In order to create a space for people to form deeper connections to Earth and to grieve our unstable climate and species loss, some of the members of First Congregational Church of Colorado Springs decided to form a group we called Creation Justice Earth Holders for our congregation and community. This group actually had roots
My name is Mohlatlego Makgoba, and my connection to MOLO Village runs deep. As a Minister in Discernment serving as a Grant Coordinator, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of collective action within this grassroots initiative. Born out of dedication and fueled by the passion of volunteers, MOLO Village stands as a testament to
My delegation mates are in awe. Nestled in the mountains of Guatemala, pristine forest and a rushing, dammed river stretches out below us. Yet, surrounded by all this beauty, I feel the most unsettled I’ve been since touching down in Guatemala five days earlier. As we take in the beauty of the mountains and the
This summer is the 79th anniversary of both the Trinity test that launched the atomic age, and the U.S.’s nuclear attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that killed and injured hundreds of thousands. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries are a somber, annual reminder of the horrors of nuclear weapons and why abolishing nuclear weapons and preventing
In this election season of unprecedented change, the future remains uncertain. Our anxiety, fear, and hesitancy surrounding the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election feels logical given the political unrest and divisiveness within our nation. The fate of our society hangs in the balance. At this pivotal moment, the United Church of Christ’s Our Faith
Andrew Long-Higgins has fond childhood memories of Church World Service (CWS), a faith-based organization that for the past 78 years has been responding to the needs of the hungry and the displaced worldwide. His father, the Rev. Dave Long-Higgins, now conference minister for the Heartland Conference United Church of Christ, would don a blanket like
As Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, explained as part of the Our Faith, Our Vote campaign, voting is an essential way for people of faith to bring about the just world we want to see. It is how we can love-in-action, as 1 John
Prepare for your day, month and year with the United Church of Christ desk calendar — available for pre-order now at the UCC Resources website. They will be shipped out in August. “We’re excited to continue to provide this vital and most popular resource for churches, pastors, conferences and the wider church,” said Charles Jefferson,
The Rev. Dr. Gregory James Edwards is the first to tell you that his is not a wealthy church. There are no endowments for Resurrected Life Community Church (UCC) to rest comfortably upon. The church, though, he says, is still rich — in vision and the belief that all things are possible with God. This
Would you attend a church service if you knew that it was written entirely by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program? What would your thoughts and feelings be about this use of AI? Rev. Dwight Lee Wolter is pastor of Congregational Church of Patchogue, Long Island. He created an entire church service with the help of
