UCC members, congregations abolish $5.2 million in medical debt for Kansans, Oklahomans
As Thanksgiving and the December holidays arrive, more than 3,200 households across 76 counties in...
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400 years later, honesty about colonialism, genocide is part of marking Pilgrims’ legacy
As the United States marks Thanksgiving, a holiday immersed in stories about a small group of...
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Vigils, resources available across UCC to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance
People across the United Church of Christ are marking Transgender Day of Remembrance – on Friday,...
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‘Very UCC’ videos and music are coming for virtual Advent and Christmas
Eleven digital hymns, a pageant of lessons and carols, and a full Sunday worship service are among...
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Retiring ‘Sermon Seeds’ writer passes pen to Ohio pastor with varied background
The United Church of Christ’s “Sermon Seeds” feature has a new writer, replacing a longtime...
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Florida church’s free parking for beachgoers is now a federal religious freedom case
If people park at your church to walk to a nearby beach, can you invite them to donate toward your...
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As election contention continues, churches pray for peace – and to persist for justice
Declared a winner by major news organizations, the challenger for president of the United States...
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Pandemic lends poignancy to churchwide All Saints service, held online
For 11 minutes, the service went quiet, save for gentle background music. Dozens of names...
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High school students choose lawn of ‘welcoming’ church for voter drive
When high school students in Oak Park, Ill., needed a visible place to encourage voting and...
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Adapting to pandemic among topics of youth, young adult ministry event Nov. 12-14
It’s been 10 years since leaders of youth and young-adult ministries from across the United...
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Church’s voter shuttle helps rural Mich. residents carry out ‘moral imperative’
The COVID-19 pandemic kept them from setting up voter-registration tables. So the people of Douglas...
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Disciples Volunteering director named to head UCC’s Global H.O.P.E. team
A Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister with extensive experience in disaster response...
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Big online choir just one possibility imagined by new General Synod music director
When Bryan Johnson heard the United Church of Christ was seeking a General Synod music director, he...
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Media-justice lecturer calls for fight to keep internet open to activists, people of color, the poor
In an annual media-justice lecture Thursday, Oct. 15, an activist for civil rights, racial justice...
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Ask US officials to oppose ‘unprovoked surprise attack’ on Armenian enclave, UCC urges
Leaders of the United Church of Christ and several of its ecumenical partners are calling on their...
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Online and in person, churches and local partners educate voters, get out the vote
In Connecticut, at First Church Middletown, it’s all about registering voters and getting out...
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Brief stewardship videos available to function as ‘virtual bulletin inserts’ for online worship
It’s stewardship season in many local churches of the United Church of Christ. But how to...
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Video series, coming seminars show how focus on generosity can invigorate congregations
Say “thank you” early and often, and not just once a year. Talk about faith and...
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For Palestine’s sake, pass up Pillsbury products, UCC advocates urge
Baking for the fall and winter holidays? Avoid the doughboy. That’s the message from a...
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Eight local churches using national UCC grants to register, encourage voters
As the Nov. 3 general election approaches, eight United Church of Christ congregations are using...
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