Every week, Our Faith Our Vote publishes a blog topic highlighting one of the critical issues facing the world today and providing for readers to take direct action. Whether you are writing the president asking him to protect asylum seekers, or working toward making your congregation Open and Affirming, there are so many ways the
Global Cleveland Welcoming Week is underway and hosting a series of free events to celebrate from now through Sept. 20. This annual, nationally celebrated event series highlights Northeast Ohio’s commitment to inclusivity, diversity, cultural exchange and global citizenship. The United Church of Christ is a sponsor of Welcoming Week, as the National Setting office is
Following two months of pilgrimage across the country, Apache Stronghold members gathered on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court with a large crowd of supporters on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The gathering of prayer and solidarity accompanied the group’s formal delivery of their appeal to the Court in the case of Apache Stronghold v. United
Project 2025 has become well known as a set of extreme policies which could threaten basic freedoms and harshly impact some of the country’s most vulnerable people. The United Church of Christ has published a response with an alternative vision – one that uplifts values of inclusion, dignity, and freedom. Countering Project 2025 With Love:
We are in the midst of yet another national election cycle in the United States. In these days leading up to the election, the political ads are appearing on our televisions with every commercial break, while the fliers and circulars are finding their way into our mailboxes, daily touting one candidate over another. And, if
“As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Indeed, the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up ramparts around you and surround
An intergenerational art program called “Opening Minds Through Art” (OMA) is offering people living with dementia a way to assume new roles as artists and leave a legacy of beautiful artwork. This program is thriving at the United Church Homes Chapel Hill Community in Canal Fulton, Ohio. It was developed at Scripps Gerontology Center, an
After five years in the making, a draft of the Manual on Local Church (MLC) — along with all of the resources that go along with it — is now available. The 32nd General Synod resolved that a working group, representative of the whole denomination, would be convened to produce a Manual on Local Church for
An updated resource is available to begin the lifelong process of education around identity, relationships, safety, and health. Our Whole Lives: Sexuality Education for Grades K-1, UCC Edition is newly available from United Church of Christ Resources. Its language, activities, and resources – designed for children ages five through seven – have been updated in
