A Woman Who Expanded Her Calling
The growth and development of the United Church of Christ has become more and more diverse. It...
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Dosia Carlson: A Long Life that Made a Difference
She was a young woman born in 1930 who wanted to become a missionary in China. However, after...
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Anton T. Boisen and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
Pastoral education for American clergy changed dramatically during the 20th century. ...
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The First Female Executive in the United Church of Christ
Church history scholars regularly celebrate the stories of church leaders by focusing on...
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Philip Schaff: A Christian Committed to Religious Liberty
Today, as views of religions are cultivating conflict, those of us in the United Church of Christ...
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She Enriched Understandings of Pastoral Care
Peggy Ann Brainard—known later as Peggy Ann Way (1931-2016), grew up in Michigan. She completed...
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Seven Remarkable Women
Introducing “UCC Roots” from the United Church of Christ Historical Council Seven...
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She Answered a Call that Seemed Impossible
It was South Carolina in the 1930s. The young woman was always interested in ministry, but she was...
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Jonathan Edwards: A Theological Grandparent
Congregational settlers in colonial New England fled Europe in the 1600s seeking religious freedom....
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She became a “Pilgrim Circuit Rider”
In the 1920s a young high school teacher, born and raised on an Illinois farm, wanted to be a...
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She Expanded our Awareness of Disabilities
What does it mean to be human? Throughout history people with physical and mental disabilities have...
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Jackie Robinson
In the early 1940s United States baseball was segregated--African Americans and whites played...
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A Gentleman who Cared and Trusted
In 1888 a wealthy New England businessman from Guilford, Connecticut, astonished people in the...
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