The November 2024 election results left me, and many of my friends, neighbors, and family members, feeling deeply disappointed and fearful of what the future could hold if the country continued to be as divided as it seemed. Moving forward to the paradoxically conflated dates of the celebration of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King,
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that “life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” United Church of Christ congregations have been actively answering that question in many ways, including embracing the Civil Rights leader’s federal holiday, MLK Jr. Day — held the third Monday in January since 1986
When a group of United Church of Christ and interfaith clergy and people of faith gathered in Memphis on the evening of Jan. 20, they shared energy and visions to remain rooted in love, justice, and inclusion in the coming days. Video highlights from the “For Such a Time as This” worship and mass meeting
The annual meeting of the ACT Alliance North America Forum was held at the National Setting of the United Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio on January 15 and 16. ACT North America (ACT NA forum) members include the UCC, Baptist World Aid, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, and others whose
The wind-fed wildfires that began Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County, California, claiming at press time at least 23 lives and more than 40,000 acres, continue to burn, keeping residents on high alert and the need for donations strong. Soon after the initial fire ignited, the United Church of Christ issued a California Wildfire appeal
If there was a phrase capturing best what 2025 holds for the ministry teams of the National Setting of the United Church of Christ, it would be that of “going deeper.” “This is a year of deepening relationships of many kinds, deepening ties with partners and with grassroots and advocacy groups, and thinking more about
On Jan. 20, the annual commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy will coincide with the inauguration of President Donald Trump’s second term. With this symbolic overlap, the United Church of Christ and a coalition of interfaith partners are hosting a national Interfaith Service and Moral Mass Meeting to address this critical moment.
The new year means new laws and regulations for faith communities serving asylum seekers. The United Church of Christ Insurance Board is offering a webinar on Sanctuary: Legal Considerations of Faith Communities featuring UCC General Counsel Heather Kimmel. It takes place January 16 at 2 p.m. ET This webinar will help to answer questions congregations
In her 1993 hymn, “Come and Seek the Ways of Wisdom,” the Rev. Dr. Ruth C. Duck personified wisdom as “she who clears the path to justice, showing us what love must do.” The same can be said of Duck, the internationally renowned hymnwriter who spent her life turning sacred words and ancient liturgies into
My father is an infectious disease physician. Since the dawn of the AIDS epidemic, he’s spent his career leading front-line responses and spearheading decades-long investment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS. As he puts it, when the new health crisis arose during medical school, “this path chose him.” As he moved into residency, where
