Lakota YouthStay program brings Native young people to Massachusetts for immersion experience
A cross-cultural immersion experience more than two years in the making will bring 10 young people,...
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World Council of Reformed Churches addresses global militarization: ‘Our allegiance is to God’s kin-dom’
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Local Church Ministries launches revised church grant process
After an extensive collaboration with key leaders across the United Church of Christ to examine how...
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Two General Synod resolutions take aim at economic inequality
The U.S. economy has essentially recovered from the recession of a decade ago, but not everyone in...
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‘Be the Church’ planning and assessment guide built to support mission, vitality
A question about finding a better way to measure church vitality has led to the creation of a new...
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Pacific School of Religion seminarians get up-close look at putting faith in action
Classes may have concluded for the semester at Pacific School of Religion, but applying knowledge...
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‘One Faith, One Lord, One Baptism’ to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Three congregations in Marlborough, Mass., — First Church in Marlborough (Congregational) UCC,...
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Global Ministries delegation provides presence and support for peace process in Colombia
Two national officers of the United Church of Christ, part of a high-level delegation of North...
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As Wendy’s defies joining Fair Food Program, General Synod to consider boycott for farmworker justice
Wendy's acquiesced to a teenager's Twitter request for a year of free chicken nuggets and...
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A clergy network facilitated safe abortions years before Roe v. Wade
Before the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, women had to rely on...
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DMV Sanctuary group works for release of mother of two detained by ICE in Virginia
As a group of almost two dozen people, faith leaders and immigration activists, stood in...
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CHHSM Vice President J. Bennett Guess Leaving to Become ACLU of Ohio Executive Director
The Rev. J. Bennett Guess, Vice President of the United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and...
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Faith community speaks out as FCC begins rollback of open internet rules
The Federal Communications Commission is beginning to roll back the internet neutrality rules...
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Synod resolutions seek to enhance UCC giving model with modern approaches
Philanthropy has evolved since the formation of the United Church of Christ 60 years ago, but the...
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Pennsylvania congregation calls attention to opioid epidemic in highly visible way
A United Church of Christ congregation interested in doing something about the opioid epidemic...
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Pilot project promotes partnership between UCC climate justice teams and 350.org
Building on the momentum of the People's Climate March, the United Church of Christ is endeavoring...
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General Synod resolution seeks national study of gun violence
Bolstered by the belief that gun violence has reached a crisis point in the United States, the...
Read MoreCommentary: A call to action opposing mandatory minimums for drug crimes
Multiple stories have been flooding the media regarding U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session public...
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Jeanette Vizguerra leaves sanctuary just in time for Mother’s Day
A Colorado mother of four who has been living in sanctuary in Denver churches for 86 days in fear...
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Racial justice proponents reject new Department of Justice guidelines on criminal punishment
Critical of new guidelines from the U.S. Department of Justice outlining tougher punishments for...
Read MoreCommentary: The disconnect
I have been a United Church of Christ minister for the past 36 years. Sixteen of those years were...
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