Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide and mental health. Please prioritize your well-being when deciding whether or not to read. When I was sixteen, I was a mess. Attending a conservative, anti-LGBTQ church in the Bible Belt plus repressing my sexuality plus being an overachiever with undiagnosed mental health conditions equaled one stressed
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predictions for an above-normal hurricane season that were released at the start of the season in June, have proven true. With a string of strong hurricanes hitting the United States, the United Church of Christ Disaster Ministries encourages congregations to have in place disaster preparedness policies. Such policies,
On Sunday, Mayflower Community Congregational UCC uplifted gratitude for the ways that the Mayflower name has served the congregation for 100 years. “People are grateful for what the name has meant for them and their families,” said the Rev. Sarah Campbell, team lead pastor at Mayflower. “It has been the name connected to births, weddings,
Leaders of the United Church of Christ have written the following pastoral letter to the UCC community, offering reflection and an invitation on what it means to faithfully be Christ’s church in the present moment. The pastoral letter is also available to download here. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
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Last Sunday, the Harm Reduction Family Love Feast formally re-launched our monthly worship service and community meal for the first time since COVID shut down New York City in March of 2020. In the assembly hall of Judson Memorial Church, we gather to co-create sacred community, celebrate our shared call to be love and build
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On Nov. 9, each of the four United Church of Christ conferences in Pennsylvania passed the same motion requesting authorization from the UCC General Synod for the four to become one. These coordinated but separate meetings were one step further toward the possibility of forming a new, combined Keystone Conference from the Penn West, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Southeast,
This week marks Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), an annual time of mourning and honoring trans siblings who have lost lives to violence on Nov. 20. UCC Minister and Team Leader for Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries Rachael Ward (they/them), reflects on the weight and potential of the present moment and offers resources for engaging
This election year registered voters had the opportunity to take our values to the polls through early voting or election day voting. The election results tell us a lot about the true values of our neighbors. We are a nation divided by vastly different interpretations of what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
