UCC Everywhere is truly everywhere, from congregations to Associations and Conferences

United Church of Christ congregations, Associations and Conferences all need websites to boost engagement with those who are involved, or interested in being involved with UCC churches, and many do not have one. It’s an important way to keep membership engaged in this digital age. Getting online and having a presence on the Internet can seem to be a daunting task, but the UCC offers help with UCC Everywhere (UCCE).

The program was originally announced back at General Synod in Milwaukee in 2019, and it has grown to include website presence from every corner of the United States–there is representation in 22 out of 36 Conferences.

UCC web operations manager Aidan Spencer feels grateful to be able to assist the process along and work with those who are looking for support. “In the continued development of the UCC Everywhere program over the past few years, we have found that this platform can be of service not only to local congregations, but UCC Conferences, and Associations as well,” she said. “I feel so lucky to be a part of bringing engaging and informative websites to all settings of the UCC, and I love learning about our website users’ different ideas for how to use the platform to tell their story.”

For a monthly or annual subscription fee, UCC churches, Associations and Conferences can get their own site along with customer support services that handle security updates, answer website questions, and more. It makes giving easy as well.

The UCCE customer support team has also created digital marketing tools to make sure a church’s message is reaching faith-seekers in individual communities through the appropriate virtual channels.

Karen Hill of the Deer Isle Sunset Congregational Church in Maine said she saw an ad for UCC Everywhere, and knew it would be the best option to help get their church online again after their last website had disappeared. “It’s designed for churches, it just makes sense,” she shared. “You can add your own graphics. I had content ready to go and it was so easy to put in place.”

Hill said the pastor and congregation have been thrilled with the result. “I did a lot on my own by trial and error. It’s pretty easy, though not perfect, but we are so glad to have this.”

The Living Waters Association of the Nebraska Conference recently launched their UCC Everywhere website, and the Rev. Adam Lassen said it has made keeping things fresh so much easier. “We had a website previously, but it was just static,” said Lassen. “The new one pulls over content such as the Daily Devotionals and UCC News. It’s all in one place.”

Lassen got information about UCC Everywhere at the General Synod in Indianapolis back in 2023. “It took 4 to 5 months to get it up and going, a little longer than I would have liked, but it has been a good experience overall,” he said.

There will be UCC Everywhere representation at General Synod 35 this year in Kansas City as well.

UCCE is now accepting new churches, conferences and associations, and it’s easy to request a demonstration. If interested, fill out the form to be contacted by UCCE staff.

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