The world of hybrid learning will be the focus of a two-day event for people who teach in local churches of the United Church of Christ. “A New Turn: Hybrid Faith Formation” will take place online Wednesday, June 8, and Thursday, June 9. Its sponsor is the Association of United Church Educators. People can register
The Antoinette Brown Society is launching a one-week membership drive to support the gifts of women in ministry in the United Church of Christ. The effort starts Friday, May 20 — the birthday of the pioneering minister for whom the society is named. The goal is to enlist 500 people to make recurring monthly gifts
The national officers of the United Church of Christ have released a “prayer for healing and hope” after the murder of 10 people — an act of white supremacist terrorism — at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y. A white teenager livestreamed himself on social media during the Saturday, May 14, shooting, which killed 10 and wounded
A partial interruption in computer service will take place over one weekend in May as the United Church of Christ prepares to move its national offices. The offices’ main computer server will go out of service at the close of business — 5 p.m. ET — on Friday, May 20. The goal is to have
Policy Advocate for International Issues This Mother’s Day brought with it a range of emotions. While Mother’s Day is often a complicated holiday, this year it seemed even more so given the continued impact of COVID-19 and the suffering being experienced by so many around the globe and in our own communities. So often, our
As people in the United States process the news of a leaked Supreme Court opinion that, if finalized as written, would dismantle the constitutional rights of women protected by Roe v. Wade, a UCC pastor adds his voice to the debate. The Rev. Dwight Lee Wolter shares his personal story about why the rights U.S.
A Florida church has won a final legal battle over the public use of its parking lot. A federal court on April 27 ordered the city of St. Pete Beach to pay Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church more than $250,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs. The United Church of Christ congregation incurred the expenses in defending
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn women’s constitutional right to abortion, according to a leaked document published by Politico. The initial draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., would strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. “The inescapable conclusion is that a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in
“Fear comes from ignorance.” Words spoken by a Christian minister from Long Island, N.Y., underscore the premise of a documentary making its international debut on May 16. A sign outside Brookville Church proclaims the unity of the Brookville Multifaith Campus. Brookville Church, a dually affiliated United Church of Christ and Reformed Church in America congregation,
If you’re a frequent visitor to ucc.org, the United Church of Christ’s national website, you’ve likely noticed some big changes as of late. From the recently redesigned homepage to several new landing pages that launched in April, much of the work done has been aimed at making content easier to find. Streamlined content Updates to the