General Synod to address mass incarceration, torture with solitary confinement cell
Attendees of the 2015 General Synod of the United Church of Christ will have the opportunity to...
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Synod resolution calls for genetically engineered food labeling
The Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ is concerned about the genetically...
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Disabilities Ministries addresses mental health with General Synod resolution
With mental health issues impacting one in four Americans in any given year, the United Church of...
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General Synod resolution calls for transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
In what several conferences of the United Church of Christ are calling "another definitive and...
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Pension Boards, United Church Funds stress investment diversity through General Synod resolution
After voting to become the first denomination to move toward divestment from fossil fuels as one...
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D.C. conference provides resources, knowledge to pastors of new inclusive church starts
The Rev. Aaron Wade wants to set pastors of new inclusive churches on the road to success and...
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UCC members in Seattle protest oil rig heading for the Arctic
Living in Seattle, the Rev. Meighan Pritchard is proud of the waterfront city's efforts to be...
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California UCC co-op offers free eco-friendly cleaning services to cancer patients
It has been two years since members of Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ launched the...
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Ohio church helps create a welcoming city for immigrants
Trinity United Church of Christ in Akron, Ohio, has always done its part to welcome the city's...
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UCC calls for end of detention of immigrant families
The United Church of Christ is one of almost 200 national groups urging President Barack Obama to...
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UCC, DOC general ministers discuss long-term solutions for peace with Baltimore clergy
As the city of Baltimore begins to recover from the recent race-related unrest that took place...
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Atlanta church rehabilitates property into accessible nature preserve
Central Congregational United Church of Christ is nestled among eight acres of pristine forest just...
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New Living Legacy resource helps churches with closure
Research shows that nine churches close every day throughout the United States. To help guide...
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California UCC does its part to save water during state’s fourth year of drought
So far this spring, the English European Beech tree in Janet Volkman's Sonoma, Calif., backyard has...
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North Dakota clergy address climate change during two-day energy tour
The Rev. Keith Mills is worried that the fossil fuel industry is treating the state of North Dakota...
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Michigan church addresses water quality, accessibility though public art installation
When residents in Flint, Mich., turn on the faucet, the water coming out of it is often discolored...
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Florida UCC reaches out to members with intellectual, developmental disabilities
Twice a year, the Friendship Group at the United Church of Gainesville in Gainesville, Fla., spends...
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Marriage equality advocates flock to D.C. for Supreme Court oral arguments
Clergy and members of the United Church of Christ rallied in front of the U.S. Supreme Court...
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UCC churches pray for marriage equality before Supreme Court oral arguments
In recognition of the National Weekend of Prayer for the Freedom to Marry, residents from Moorhead,...
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UCC church breaks ground on community resource center in Ferguson
As the buildings that were burned during the race-related riots in Ferguson, Mo., come down one by...
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