Current and former GMPs call on UCC to vote faithfully and with love

The current and four former General Ministers and Presidents of the United Church of Christ have a united message to share: vote faithfully and with love.

The group of UCC leaders collaborated to create a video addressing the pressing importance of voting with a lens of faith values as part of the UCC’s Our Faith Our Vote campaign.

The historic message is given by the following Presidents and GMPs of the UCC:

• Rev. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, current GMP beginning 2023
• Rev. John C. Dorhauer, GMP from 2015 to 2023
• Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, GMP from 2009 to 2015
• Rev. John H. Thomas, GMP from 1999 to 2009
• Rev. Paul H. Sherry, President from 1989 to 1999

“We’re joining our voices in collective witness to call on all members and friends of the United Church of Christ to exercise your civil right to vote and to do so faithfully with love,” their collaborative message says. “With all that is at stake in this election, we can and we must vote with love.” 

Congregations are invited to share the video for Vote Faithfully Sunday on Nov. 3, and a bulletin insert is available to accompany it.

“Our vote is a significant action — a choice we make to be present in the world as advocates for change and justice,” the UCC leaders reflect. “When you enter the polling booth, you do so alone, but know that you are surrounded by love and by the witness of the saints who have been courageous in the struggle for justice and peace.”

The video is available here, and the bulletin insert is available here.

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