The United Church of Christ recently welcomed delegates from the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) to its downtown Cleveland offices, where UCC team members discussed with their international partners the latest global, gender, climate, economic, and racial justice initiatives happening abroad and domestically. Delegates, representing 233 member churches across 105 countries, also had the
In a memo to United Church of Christ staff on Tuesday, June 4, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, general minister and president, shared that the Rev. Bentley de Bardelaben-Phillips was asked and accepted the call to serve as the transitional executive for Love of Church unit for the next year to 15 months. His appointment
Register now for an informational webinar about managing risks and policy development on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) sponsored by the Insurance Board. It will be lead by Heather Kimmel, general counsel for the United Church of Christ on Tuesday, June 18 at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Heather Kimmel, general counsel to the UCC, hosts an
published on Jun 6, 2024 The United Church of Christ gathered this past weekend to celebrate the start of Pride month as part of the Love is Louder campaign, with 16 Ohio UCC churches participating in the Pride parade on Saturday, chanting “Love is louder.” The weekend was capped off in Cleveland with a special Love is Louder — “Love Your Neighbor OUT LOUD” —
published on Jun 6, 2024 Each month we unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. This month, Thaddaeus Elliott and UCC DC Office staff offer perspectives on the upcoming election and invite participation in this year’s Our Faith Our Vote Campaign. Loving Out Loud The United Church of Christ gathered this past weekend to celebrate
Blue skies, sunshine, smiling faces, hugs, music floating through the air, Pride flags waving, babies in rainbow gear, dogs in tutus — the Pride Cleveland march had it all. The United Church of Christ gathered to celebrate as part of the Love is Louder campaign for the first weekend of Pride month, with 16 Ohio
published on May 21, 2024 This year’s Our Faith, Our Vote campaign asks the church to answer the call of 1 John 3:18 to “let us not love with words or speech, but in action and in truth,” by “voting with love.” To make a just world for all, we as disciples must be grounded in the
published on May 28, 2024 California evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ studentshttps://baytobaynews.com/stories/california-evangelical-seminary-ponders-changes-that-would-make-it-more-welcoming-to-lgbtq-students,136354 The Good News with Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. Debuts on WYPR and WTMDhttps://www.wypr.org/administrative/2024-05-23/the-good-news-with-dr-benjamin-chavis-jr-debuts-on-wypr-and-wtmd Ohio church teaching kids about food with garden bucket projecthttps://www.hometownstations.com/news/auglaize_county/st-paul-church-of-christ-in-wapakoneta-teaching-kids-about-food-with-garden-bucket-project/article_3a0d7874-1719-11ef-b84b-eb4e497949de.html Club Offers Options For Transition-Age Youth And Beyondhttps://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/05/21/club-offers-options-for-transition-age-youth-and-beyond/30891/ UNCF to Honor Eight at
Advocacy and Action for Menstrual Health and Justice Work with partners Church World Service Highlights Global Challenges for Women, Girls, and all Menstruators May is National Menstrual Health Awareness Month in the United State, and I am so pleased to be able to address the stigma associated with this natural process that 800,000,000 experience any
With the federal government paying for at least 30% of the cost of solar installation, if not 40 to 50% — many congregations that own their own building can no longer afford to not go solar. On May 29 at 1 p.m. Eastern, the United Church of Christ is co-hosting a webinar called Black Churches
