Commentary: “Human” Rights
In several weeks I will speak at Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan on the subject of human rights...
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Andover Newton, Howard University get grants for Science for Seminaries
A seminary of the United Church of Christ is one of just 10 higher-education institutions in the...
Read More21st century study seeds new ministry ideas for church planters
An Ohio church funded in part by sales of local craft beer. A California church that you can’t...
Read MoreUCC attorney Don Clark recognized as top counsel in Cleveland
The United Church of Christ is represented by one of the top legal minds in the Cleveland area. So...
Read MoreA Call to Dialogue
The Church in every generation has been faced with issues of great complexity and moral difficulty...
Read MoreAn Advent Call for Accountability
During an Advent gathering to envision the future of ministry in the 21st century, 140 leaders of...
Read MoreExtravagance UCC ready to become a church during Lenten season
The Lenten season is a time in the Christian calendar for people to connect, study, discuss, and...
Read MoreA ‘Just Peace’ future: Part 1
Following the recently concluded World Council of Churches' International Ecumenical Peace...
Read MoreOne Great Hour of Sharing’ tour of Gulf Coast highlights recovery efforts
Dave Coatsworth of the national UCC offices and Judith Tellez-Gonzalez from Olivet College...
Read MoreCommentary: Every day is an anniversary
On July 20 last year, a gunman opened fire in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater during a midnight...
Read MoreUCC provides prayer and monetary aid to tsunami survivors
"Fifty thousand dollars has been wire-transferred to Church World Service to cover the cost of...
Read MoreUCC minister named dean of chapel at Princeton
The Rev. Alison Boden, a UCC minister, has been named dean of religious life and the chapel at...
Read MorePumpkin patch fundraiser brings people together in New Jersey and beyond
At first glance, it looked more like a pumpkin patch than a church lawn –until the sale started...
Read MoreAuthorized Ministerial Updates September 2014
Ministerial changes reported in the Data Hub—the UCC's information system for ministers and...
Read MoreUCC victorious in lawsuit as judge strikes down N.C. gay marriage ban
A federal judge has struck down North Carolina's marriage laws as unconstitutional, giving the...
Read MoreCelebrating Yvonne Delk and 40 years of service to UCC
Ask the Rev. Yvonne Delk to recall her ordination and reflect on her four decades as a minister in...
Read MoreCall to General Synod 30 – Come to Cleveland
Written by Rev. Geoffrey A. Black Cleveland is once again becoming a very special place. Not only...
Read MoreWisconsin, Indiana same-sex marriage rulings upheld by federal appeals court
Written by Anthony Moujaes Another federal appeals court in the United States has affirmed the...
Read MoreFour preachers to lift up ‘the unexpected’ at General Synod 2015
"As a group, they are diverse in their ministry settings, in their ethnicity and where they come...
Read MoreYouth and Young Adults to experience General Synod, Cleveland in community
The youth and young adults of the United Church of Christ will experience General Synod 2015 by...
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