Prayer vigil and new toolkit to mark upcoming Trans Day of Remembrance
Each year, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) creates space to grieve and honor the...
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‘Just peace, human dignity’: UCC joins calls for ceasefire, prayer vigil for Israel and Palestine
As hostilities and violence continue in Israel and Palestine, the number of Palestinians...
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Ceasefire now: Biden Administration’s response inadequate to catastrophe in Gaza, says CMEP
The following statement was issued Nov. 3 by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), of...
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‘Uplift the resilience’: UCC continues sponsorship of National Trans Visibility March in pivotal year
This story was updated Oct. 31 to reflect more fully the diversity of gender and race present...
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New energy for solar and heat pumps arising in UCC congregations
Churches across the country are going solar, and new resources are making that decision more...
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Commentary: Pastor experienced ‘radical hospitality’ fleeing West Bank when violence broke out
The Rev. Linda Noonan was part of a delegation from the United States visiting...
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Join the Movement urges support for racial justice now and for future generations
When a group gathered for a Join the Movement toward Racial Justice workshop during July's...
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8,000 climate justice postcards delivered to EPA as ‘tangible prayer for hope’
It began with an art contest and led to nearly 8,000 postcards delivered to Washington,...
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Housing others first: For this Michigan church, ‘building’ is a verb
New Waves United Church of Christ doesn’t have a church building, but they have plans to...
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Wildfires, freeways, smokestacks: Central Atlantic Conference tackles air quality in communities of color
This summer, the United States experienced some of the worst days for wildfire pollution in...
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‘More fair, equitable and just’: Congregations celebrate Just Peace Sunday
Churches across the United Church of Christ marked Just Peace Sunday as they gathered for...
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Grief, healing, hope: Join the Movement honors 60th anniversary of Birmingham church bombing
On Sept. 15, 1963, a bomb was detonated at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.,...
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‘Enough is enough’: Virginia Association builds community response to gun violence
When a shooting took place at the Walmart in Chesapeake, Va., in November 2022, the Rev. John...
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Church pollinator gardens in full bloom
There’s plenty abuzz outside the walls of churches across the United Church of...
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Deep listening to LGBTQIA+ experiences: Full August webinar series available
Love is louder. That’s the message at the heart of the month-long webinar series led by...
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Extreme weather, historic buildings: Congregations recover from, respond to storm damage
It has been a summer of strong storms that have carried deluges of water, strong winds and...
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Michigan church releases $170,000 as faith-based reparations
When Judy Martin sold her house in East Lansing, Mich., in 1987, she learned of a racially...
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Hawai’i Conference offers space for grief, prayer for wildfires
Responding to the tragic wildfires in Hawaii, the Hawai'i Conference of the United Church of...
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UCC pastor brings lawsuit against religious charter school as ‘a matter of faith’
A Catholic virtual school in Oklahoma is raising questions on the separation of church and...
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Sewing, quilting and banned books: Washington church creates new way to worship
An assembly line of people pinning fabric and hand sewing might not be what comes to mind for...
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