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
National Coming Out Day is a celebration of LGBTQ+ liberation and the fullness and beauty of queer life. This year, the United Church of Christ’s Gender and Sexuality Justice Ministries is hosting a special online worship to commemorate the day on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 7-8 p.m. ET. The inaugural “Queer & Wonderfully Made” service
“The future of preaching is in storytelling and filmmaking.” So believes the Rev. Courtney Clayton Jenkins, senior pastor of South Euclid United Church of Christ just outside Cleveland. Two of her documentaries were recently selected for film festivals in Cleveland, Washington, D.C., and Detroit. These critically acclaimed films — In to the Water and Come
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
Ecumenism has long been an important part of the mission and ministry of the United Church of Christ and remains a priority. That’s why recently elected General Minister and President the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson and other national UCC leaders traveled to Puerto Rico over the weekend of Sept. 15 to make a pastoral visit
Love is louder. That’s the message at the heart of the month-long webinar series led by the Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries of the United Church of Christ that is now available for viewing. The four-webinar series was designed to offer “deep intentional dialogue around the experiences that queer folks have, what the state of
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
