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Queerfully and Wonderfully Made – United Church of Christ Queerfully and Wonderfully Made
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
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Disaster preparedness workbook and webinars help churches for ‘when’ not ‘if’ they strike
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,
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Love of Children Imagine Lab: Children and youth leaders gather to build connection, innovation in ministry
Love of Children is more than a team name at the United Church of Christ National Setting. Over the course of several days at the National Setting’s office in Cleveland, Ohio, a group of those involved in children’s and youth ministry in local congregations gathered for a time of study, reflection, leadership development, worship, and
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‘Transformed by the journey’: Mayflower Church in Minneapolis to take on new name Creekside UCC
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,
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Your generosity uplifts us: Request for Annual Fund donations
The church is called to be the church, and the mission of the United Church of Christ stays consistent and meaningful “in season and out of season,” said Kent Siladi, interim director of UCC Philanthropy, as he shared a new video highlighting the profound work that the United Church of Christ Annual Fund has made
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A pastoral letter to the United Church of Christ on unity and justice
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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