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Supporting Human Dignity at All Stages of Life

A medical aid in dying resolution is coming before General Synod delegates in Baltimore this week.

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FEATURES

Celebrating his Ministry
UCC General Synod will honor the late Rev. John Deckenback, longtime spiritual leader of the Central Atlantic Conference. Read more >>

Check the App for That!
All you need to know about the 2017 General Synod will be at your fingertips, on an app you can now install on your phone, tablet or other mobile device. Read more >>

A Climate Emergency
A late resolution on climate, which is quickly gaining support from UCC leaders across the country, is coming before General Synod this week. Read more >>

Faith and Democracy
“Our particular expression of the faith, one that values every voice and invites all to speak what God has placed in her heart, is both one I will never take for granted and one I am proud to preside over.” Listen to the podcast >>

Make Joyful Music
Join the UCC Musicians Association in Boston for its national biennial conference, July 9-12, for three-and-a-half days of learning, music and worship! Read more or register today >>

HEADLINES

UNITED CHURCH NEWS

	North Carolina church rallies around mother facing deportation Wednesday
	Supreme Court blocks some access to U.S., will hear cases on Trump travel ban, LGBT discrimination
	UCC church, part of Omaha ‘Tri-Faith Initiative,’ now under construction
	General Synod hotels won’t be affected by Baltimore pipe blast
	New executive for East Asia and Pacific partnerships takes over July 3
	Racial justice proponents at odds with Supreme Court ruling on disparaging trademarks
	Four honorees to be recognized for justice commitment at General Synod 31
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UCC IN THE NEWS

	Nebraska ‘Tri-Faith Initiative’ building church, synagogue, mosque side by side
	Communities unite to fight deportation of North Carolina mother
	New England church organizations unite
	Jaramillo filling in as pastor in Oregon
	Pennsylvania food pantries partner to help needy animals
	Dozens gather to protest looming state shutdown in Washington
	California church celebrates 145th anniversary
	Town clock repair work underway in Pennsylvania
	LGBTQ community celebrates pride in Michigan
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OTHER RELIGIOUS NEWS

	Unitarian Universalists elect first woman president
	Supreme Court will hear religious liberty challenge to gay weddings
	Appeals Court allows worst anti-LGBTQ law ever to go into effect in Mississippi
	U.S. top court set to rule on religious rights; travel ban looms
	Ramadan potluck builds bridges between faiths and backgrounds in Central Virginia
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