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A Struggle for the Soul of the Church
"Church is not a particularly fashionable place these days," said the Rev. Paul Raushenbush....
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General Synod passes resolution calling for socially responsible investment practices
The General Synod of the United Church of Christ has passed a resolution calling for diverse...
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The Future of General Synod: We Must Find the Means
"Nobody wants to hold this meeting less often, and yet we can no longer afford it the way it is...
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The Innovation Lab launches at Synod to lift up creativity, experimentation
Believing that "God is Still Creating" and is calling us to co-create meaningful faith and...
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Jaramillo: All About Justice
As Rev. M. Linda Jaramillo's "incredible journey" with the United Church of Christ comes to a...
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UCC General Synod calls on Washington NFL team to change name, logo
After passionate debate, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ passed a resolution...
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Celebrating and Affirming Just Peace
"Thirty years ago, I presented a resolution calling on the United Church of Christ to be a Just...
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UCC affirms full communion with United Church of Canada
Delegates to the 2015 General Synod in Cleveland on Monday morning unanimously approved an...
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General Synod commemorates genocide anniversary, fortifies UCC ties to Armenia
The United Church of Christ collectively and publicly lamented the 100th anniversary of the...
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Getting to Know You at the Search and Call Fair
Once again, the United Church of Christ's conferences sent members of their staffs to General Synod...
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Youth jump, jive and “dance for Jesus” at Worshipalooza
Worshipalooza is now a thing. And the youth at General Synod 2015 pronounce it...
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‘It’s within our power to change the damn world’
“It is within our power — in this unexpected place at this unexpected time — to change the...
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Committee unifies General Synod resolutions on peace in Israel/Palestine
Two separate resolutions about a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine that came before the General Synod...
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History, future of UCC strike chord with Synod youth visitors to Amistad Chapel
When asked by the Rev. Kathryn Matthews Huey whether any of the more than 100 youth and young...
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Youth at General Synod support literacy by Stuffing the Bus
Avon Lake United Church of Christ was one of the many participants of the Youth and Young Adults...
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Author and literacy tutor Rob Shindler has no agenda to sell books, to his publisher’s dismay....
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Wave of ‘Stuff the Pack’ school supplies swamps expectations at Synod
As torrential rains and high winds battered the Cleveland Convention Center during General Synod...
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Palestinian human rights front and center at General Synod
Despite the wind and rain, General Synod delegates and other supporters held a vigil outside the...
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Local volunteers make for a smooth Synod
They operate in plain view, their blue shirts serving as pastel beacons offering hope and promise,...
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