A faithful response to the first 100 days: Online advocacy resource page now available

Since 1933, with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s swift response in helping a struggling U.S. economy soon after removing his hand from the inaugural bible, the first 100 days of a new presidency has become an important harbinger for a nation.

The executive work within that timeframe can shape a country’s future. Some years the orders trickle in, while in others they come fast and furiously. 2025 is one of those fast and furious years.

In response to the information coming from the White House, the United Church of Christ Office of Public Policy and Advocacy in Washington, D.C., has created UCC Advocacy Resources for the First 100 Days.

The online resource specifically addresses UCC actions during each week in the first 100 days of the Trump administration. The page is a place where faith communities can read, watch, learn, and participate in responses to executive and legislative actions.

“Whether you’re mobilizing for immigration reform, preserving lifesaving foreign aid or climate action, we hope these resources offer faithful grounding and actionable steps to continue the United Church of Christ’s mission to build a just world for all,” said Hannah Santos, communications specialist for the D.C. Office.

A ‘flurry of cruel actions‘

The need for a swift response to policy during the first 100 days did not come as a surprise to the D.C. team. What has been disheartening, though, says the Rev. Michael Neuroth, D.C. Office director, is the “pace and scope of the damage done” by the “flurry of cruel and destructive executive actions being undertaken by this administration.”

“While we anticipated many of these efforts outlined in Project 2025, these actions have been disorienting and disheartening,” he said.

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Are you curious how the National Ministries of the United Church of Christ have been responding to the actions of the new administration? Our new resource ucc.org/First100Days is your one-stop shop to read, watch, uplift, and participate in the wide variety of ways we are responding to the executive orders and legislative actions of our government. #progressiveclergy #progressivechristianity #justworldforall

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Neuroth said the D.C. Policy and Advocacy team is working across the UCC national setting, along with ecumenical and interfaith partners, to respond “faithfully and strategically in this time.”

“We use as leverage the collective voice of our members and partners to articulate our values in light of the policies being undertaken — values that in many cases run directly counter to the actions currently begin taken by this administration,” he said.

Neuroth highlighted such UCC values of extravagant welcome, abundance, and justice for all.

“These values, reflected in our General Synod resolutions, flow from our faith, our tradition, and values we see in biblical passages like Matthew 25 that calls to use as our measuring stick the impact we have on the ‘least of these,’” he said. “As a church, now is a time to lean in, to stand up for our values and for those being directly impacted — but to do so in ways that are sustainable by deepening our partnerships and remembering that the work of truly ‘Building a Just World for All’ will take not months or years, but generations.”

Visit the UCC Advocacy Resources for the First 100 Days here. Watch and share the video about the resource here.

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