Six UCC women honored as ‘Movement Makers’
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include another honoree identified by Associate General Minister the Rev. Traci Blackmon during General Synod plenary Tuesday, July 4. A number of women in the United Church of Christ were honored as “Movement Makers” during the Monday afternoon plenary at General Synod 34 in Indianapolis. When the
General Synod frequency to change to every three years as Bylaw changes pass by a single vote
In discussions that spanned three plenary sessions on Monday, July 3, the United Church of Christ’s General Synod affirmed a series of Bylaw changes that will cause the event to take place every three years, instead of every two. The official vote, which needed a two-thirds majority vote from Synod delegates, passed by a margin
Plenary 8 – United Church of Christ
published on Jul 4, 2023 Access the agenda and recording of Plenary Eight. Plenary 8 Agenda: Call to Order Speak Out! Committee Block I Committee Block J Thanks to/Recognition of Local Arrangements Committee Invitation to General Synod XXXV Installation of General Synod XXXV Moderator and Assistant Moderator Announcements/Thanks to General Synod Staff Final Theological Reflection
Delegates vote to pursue reparative acts for Native Boarding Schools
On Monday, General Synod passed a resolution calling for the United Church of Christ to investigate and make amends for its historical complicity in boarding schools for Native Hawaiians and Native American nations. Delegates surpassed the two-thirds of votes needed with 650 yes votes and 12 no votes. There were two abstentions. Several delegates spoke
Synod offerings collect thousands to support UCC initiatives
Delegates, visitors and other attendees of the 34th General Synod of the United Church of Christ gave more than $4,000 in the final worship offering, which will help build a new opportunity for disabled theologians of color through the Fannie Lou Hamer Scholarship Fund. The idea for the scholarship came from the UCC Disabilities Ministries board, especially board member
Sacred quilts help continue conversations around race at Synod
Please. I can’t breathe. The final words of George Floyd were held in remembrance this week during the United Church of Christ’s General Synod 34 through a series of twelve quilts. The quilts were displayed in the halls of the Indiana Convention Center during Synod. Originating at the United Church of Jaffrey, N.H., and created by
‘Hope is a verb’: Synod calls for turning ‘Guns to Gardens’
When the resolution “Affirming Guns to Gardens and Other Gun Violence Prevention Ministries” came to the floor of the United Church of Christ’s General Synod on the Fourth of July, support poured in. A former gun owner, a 911 operator, a delegate whose father had used a gun to commit murder, a former member of the
Following SCOTUS ruling, statement supporting affirmative action endorsed by General Synod
Delegates to the United Church of Christ’s General Synod 34 voted overwhelmingly to endorse a letter from the denomination’s National Officers, reaffirming its support for affirmative action “as an antidote for systemic racist enrollment procedures.” On June 29, as delegates were traveling to Indianapolis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action admissions policies at
Synod takes stand for digital justice, calls for increased accessibility
In a near-unanimous vote the evening of July 3, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ declared that “the globally widening digital divide and lack of digital inclusion” is a “justice issue,” and called on all settings of the denomination to press for “increased affordability, accessibility, training and support.” Starting in 1973, four