In observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20, the Council of Conference Ministers of the United Church of Christ have released a letter lamenting for and confessing to harm caused to trans and nonbinary youth and adults, as well as pledging a commitment to action and solidarity. The text of the letter is below
The Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ held an online vigil Thursday, Nov. 2 to pray for the healing of those affected by the recent gun violence in Lewiston, Maine. UCC General Minister and President, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, joined to offer words of comfort. This followed a statement and prayer from
Churches across the country are going solar, and new resources are making that decision more possible. St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Champaign, Ill., is one congregation in the process of installing solar panels and geothermal heating as part of a renewed mission to invest more intentionally in their community. When St. Peter’s engaged
The United Church of Christ’s inaugural Queer & Wonderfully Made worship service held on National Coming Out Day was a celebration of love and support for the queer community. The service, broadcast virtually on the evening of October 11, was led by a variety of familiar UCC faces, including Rachael Ward, team lead and minister
The Rev. Linda Noonan was part of a delegation from the United States visiting Israel/Palestine with Community Peacemaker Teams – Palestine beginning Sept. 27. The group was in the West Bank city of Hebron when Hamas launched the “Al-Aqsa Flood” against Israel. I walked toward the soldiers and their raised guns guarding the closed checkpoint
Join the United Church of Christ as the denomination celebrates its newest — and history-making — General Minister and President, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson. Thompson will be installed as GMP in a ceremony Friday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. EDT at Lakewood Congregational Church in Lakewood, Ohio, just a few miles west of the
The following statement was issued Saturday, Oct. 7 by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) — of which the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are members — after war broke out between Hamas and Israel. CMEP will hold a Pray for Peace online event via Zoom Monday, Oct. 9 at
On October 13th, a delegation of UCC laity and clergy are scheduled to deliver more than 6,500 petition postcards to the staff of the Environmental Protection Agency. Among the delegation will be the 17-year-old winner of the Climate Hope Art Contest whose art appears on the front of the postcards. EPA staff will discuss with
United Church of Christ General Minister and President the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson has named the Rev. Josh Baird to serve as her chief of staff, starting Sept. 18. Baird was selected after a national search. He joined the UCC’s national staff in November 2020 and has been the team leader for Global H.O.P.E. “He
Getting Started Outdoors When I started at Memorial United Church of Christ in Fitchburg, Wisconsin as the Director of Faith Development, I knew I wanted to start offering summer Sunday school. I also knew I wanted to take advantage of the church’s five acres of land. The first few summers we had outdoor walks, nature
