Dozens of youth from Minnesota, Northern Plains Conferences visit D.C. for advocacy, immersive experience
Forty-eight young people from the Minnesota and Northern Plains Conferences of the United...
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Registration open: Partners in Building 2023 will kick off Sept. 21
From Sept. 21 to 22, the United Church of Christ Church Building & Loan Fund (CB&LF)...
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Synod offered LGBTQIA+ love, support and care when most needed
During the United Church of Christ’s 34th General Synod in Indianapolis, denominational...
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UCC churches celebrate Pride with glitter blessings, candles, acts of ‘beauty, justice and liberation’
When a crowd gathered for Drag Queen Story Hour in First Congregational Church, United Church...
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Commentary: How the UCC can avoid ‘glass cliff’ after electing first woman as GMP
The Rev. Courtney Stange-Tregear, on behalf of the Antoinette Brown Society leadership team,...
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Staff celebrate Dorhauer with send-off for final day in office
The Rev. John Dorhauer received a surprise on his last day in the United Church of Christ...
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UCC celebrates 10 years in relationship with The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries
When The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries gathered for Holy Convocation in Atlanta, it...
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Recap: General Synod 34 elects new leadership, changes frequency, witnesses justice
The United Church of Christ’s 34th General Synod had it all. A new leader and a historic...
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Former GMP remembers ‘kind, gracious, encouraging’ ecumenical partner Reinhard Groscurth
In a reflection, former United Church of Christ General Minister and President the Rev. John...
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Panelists at Synod event celebrate intersectionality, uplift justice work in ‘making all things new’
During General Synod 34 in Indianapolis, several of the United Church of Christ’s national...
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Amid declining basic support, General Synod approves budget allocations for next biennium
Part of the work of General Synod when they met June 30-July 4 was to receive financial...
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The Rev. Sharon Li Mei Shem MacArthur, 81
The Rev. Sharon Li Mei Shem MacArthur The Rev. Sharon Li Mei Shem MacArthur -- moderator of...
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After debate about wording, Synod declares ‘prolonged solitary confinement’ as torture
“Do we think there are people who cannot be redeemed?” UCC Board member Courtney...
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Youth @ Synod: What brings young people to the UCC?
Participants in the youth program at the United Church of Christ's 34th General Synod -- Youth...
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Delegates reject resolution on plant-based living
The proposed resolution “Encouraging a Plant-Based Life” was rejected by delegates to the...
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In Synod’s finale, closing preacher calls for revolution of interdependence
The United Church of Christ’s 34th General Synod came to a close July 4 with a service that...
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For next General Synod, Kansas City will welcome UCC in 2025
There’s plenty to see in Kansas City. That was the invitation from Missouri Mid-South...
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Synod delegates call for reduction in single-use plastics and overall plastic pollution
Citing numerous reports on the impact of plastic waste on the environment and especially on...
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Abortion is healthcare, General Synod says
After a litany of emotional stories at the microphone in plenary, a resolution titled...
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Synod overwhelmingly affirms dignity of trans and nonbinary persons
To huge cheers, and also many tears, the United Church of Christ's 34th General Synod...
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