Purple Church

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The United Church of Christ contains people with a wide spectrum of theological belief, and political alignment. People who choose to be in a church that holds difference of opinion often do so with a few different strategies of love,…

Wisdom for the Church: Antoinette Brown Awardees Speak

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In 1853, Antoinette Brown was the first woman ordained into the Christian ministry in modern times. Throughout her lifetime, she was a passionate advocate for women’s leadership in church and society. Since 1975, the UCC at General Synod has recognized…

TikTok Ministry: Faith, in the World

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TikTok Pastors Rev. Timoth Sylvia and Rev. Sarah TevisTownes lead congregations and have literally millions of engagements online. Join the United Church of Christ for a conversation about TikTok, how ministry is happening creatively, and a celebration of the ways…

Disabilities, Mental Health, and Racial Justice

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Join international disabilities scholar Rev. Dr. John Swinton and UCC’s Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund for a theological and practical conversation about God’s calling for us to create…

The State of Seminary Education

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After a year of dramatically-increased digital engagement, new ministries and new leadership is emerging everywhere! How has the increased open access to theology shifted the landscape of credentialed theological education? What new models help ground spiritual communities theologically, and how…

Testing Justice: the Divide of COVID-19 Vaccine Access Globally

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every country around the world. Yet, we’ve seen developing countries shut out from vaccine access, while developed countries have horded supplies to make vaccines along with manufactured doses. This divide has impacted our global partners…

Pulse 5 years after, a Remembrance

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This service will honor the lives of those lost on June 12, 2016, at the Pulse Club in Tampa Florida. This hate crime took the life of 49 people at LGBTQ Club on Latin night. We will remember with music,…

Sexuality & The Black Church

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Ministers for Racial, Social, and Economic Justice (MRSEJ) is launching a curriculum intended to address the historical challenges faced around fully embracing all expressions of Black sexuality. While such challenges are not unique in any expression of the church regardless…

Reparatory Justice and Reparations: Truth-Telling, Conciliation, and Healing

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The Case for Reparations is a national and global movement for people of African descent—enslaved Africans and their descendants globally. Reparatory justice is also needed for descendants of Indigenous peoples including Native Americans, Latin Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders/Hawaiians whose legacies include,…

Creating Rituals for our Virtual Synod Worship

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This session, led by Rev. Tracy Howe, Worship Director for General Synod, and Rev. Nancy Rosas, pastor at Pilgrim St. Lukes in Buffalo, NY and part of the Synod Worship Planning Team, we will continue to prepare our hearts and…