Synod is asked to decry ‘corrupt’ bail system and declare racism a public health crisis
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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Faith groups standing with tobacco farm workers in fight for basic workplace rights
Tobacco farm workers need allies in their fight for higher wages and better working conditions....
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UCC Co-Hosts American Climate Leadership Summit
The United Church of Christ is one of three organizations that has joined with EcoAmerica to...
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UCC minister: On the ground, at ‘ground zero’
Tired. That’s how most people here respond when you ask them how they’re...
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Clergy call for D.C. statehood to give voting representation to its residents
Clergy gather on steps of National City Christian Church in support of D.C. statehood A group...
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Gunman kills 8; church leader urges attention to ‘root of violence’
"It is past time that we get to the root of our violence." That was one of the messages from a...
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UCC leaders laud historic legislation on reparations, heading to House vote
A piece of historic legislation, first considered decades ago, is heading to the U.S. House of...
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Christian educators, at 50-year mark, embrace a changing vocation
Teaching is an ancient ministry, mentioned in the earliest letters of the church. So, for...
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California collaboration will build tiny homes for families displaced by fires
Four families in California who lost much to wildfires will soon be moving into new homes, thanks...
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UCC leader reviewing Cleveland workspace options for national staff
In this letter to the wider church, the UCC General Minister and President shares plans to review...
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Annual event invites Christians to worship, strategize, lobby online, April 18-21
Christian activists gather once a year to worship, strategize and lobby Congress. This year...
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White supremacy is a health emergency for Black bodies, webinar speaker says
The United States must name white supremacy as a health crisis. And the church needs to lead the...
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Biden’s orders on guns bring hope to clergy affected by mass shootings
They are limited actions and a first step, but clergy of the United Church of Christ are...
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Faith leaders speak as one to reunite all families
Faith leaders representing a number of traditions came together at noon Wednesday in...
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Churches vary in approach to 2nd COVID Easter, but agree changes will last
This year, United Church of Christ congregations marked Holy Week and Easter online, outdoors and,...
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Church’s work is ‘glocal,’ says preacher who will wrap up Synod
This the third in a series of three profiles of the ministers who will preach during the 33rd...
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40-day anti-racism practice helps participants ‘unlearn’ during Lent
What did you give up for Lent? That’s a question often posed by Christians who see Lent as a...
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UCC national office joins ad urging paid leave protections
The national offices of the United Church of Christ joined more than 400 organizations in an ad in...
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A Resurrection of Hope
As we enter the second Holy Week touched by COVID-19, the national officers of the United Church...
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Remembrance of ancestors launches ‘Wednesdays with the World’ webinars
People of many faiths and cultures remembered their ancestors -- and much more -- in a special...
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