{"id":169214,"date":"2021-08-24T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/?page_id=169214"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:38:57","slug":"united-church-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/","title":{"rendered":"United Church of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link\n  rel=\"stylesheet\"\n  href=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/swiper@9\/swiper-bundle.min.css\"\n\/>\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/swiper@9\/swiper-bundle.min.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n<style>\n\n:root {\n    --swiper-theme-color: #ffffff;\n}\n\n.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; }\n.embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }\n\n.h-33 {height: 33vh; min-height: 450px; padding: 40px 0px;}\n.h-40 {height: 40vh; min-height: 450px; 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display: flex; align-items: center; flex-direction: column !important; justify-content: center !important;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Traveling Out of Town? <\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wherever you\u2019re headed, an extravagant welcome awaits. 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Find your home away from home church here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/church-finder\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Find a Church<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/venezuela.png) no-repeat center center; background-size: cover;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; 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What is to prevent me from being baptized?\u201d&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Acts 8:36&nbsp;(NRSV)&nbsp; On the streets of Ferguson in 2014, I learned Assata Shakur\u2019s words that&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"single-post-readmore\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/daily-devotional\/unpreventable-2\/\" title=\"Unpreventable\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"advertisement-block_cad4ccfc6755aef8ae71669c2f25c87e\" class=\"advertisement advertisement-size-leaderboard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"advertisement-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucceverywhere.org\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UCC2403_UCCEMarketingPlan_DigitalAds_728x90blue.png\" class=\"advertisement-img-size-leaderboard aligncenter\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>\n.fancy-title-yellow {position: relative; width: 100%; height: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 40px auto 20px auto; border-bottom: 10px solid #FCB71B !important;}\n.fancy-title-yellow h3 {font-weight: bold !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 106px !important; line-height: 100% !important; margin: 0 0 1.6rem !important;}\n.fancy-title-yellow h3 span {font-weight: normal !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;}\n.fancy-image {position: absolute; bottom: -24px; left: 0px;}\n.fancy-image img {width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 86px;}\n.breadcrumbs {display: none;}\n.entry-title {display: none;}\n.sf-field-reset {display: none !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"fancy-title-yellow\">\n  <h3>Action Alerts: <span>Help Us Make Meaningful Change<\/span><\/h3>\n  <div class=\"fancy-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2110UCC_Homepage_icons_ActionAlert_whitecorner.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column box-padding has-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tell Congress to Advocate for Nuclear Disarmament<\/strong><br><strong><br><\/strong>Today, for the first time since 1991, we do not have a standing treaty on nuclear restraint with Russia. In an ever-unstable global community, the last thing we need is a lack of accountability when it comes to nuclear weapons. The use of nuclear weapons is the ultimate refusal to embrace and follow the foundational teachings of our faith. <strong>Ask your members of Congress to negotiate a new iteration of the New START Treaty this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-39697d9b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/JAWM\/Campaigns\/138880\/Respond\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Act Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column box-padding has-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Tell Congress to Hold Data Centers Accountable<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br><\/strong>Data centers are still too new for us to fully understand their long-term effects on surrounding communities and the environment. That uncertainty demands responsible stewardship. <strong>Ask your members of Congress to pass the Data Center Transparency Act and the Preventing Rate Inflation in Consumer Energy Act (PRICE Act) to hold data centers accountable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-39697d9b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/JAWM\/Campaigns\/138751\/Respond\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Act Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column box-padding has-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Tell Congress to Protect the Sacred Right to Vote<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br>The Supreme Court ruled to limit Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which has long served as the primary tool for challenging racially discriminatory voting maps. The ruling makes it harder for voters in Black and brown majority districts to challenge unfair district lines, clearing the way for maps that dilute their political voice. <strong>Ask your members of Congress to pass the <strong>John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act<\/strong><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-39697d9b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/JAWM\/Campaigns\/138609\/Respond\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Act Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"join-the-movement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Racial Justice Ministries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United Church of Christ invites you to participate in Racial Justice Ministries antibias and antiracism initiatives and restorative racial justice practices. Together, we can advocate for all people to live without acts of violence or structures and systems that harm God\u2019s human creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ucc.org\/racial-justice-ministries\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pexels-life-matters-green.jpg\" alt=\"pexels-life-matters\" class=\"wp-image-200952\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EnviroMinistriesHomepageImage.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-239718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EnviroMinistriesHomepageImage.png 497w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EnviroMinistriesHomepageImage-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EnviroMinistriesHomepageImage-36x26.png 36w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EnviroMinistriesHomepageImage-48x34.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"join-the-movement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Justice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the birth of the environmental justice movement in the 1980s to the local ministries of churches throughout the country today, the United Church of Christ has been making a profound difference in caring for God\u2019s creation. 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Date of webinar is also listed August 11, 2024 4-5pm EST\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-08-11-Election-Engagement-101-YouTube-Thumbnail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-08-11-Election-Engagement-101-YouTube-Thumbnail-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-08-11-Election-Engagement-101-YouTube-Thumbnail-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-08-11-Election-Engagement-101-YouTube-Thumbnail-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-08-11-Election-Engagement-101-YouTube-Thumbnail-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-08-11-Election-Engagement-101-YouTube-Thumbnail-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-08-11-Election-Engagement-101-YouTube-Thumbnail-48x27.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-08-11-Election-Engagement-101-YouTube-Thumbnail.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"event-title\"><a title=\"Be Prophetic, Not Partisan: Election Engagement 101 for Congregations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/event\/be-prophetic-not-partisan-election-engagement-101-for-congregations\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Be Prophetic, Not Partisan: Election Engagement 101 for Congregations<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-date\">Aug 11, 2026 | 4:00pm<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-location\"><span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/events\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">More Events<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"text-uppercase wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/programming-webinars\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">View Upcoming Webinars &gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"explore-local-church-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore Local Church Resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column box-padding has-white-color has-teal-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"worship-ways\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worship Ways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original liturgies written in English and in Spanish by United Church of Christ pastors, based on readings from the Revised Common Lectionary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-39697d9b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc.org\/what-we-do\/justice-local-church-ministries\/local-church\/worship-resources\/worship-ways-2\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Search Liturgies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column box-padding has-teal-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"sermon-seeds\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Sermon Seeds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">A worship preparation resource with Lectionary text and corresponding reflections. 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Our actions to create and foster economic, environmental and racial justice are rooted in the teachings of scripture and the policies of our General Synod. 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