June Pride Month ending, yet the work to love and welcome all continues
As Pride Month draws to a close, United Church of Christ congregations have yet another...
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Shareholder resolution pressures investment bank to ‘assess impact’ of Amazon oil drilling
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made the prevention of oil spills a top...
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U.S. and German church leaders gather to strengthen their ecumenical witness
In a changing world fraught with political divisiveness, leaders from the United Church of...
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Andrew Long-Higgins joins UCC as Team Leader for Global H.O.P.E.
The United Church of Christ’s Global H.O.P.E. team welcomed Andrew Long-Higgins as its new...
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UCC commemorates Juneteenth, exploring ‘healing as freedom, freedom as healing’
The comforting words to the African American spiritual “There is a Balm in Gilead” remind...
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World Communion of Reformed Churches visits U.S., members urged to ‘persevere in witness’
The United Church of Christ recently welcomed delegates from the World Communion of Reformed...
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PAAM set to celebrate 50 years with gathering in Hawaii
The Pacific Islander and Asian American Ministries of the United Church of Christ (PAAM) will...
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Ecumenical Advocacy Days put ‘faith in action,’ addressing human rights and peace for all
The United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) joined several partners...
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Disaster Ministries team gears up for hurricane season — and beyond
Get ready to batten down the hatches. Research indicates that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane...
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New youth mental health toolkit: focus on peer support and welcoming digital spaces
Mental Health Awareness Month is coming to an end, but the work of advocating for mental...
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‘Menstrual Justice in Action’ toolkit helps congregations eradicate period poverty
For little more than a decade, Menstrual Hygiene Day, May 28, has been amplifying hushed...
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Webinar discusses the ecumenical work that’s helping millions who are displaced by conflict and natural disasters
In 2023, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported that 110 million people were...
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Resources & webinars available for Mental Health Sunday, May 19
On Sunday, May 19, United Church of Christ congregations will be celebrating the birth of the...
Read MoreA pulpit exchange on PAAM Sunday strengthens the ties that bind conference pastors
For travel writer and television host, Rick Steves, visiting new places is just as much a...
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Local congregations stir the policy waters, visiting Washington D.C. legislators to pray, talk and get action
The nation’s capital was recently flooded with justice-seeking advocates representing United...
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Building sacred community is key for this summer’s Outdoor Ministries’ young adult volunteers
John Muir, the Scottish-born American naturalist and “Father of the National Parks,” once...
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Churches for Middle East Peace marks 40th anniversary: Words and deeds prevail at advocacy summit
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), a coalition of more than 30 national churches and...
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April 28 is Break the Silence Sunday: Congregations join in supporting survivors of sexual assault
This news piece features discussion of sexual assault. When the Rev. Moira Finley set up...
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Two years after invasion, needs of displaced Ukrainians continue as UCC keeps appeal going
A virtual interfaith vigil for peace was held Feb. 23, a day before the two-year anniversary...
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One Great Hour of Sharing celebrates 75 years: Churches prepare to take offering with mix of nostalgia and urgency
Since 1949, the season of Lent has been one in which churches across denominations, including...
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