Newly named Movement for Palestinian Solidarity seeks to turn ‘All eyes on Palestine’ at Synod
On the first day of General Synod, a group gathered outside the Kansas City Convention Center...
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Nominee says society needs church to counter ‘alarming’ trends
A standing ovation honored a United Church of Christ nominee after she addressed the...
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Reckoning, Revival, and the Risk of Connection: A Reflection on Justice and Worship
In today's opening worship service, the congregation was grounded in the rhythms of justice...
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General Synod talk show welcomes first guest: Ceniceros shares the big God picture and how she keeps cool in the Kansas City heat
The UCC news team embraced the spiritual discipline of pivoting when live streaming of GS...
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General Synod 35 opens to visitors as well as delegates
A steady stream of attendees visited the registration tables at General Synod 35 on opening...
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UCC Disaster Ministries Team releases prayer for Texas flooding victims
The Disaster Ministries Team of the United Church of Christ has released a prayer for the...
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Self-Evident?
The Fourth of July holiday came and went with mixed sentiments. On the 4th of July 1776, the...
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Digital fellowship at Synod: Exclusive interview with @GeneralSynic
When a mass of UCCers converge on Kansas City for General Synod later this week, they will...
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UCC News launches daily, live talk show at General Synod
The United Church of Christ news team is launching a live, daily talk show at the 35th General...
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Courage to Lead
Across time and generations, the church has been a part of the ever-changing landscape...
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What does it mean to be in full communion with another denomination?
The United Church of Christ has long had a commitment to reconciliation among the many...
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Carrying on the Brueggemann legacy: Time to embrace the call to prophetic imagining
When news came of Walter Brueggemann’s passing on June 5 at the age of 92, I found myself,...
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General Synod 35 plenaries to be livestreamed; Sunday worship invites surrounding communities
Note: This story has been edited to reflect an update that the keynote speaker will also be...
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‘I’ll eat when they eat’: Indiana pastors participate in nationwide fast for Gaza
“I’ll eat when they eat.” The Rev. Sara Ofner-Seals shared these words in an open...
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Emergency resolutions for Synod consideration address immigration, humanitarian funding, genocide in Palestine
Five new resolutions will come before delegates at the upcoming General Synod 35 in Kansas...
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Unquestioning and Unchanging
I spoke with someone who has different views than I do about the current political realities...
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UCC GMP issues statement on U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites
Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, General Minister and President/CEO of the United Church of Christ...
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The Land of the Free
The blame game is being played out publicly on social media platforms. At a time when there is...
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As the time for General Synod in Kansas City nears, the city celebrates 50 years of Pride
Kansas City is one of many cities around the country that celebrated its 50th anniversary of...
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A bold preaching initiative of Southern New England Conference sets storytelling spirits free
In late May, 46 pastors and lay leaders gathered at Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center in...
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