Chicago UCC pastor walks to DC to press Biden to address US ‘violence pandemic’
A Chicago pastor has long believed that violence is a public health crisis. Doing something about...
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UCC D.C.-area churches wipe out $9 million in medical debt in four states
Eight United Church of Christ congregations in the Washington, D.C., area joined together and...
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Young program planner urges Synod youth participation
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, has two tracks of...
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Synod delegates prepare for the electronic meeting hall
The Rev. Eric Anderson, a delegate from Hawai’i, attended online General Synod training June 24....
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Small-membership Conferences lead ‘friendly competition’ for Synod sign-ups
With less than two weeks to go before the official start of the United Church of Christ’s...
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Synod is asked to endorse global Decade for People of African Descent
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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UCC National Setting named a regional ‘Top Workplace’
It’s not a best kept secret anymore. The national ministries of the United Church of Christ are...
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Synod videos invite kids and families to listen, sing, color and pray
Going virtual with General Synod means new things. One example: videos for kids and families are...
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Hate crime targets N.Y. church preparing for Pride
United Church of Rockville Centre on Long Island, N.Y., became the target of a hate crime late...
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UCC clergy invited to become Still Speaking Partners
It’s a new way of raising money for ministry that lives out a General Synod resolution. The...
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Mental Health Network is latest UCC body with Open and Affirming covenant
The United Church of Christ Mental Health Network released the following announcement on June 23,...
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At a turning point for voting rights, UCC Officers speak out
On Tuesday, June 22, a Republican vote blocked advancement of the For the People Act in the U.S....
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Advocates ask church to embrace contemplation, rethink ‘Earth’s rights’
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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People of faith must stop Line 3, webinar urges
For months now, advocates from across the country have been joining Native Americans gathering at...
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UCC officers: ‘Join us in prayer for our time together’
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let...
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Church leaders affirm same-sex foster parents in wake of Supreme Court decision
Leaders of United Church of Christ ministries responded June 17 to that day's U.S. Supreme Court...
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D.C.-area couple delivers olive oil, which supports Palestinian fair trade farmers, to Cleveland
A silver Prius pulled up in front of the United Church of Christ Church House on Monday, June 14,...
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Three Juneteenth celebrations to ‘mark freedom for all Americans’
*Editor's note: On Thursday, June 17, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National...
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Advocates ask Synod to back ban on conversion therapy and its ‘demonstrable harm’
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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Two ministries name recipient of new one-year fellowship
Former Council for Health and Human Service Ministries Scholar Essence Ellis has been named the...
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