ABS awards at Synod honor clergy who create ‘ripples of transformation’
At General Synod 34, the Antoinette Brown Society honored two clergy whose ministry embodies...
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The Christmas Fund reflects on hope, peace, joy and love: Congregations ‘give their hearts’ to help others
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Trailblazers uplifted by Thompson reflect on her election
After becoming the first woman to be elected to lead the United Church of Christ as General...
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From Synod stage, Dorhauer apologizes to Afro-Christian Convention for ‘rewriting of our history’
During plenary on Monday, July 3 at the United Church of Christ's General Synod gathering in...
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UCC immigration advocates hold welcoming vigil at ICE office during Synod
“It’s all of us, or it’s none of us.” The Rev. Traci Blackmon, United Church of...
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‘Garden of Creation’ found on General Synod stage
The stage at the United Church of Christ's General Synod is always a breathtaking space. The...
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Afro-Christian tradition helps define UCC, says Delk during Synod luncheon
Editor's Note: One day after the luncheon, the Rev. John Dorhauer apologized from the General...
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General Synod participants assemble thousands of hygiene kits to combat period poverty
The goal of assembling and collecting 3,000 menstrual hygiene kits at General Synod was...
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Advocates share ways to fight for reproductive rights during town hall at Synod
Reproductive justice advocates gathered at General Synod 34 on Sunday, July 2 to regird for a...
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Sunday worship at Synod uplifts prophetic visions to resist the status quo, act in love
“Imagine the world that Isaiah saw as possible," the Rev. John Dorhauer invited those...
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Karen Georgia Thompson becomes first woman to lead UCC in historic vote
The General Synod of the United Church of Christ made history Monday, July 3, when it elected...
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Bryan Stevenson urges luncheon attendees to do justice, get close to those suffering
The first time that Bryan Stevenson was sent to visit a person on death row as a law school...
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Faith in action: Watch the General Synod 34 prayer walk
Though they started inside under threat of thunderstorms, United Church of Christ advocates...
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Ecumenical Awards ceremony highlights interconnection, call to mend the world
It was an international gathering of honored guests at the Ecumenical and Interfaith Awards...
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Synod ‘Meet the Candidate’ gathering draws standing room only crowd
Delegates and visitors to General Synod 34 had a chance to meet the nominee for the next...
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Climate Hope Cards turn General Synod resolutions into action
A denomination-wide movement to influence environmental policy and government regulations...
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Envisioning a future from the past, Dorhauer delivers final State of the Church address
Outgoing United Church of Christ General Minister and President John Dorhauer addressed the...
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At Synod, colleagues bid farewell to outgoing UCC president
During the 34th General Synod of the United Church of Christ, the Rev. John Dorhauer is...
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‘No greater evangelist than you’: Nominees needed for General Synod moderators, UCC Board
At a hearing Friday, July 1 for the United Church of Christ’s General Synod nominating...
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Prayer walkers bear witness to harmful laws in Indiana and beyond
Several hundred attendees took a break from the business of the United Church of Christ’s...
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Comfort, not keynote: Nadia Bolz-Weber speaks to General Synod about hope amid ‘fear, anxiety, worry and regret’
The Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber began her keynote to the 34th General Synod of the United Church of...
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