‘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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Children in Connecticut church learn about Christmas giving through year-round mission work
Amid the excitement of presents from Santa, getting children to focus on the meaning of...
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Pastors provide solace during holidays as mental health issues heighten
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. So declares Isaiah, the prophet...
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After summer flooding in Pennsylvania, unused holy space is answer to prayer for school
Like many pastors approaching retirement, the Rev. Debbie Derby often found herself thinking...
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Interfaith service led by UCC kicks off Cleveland’s ‘Welcoming Week’
Global Cleveland’s “Welcoming Week,” a celebration and acknowledgement of international...
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Neighbors in Need donations help bolster justice work in churches and communities
This summer, an average of 172 children participated daily in STEAM (science, technology,...
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Faith leaders discuss plight of vulnerable children during UN event
While attending July’s United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development,...
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Disciples, like UCC, vote to meet every three years, reelect Terri Hord Owens
Shortly after the 34th General Synod of the United Church of Christ ended in Indianapolis...
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With climate crisis threatening island nations, Pacific Basin Initiative launches at General Synod
As a boy growing up in Tuvalu, an island nation in the South Pacific — where the highest...
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Hope, hospitality and entertaining angels: Joint UCC-DOC worship service streams on World Refugee Day
The statistics are overwhelming: 108.4 million people were forcibly displaced in 2022 due to...
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