A group of volunteers has been showing up with chainsaws, weedwhackers, trimmers, and determination at Trinity United Church of Christ. This small church in Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania, is on a mission to clear out and restore its sizable church cemetery that holds significant pieces of the town’s history. Volunteers from the church and broader community,
Land that has long been held sacred by the Apache people and many other Indigenous people could soon be destroyed by a mining operation. A group called the Apache Stronghold has led efforts to protect the sacred site of Oak flat — Chi’chil Biłdagoteel in Apache. “Oak Flat is the place where generations of Apaches
At a gathering in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 13, the United Church of Christ minister for Environmental Justice, the Rev. Brooks Berndt, and other faith leaders met to discuss climate-related goals and learn ways faith-based organizations can benefit from and support the current administration’s climate agenda as the presidential election draws near. Celebrating climate resiliency
United Church Funds is one of more than 130 institutional asset owners and managers to receive a June 30 letter from leaders of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee that requested information on the organizations’ responsible investing strategies as they relate to climate goals. The letter from Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), committee chairman, and Congressman
Earlier this year, the four United Church of Christ conferences in Pennsylvania gathered for their first shared annual meetings. It was one step toward the possibility of forming a new, combined conference from the Penn West, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Southeast, and Penn Northeast Conferences. The theme – “Together we are stronger” – was echoed throughout
The Love of Church Ministries of the United Church of Christ has now opened its 2025 grant applications to support the work and mission of local churches. The unified grant application includes four support programs: CASA New and Rebirthing Church Grants, Operational Support, Neighbors in Need, and Pension Board New Church Benefits. The deadline to
Randy Cunningham, author of The Pilgrim Press title Where We Live: Environmental Activists’ Fight to Save Their Communities, was recently interviewed for the WGRN 91.9 FM radio show “Grassroot Ohio.” The interview originally aired on Aug. 2. It has since been archived on the show’s various social media channels. You can find the interview HERE. Cunningham
How can congregations build an ecology of community safety that is rooted in care, investing in each other, believing in each other, and trusting each other and the rhythms and cycles around/within us? What community safety practices can be engaged in now that also help build the world congregations long for? These questions and more
During each Sunday service at Bluegrass United Church of Christ in Lexington, Kentucky, a chair in the sanctuary sits draped with purple fabric and a candle. The space, which references the color for International Overdose Awareness Day, was created for those who can no longer attend because they have passed of an overdose. It’s one
If you were to ask the Rev. Dr. Gregory James Edwards what’s behind the steady rate of church closures across denominations, chances are he wouldn’t cite statistical findings. Rather, the founder and senior pastor of Resurrected Life Community Church in Allentown, Pa., would move beyond the numerical woes of dwindling members and church bank accounts
