Looking ahead to 2024: Programs, projects and plans from UCC National Ministries
With the new year comes plenty of new plans for ministries throughout the United Church of...
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Year in review: Our top stories of 2023
2023 was a year filled with historic events in the United Church of Christ and the world. And...
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Lewiston, Maine tragedy sparks wider support for ASL interpretation
This holiday season will be the first for many still grieving since the Oct. 25 shooting in...
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Virginia church closing creates reparative gift to historically Black churches
When Bethel United Church of Christ in Arlington, Va., closed its doors, new opportunity...
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Abolition Advent Calendar offers reflections, practices to support freedom for all bodies
Now that Advent is here, prepare for some movement. This year’s Abolition Advent Calendar...
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‘Loud, disruptive, transformative’: Chavis, Pearson discuss present-day prophetic witness in Giving Tuesday special
The river of justice flows from one generation to the next. This was a central message...
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‘Who we want to be’: Mayflower Church in Minneapolis considers reparative work on church name
What’s in a name? Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ is taking a deep dive...
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Two ‘prophetic’ leaders to discuss environmental justice across generations for Giving Tuesday
The Rev. Benjamin Chavis Jr. and Rep. Justin J. Pearson (D-Tenn.) -- two leaders intimately...
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UCC invited to celebrate ‘living legacy of the Afro-Christian tradition’ with Litany of Thanksgiving
The Franklinton Center at Bricks in Whitakers, N.C., is approaching its 152nd anniversary, and...
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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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