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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At Ecumenical Advocacy Days, people of faith called on Congress to protect people, peace, planet
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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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Blindsided by neighbor’s deportation, angry UCC clergy in Phoenix take on ICE
A group of United Church of Christ activists, working to build a just world for all, are standing...
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General Synod resolution seeks rights for adoptees
Adoptees sometimes ask the question, "Who am I?" To help them discover part of that answer, the...
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Flint church offers to pay delinquent water bills of neighbors in need
For more than two years, the people of Flint, Mich., hadn't been able to drink the tainted water...
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UCC ministers join Texas faith leaders in condemning anti-sanctuary law
A dozen United Church of Christ ministers in Texas are part of an interfaith coalition of 200...
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Justice grant helps Alabama church open safe space to LGBT teens
Every weekend, a congregation of the United Church of Christ in Alabama opens up space for LGBTQ...
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Kansas City faith community helps pass sales tax to fund inner-city economic development
In Kansas City, Missouri, two UCC ministers and a coalition of churches, civil rights...
Read MoreUCC leaders caution executive order won’t be final word on religious liberty
United Church of Christ leaders believe the distinction between church and state became murkier on...
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Reformed Churches’ new UCC affiliation expands ministry in New York
In an affirmation of inclusiveness and ecumenism, the New York Conference of the United Church...
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