UCC in the News

UCC pastors among interfaith advocates who urged clemency for ‘death row imam’ a day before scheduled execution
https://innocenceproject.org/69-muslim-christian-and-jewish-faith-leaders-ask-gov-parson-to-grant-marcellus-williams-clemency/

United Methodist Building, which houses UCC D.C. Office, celebrates a century of presence on Capitol Hill
https://religionnews.com/2024/09/26/united-methodist-building-celebrates-a-century-of-service-on-capitol-hill/

Prayer service planned in memory of the victims of the Lewiston mass shooting
https://www.yahoo.com/news/prayer-planned-memory-victims-lewiston-035900142.html

Seattle churches wanting to build affordable housing face testing times
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattle-churches-want-to-build-affordable-housing-face-testing-times/

Grant teaches music, art to refugee kids
https://helenair.com/grant-teaches-music-art-to-refugee-kids/article_d0689c41-f062-549d-b157-01ee61632ba8.html

Faith leaders in Nebraska sign letter calling for ‘civil discourse’ as Nov. 5 draws near
https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/pcusa-mid-council-leaders-in-nebraska-sign-a-letter-calling-for-the-civil-discourse-of-a-mature-democratic-republic-as-nov-5-draws-near/

UCC among faith groups signing letter opposing proposed National Defense Authorization Act which includes automated draft registration
https://www.brethren.org/news/2024/ndaa-to-automate-draft-registration/

Crop Walk raises more than $5,000 to fight hunger
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/09/30/crop-walk-raises-more-than-5000-to-fight-hunger/

How you can help residents of western NC after Hurricane Helene
https://www.whas11.com/article/weather/severe-weather/ways-to-help-donate-support-western-north-carolina-asheville-boone-hurricane-helene-relief/83-0830dd9c-6675-4737-bc3e-097fff5eb436

Choirs combine for ordination ceremony
https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/daily_gate/choirs-combine-for-ordination-ceremony/article_ea21de32-7b5d-11ef-8a9c-070f9dca15f9.html

Mount Vernon to host whistle-stop poetry tour
https://mountvernonnews.com/stories/664499306-mount-vernon-to-host-whistle-stop-poetry-tour

Staff from Refuge to speak about homelessness in Lapeer County
https://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/articles/staff-from-refuge-to-speak-about-homelessness-in-lapeer-county/

100TH Anniversary celebration continues at Grace Church in Kohler
https://www.sheboygansun.com/news/100th-anniversary-celebration-continues-at-grace-church-in-kohler/article_f64dc742-7cd0-11ef-b318-6304c140ad6c.html

‘Waukesha Unlocked’ takes you inside historic places you might not otherwise get to see
https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/2024/10/01/waukesha-unlocked-features-tours-of-historic-sites-major-businesses/75378281007/

St. Paul’s UCC in Defiance holding Drive-Thru Chicken Dinner
https://www.warrencountyrecord.com/stories/st-pauls-ucc-in-defiance-holding-drive-thru-chicken-dinner,120050

Column: The Gospel according to Frankie Beverly
https://chicagocrusader.com/the-gospel-according-to-frankie-beverly/

Ohio church closes after 144 years
https://chroniclet.com/news/405549/st-johns-united-church-of-christ-shuts-doors-after-144-years-in-lorain