton to discuss how this team can support clergy, chaplains and other spiritual caregivers post-disasters. When disasters strike, we realize that our clergy, chaplains and other spiritual caregivers are the ones that are providing spiritual care to their communities, and the UCC’s Emotional and Spiritual Care Team wants to support these individuals in a variety of ways. In this webinar, we will discuss some of the recent ways that we have responded, as well as review some of the new resources available on our webpage for those who have been impacted by disasters.

Future of Faith: Small Town - Full Building
2026-05-18 15:30 - 16:45
First Congregational Church of Benzonia United Church of Christ strives to create a united community in Christ’s Love. Instead of focusing on the lack of children in the church on Sunday mornings, we shifted our focus to getting community groups and other organizations into the building throughout the week. We share our hospitality and love by opening our doors (and parking lot) to various groups in our community. From hosting 12-step programs, to tutoring, to Single MOMMS, and the Father Fred Back to School Shoe Event (just to name a few!), we are living into our community.

Youth Lead: Faith, Identity, and Calling with Raven Trammell
2026-05-26 15:30 - 16:30
The next generation of faith leaders is already reshaping what community and calling can look like. Join us for a conversation with Raven Trammell, storyteller, speaker, and founder of Culture Shift, a creative project exploring spirituality, identity, and purpose through storytelling.
After experiencing a traumatic brain injury during his college basketball career, Raven returned to photography and storytelling, something he first discovered as a child, as a way to preserve memory and make meaning of life’s turning points. Today he shares his journey, including his experience as a trans person navigating faith and identity, to encourage others, especially young adults, LGBTQ+ people, and Black and Brown communities, to live fully into who God created them to be.
This one-hour conversation will explore resilience, faith, identity, and the ways new generations are imagining spiritual community beyond traditional walls.

This Month at the UN
2026-06-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-10-06 14:00 - 15:00
Join us the first Tuesday of each month at 2pm to learn more about what the UCC does at the United Nations! Hear updates from the UCC Main Representative to the UN, Donna Bollinger, on program updates, our interfaith and ecumenical partners, and upcoming events. There will be time set aside during the meeting so that we can hear from YOU on these topics and how we can help to amplify the work our local congregations and partners are doing in the community.
All are invited to join us in conversation! You only need to register once and then will be able to join us for any of our monthly meetings through the next year. Register here!

Our Whole Lives Taking Flight: Queer Love + Liberation Round Table
2026-06-03 12:00 - 13:00
Join us as we welcome these folks for a discussion about Queer Love and Liberation:
-Schmian Evans, Minister for Women and Gender Justice, United Church of Christ
-Rev. Derek Terry, Acting Executive Director, Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ
-Mylo Way, Youth and Emerging Adult Ministries, Unitarian Universalist Association
-Mykal Slak, Assistant Minister for Lifelong Faith Formation, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville
