Media justice advocates hear call to fight white nationalism
The civil rights victories of the 1960s drew a backlash from white supremacists. Today that...
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Latinx members celebrate, invite UCC allies to their Nov. 13 assembly
Latinx members of the United Church of Christ and their allies have much to celebrate: Four...
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D.C. advocate: Please act now to protect the sacred right to vote
Despite a global pandemic and a multitude of other barriers to voting access, the U.S. election in...
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History inspires UCC-related seminary’s new name
Hartford Seminary has a new name, partly inspired by an old one. To be sure, the new name...
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UCC continues — and expands — its ways to be anti-racist
In 2020, a police officer murdered George Floyd -- and interest in dismantling racism spiked...
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German partners use two UCC learning programs in their fight against racism
For inspiration in their fight against racism, churches in Germany have turned to their U.S....
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Online audience learns more about UCC building sale, office move
A United Church of Christ leader shared more details Sept. 30 about the church's plan to sell...
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Woman’s ministry, and baby in a basket, are remembered at N.C. church
In the 1970s, a woman had the courage not only to be a leader in ministry, but to bring her...
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Church camp’s new name ‘a first step’ in honoring Indigenous land and voices
A United Church of Christ camp in Wisconsin has taken a new name. Church leaders say it's one...
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Phoenix church adapts its border ministry to meet neighbors’ changing needs
Sometimes a church sets out to help its neighbors in need. Then those needs change -- and the...
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Religious leaders decry US treatment of Haitian migrants
United Church of Christ officials have joined other religious leaders in condemning the U.S....
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UCC Church House for sale in Cleveland; offices moving to leased space nearby
Citing a new era of hybrid staff work and a continued focus on mission, the United Church of...
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With Indigenous guidance, Wisconsin churches face colonialism’s damage — and start to act
Activists at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Appleton, Wis., didn't know much...
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Oklahoma libraries have LGBTQ resources partly because of UCC connection
Libraries in rural Oklahoma -- some of them, at least -- are now offering literature on LGBTQ...
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UCC man among dozens lost in Ida’s destructive northeastern swath
A United Church of Christ member in New Jersey was among the dead as remnants of Hurricane Ida...
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Fires become ‘year-round thing,’ churches aid evacuees — and UCC forms ‘ready and willing’ disaster list
In Colfax, Calif., a family of five lost their home to wildfire -- and are getting help from...
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Clergy, church workers get student loan relief; activists seek it for others, too
Clergy and lay church workers became eligible this summer to have student loans forgiven in a...
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Aug. 30-31 overdose observance will urge churches to do more than use naloxone
"Many of those we lost during the pandemic never had a ceremony." A harm reduction exhibit at...
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Church’s solar gift will keep power on at 6 clinics in India
A Virginia church is donating $24,000 to fight COVID and climate change at the same time. The...
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In COVID’s 2nd summer, two churches still model worship precautions
A Rhode Island church is still worshiping online, just as it has since the 2020 outbreak of...
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