Funday Monday didn’t disappoint! Much enjoyment was had playing games with 20 of our fun and fabulous church friends. Canasta (Hand-n-Foot), Rummikub, Farkle, and Skip-Bo were the chosen games this time. What will it be next time? Whatever it is, I know it’ll be a great time of fellowship! Hope you can join us for
As Christians, we are called to care for all of creation: land, water, air, animals, plants, people – all of it. We, at the Federated Church, UCC, in the small village of Chagrin Falls, Ohio have been dedicated to a theology and practice of creation care for many years. Over time, we have shifted and
The United Church of Christ has welcomed a new Associate General Minister to the national offices in Cleveland. The Rev. Shari Prestemon began her role as Acting Associate General Minister and Co-Executive of Global Ministries on Jan. 16, filling the position that was vacated when the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson became General Minister and President.
Long-time United Church of Christ national staff member Janet “Jan” Gomoll died Jan. 21 in Bay Village, Ohio. She was 72. During her time at the UCC until her retirement in 2021, Gomoll interacted with thousands of UCC members through her administrative work with General Synods and other meetings, as an executive assistant in Local Church Ministries and its Evangelism
Access to, and discussion of, reproductive healthcare is not only a political concept, it is a religious one. This will be the focus of a special online event on Sunday, Feb.11 from 3 to 5 p.m., featuring the Rev. Rebecca Todd “Toddie” Peters. Peters will explore the intersection of faith and issues of reproductive justice.
In recent years, there has been an unprecedented number of attempts to ban books, and local churches have an opportunity to bring these stories to the forefront. The United Church of Christ’s Join the Movement toward Racial Justice and Love is Louder campaign are offering an invitation for churches to collect and bless books that
United Church of Christ members, clergy and staff recently took part in multiple days of action, calling for a ceasefire and demilitarization in Israel and Gaza. In Washington, D.C., local UCC members participated in the March on Washington for Gaza, where thousands gathered Jan. 13 at Freedom Plaza to hear from speakers and then march
What is the purpose of education? For many, it is economic advancement. We pursue education to get better employment opportunities, which (theoretically) lead to better earnings and a better quality of life. But education serves a greater function in society than that. Writing for the Pictorial Review in 1930, Eleanor Roosevelt claimed education had two
