Synod to vote on meeting rules, gender and racial language, ministers’ group
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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Pausing for the summer, web series will return this fall
The events of 2020 called for new ways of doing things. In the United Church of Christ,...
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Synod is asked to endorse global Decade for People of African Descent
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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Synod videos invite kids and families to listen, sing, color and pray
Going virtual with General Synod means new things. One example: videos for kids and families are...
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Mental Health Network is latest UCC body with Open and Affirming covenant
The United Church of Christ Mental Health Network released the following announcement on June 23,...
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Advocates ask church to embrace contemplation, rethink ‘Earth’s rights’
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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Church leaders affirm same-sex foster parents in wake of Supreme Court decision
Leaders of United Church of Christ ministries responded June 17 to that day's U.S. Supreme Court...
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Advocates ask Synod to back ban on conversion therapy and its ‘demonstrable harm’
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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Two ministries name recipient of new one-year fellowship
Former Council for Health and Human Service Ministries Scholar Essence Ellis has been named the...
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‘Without interrupting,’ listen to the need for repair in church and society, webinar urges
The false theory that people from Europe are better than everyone else has caused centuries of...
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Crowds flock to rural county’s 1st Pride fest, with Ohio churches’ help
Flags flew in stars, stripes and rainbows as a librarian, two pastors and a drag queen took the...
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Workshops will explore Bible, worship, money, anti-racism, gender diversity, much more
A single day's list illustrates the wide range of workshops available to people who register for...
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Proposed Synod action would confess #ChurchToo inequality, abuse
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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Latinx ‘Colectivo’ invites allies to help shape its future
Latinx leaders in the United Church of Christ are inviting people to join them in a...
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Click on an image, enter a booth in Synod’s virtual exhibit hall
The exhibit hall is a big deal. At every United Church of Christ General Synod, it takes up a...
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Report to the church from the United Church of Christ Board, May 2021
Yvette Wynn, chair of the United Church of Christ Board, has issued the following report on the...
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Kansas church dances its way back to in-person worship
Returning to church in person will be like a dance: a little awkward at first, but fun once you...
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Digital storytelling excites new communication director
"I'm a firm believer that everyone has a story to tell." Giving voice to those stories --...
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Sign up now to rally when Supreme Court rules in LGBTQ case, leaders urge
An important Supreme Court decision about LGBTQ rights will come down soon. Church leaders are...
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Synod is asked, as matter of faith, to reject oppression of Palestinians
The 2021 General Synod of the United Church of Christ, meeting July 11-18, will consider 11...
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