The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney is a scholar, pastor, preacher and activist. She is the Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Ft. Worth, TX. Dr. Gafney is also an Episcopal priest and…
Join us the Wednesday before World Communion Sunday as we celebrate and worship together. The first Sunday of October has become a time when Christians in every culture break bread and pour the cup to remember and affirm Christ as…
Ministry on the Move A conversation with General Minister & President, John C. Dorhauer, moderated by Rev. Traci Blackmon The national setting of the United Church of Christ is relocating once again to meet the current and evolving needs of…
Be The Healing – Re-Membering with Dr. Joy DeGruy The United Church of Christ welcomes Dr. Joy DeGruy for a two day Be The Healing Conference combining Dr. DeGruy’s groundbreaking anti-racism work with her next steps work of healing our…
OWL Taking Flight: Online Training Sneak Peek AND Ask Us Anything OWL Join Rev. Thea Racelis and Dr. Melanie Davis Oct 6, noon ET, to get the scoop on online OWL facilitator training. Thea and Melanie were among the 5…
Vibrant Re-Entry And Voter’s Rights with Desmond Meade Please join Rev. Traci Blackmon and Desmond Meade, a formerly incarcerated civil rights activist and recent McArthur Genius Grant Awardee, as they discuss the church’s role in welcoming returning citizens. Desmond Meade’s…
Conference Objectives At the completion of this conference, participants will: Understand how the structural inequalities beginning with the period of enslavement continue to impact African Americans and their communities today. Select and apply strategies to enhance empowerment for African American populations…
A Latine Caribbean Celebration in Words of Praise! Join us as the United Church of Christ continues to celebrate Latine/Hispanic History Month with the celebration of UCC Leaders of Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban Descendant share their stories of faith,…
In their own voices, Hawaii will discuss the destructiveness of the Doctrine of Discovery past and present on their people and how it differs from the experiences of present-day Americas. *Please note this session is pre-recorded.
On October 21, 2021, millions will go purple to stand against bullying and in support of LGBTQ youth. Take the pledge now and go purple on October 21. Purple symbolizes ‘spirit’ on the rainbow flag. Spirit Day is about speaking out against…
It’s said that the sermons preachers preach fall into a few key themes, year after year. Join a panel of local pastors thinking through the sermons that keep coming back, year after year, and why those messages continue to be…
Join us for a 90-minute inter-generational conversation, between Ruby Sales: a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s, founder of the Spirit House Project, and one of fifty African Americans spotlighted in the Smithsonian National Museum…
In this ongoing season of Lent and as we gather ourselves in for all to follow; pour yerself a cup of tea, wouldja, and join in on the day after St. Patrick’s for some traditional Celtic music by Laureano Sanchez…