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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Education By Women, For Women
Much has been said about the accomplishments of the feminist movement that erupted in the...
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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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Black Leadership in the UCC
Church leaders are shaped in memorable ways. Michael Collin Murphy (1952-2014) attended DePaul...
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A Leader with a Vision of Church Union
It could rightly be said that the grand experiment that created the United Church of Christ...
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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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Martyn Summerbell: Educator and Unifier
As immigrants settled in North America in the 1800s, religious zeal and church life changed....
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Roger Shinn and the UCC Statement of Faith
Roger Shinn (1917- 2013) was a key member of that team. Born in Germantown, Ohio, and rooted in...
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Women Often Make a Difference
During the early twentieth century, the education of girls in Turkey centered on teaching...
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Committed to Church and Education
Charles Shelby Rooks (1924-2001) was a well-known African American United Church of Christ...
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Abner Jones and Our Christian Tradition
Frontier settlers in early America were not impressed with religious institutions. Many...
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Don West: An Agitator
Jesus was a common man, able to slip through a crowd unseen, and often not recognized by religious...
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Seven Remarkable Women
Introducing “UCC Roots” from the United Church of Christ Historical Council Seven...
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Scott Libbey: A Global Servant for the World-Wide Church
Most clergy spend the years of their ministry as pastors serving the needs of local...
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Rev. Jonathan Fisher: A Frontier Minister who made a Difference
In 1762, a handful of New Englanders settled in what eventually became Blue Hill, Maine, a...
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A Theologian Passionate about Civil Rights and Justice
Sometimes people think that theology is boring. However, there is a memorable moment in the 1960s...
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The First President of the United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ came into existence in 1957. For its first four years, leaders from...
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New Insights about Antoinette Brown Blackwell
The United Church of Christ honors the life of Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825-1921). In 1853...
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Lemuel Haynes: Recognized in Vermont in 2018
He was an illegitimate child in Puritan New England. His mother was a white servant girl and...
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