Ever since Inauguration Day 2025, the flurry of executive orders coming from President Trump has felt like a firehose directly pointed at the faces of all those who rely on the US government for anything. Hiring freezes, funding freezes, firings, and targeted attacks on various marginalized groups are all meant to show that the president
The One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering is underway, with United Church of Christ congregations seeking to shine their light in the world by making gifts to help those in need both locally and abroad. The suggested date for this offering is March 30. Gifts can also be made throughout the year. Online donations
February is often thought of as a month of love, as Valentine’s Day is celebrated and lovers everywhere affirm their devotion with special cards, gifts and romantic meals together. The Gender and Sexuality Justice Ministries (GSJM) of the United Church of Christ is celebrating all things love with special Love is Louder invitations and offerings
The keynote speaker for this summer’s General Synod 35 is a faith-based activist and author with a long history of working to build public attention for issues of faith and justice. The Rev. Jennifer Butler is perhaps best known for her role in founding and leading the organization Faith in Public Life – a
It has been a long practice of churches to open their doors to immigrants faced with threats of deportation as part of their ministry. United Church of Christ congregations have quite a few stories to share of families, including young children, who were able to walk free in 2021 after years of finding sanctuary in
In 1859, Oregon joined the Union as the only free state with an exclusion clause in its constitution that made it “illegal for Blacks to own real estate, make contracts, vote, or use the legal system.” In the 1920s, Lake Oswego was developed as a whites-only community – a “sundown town” in which non-whites were allowed
In the wake of the House of Representatives drafting legislation condemning the message of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service, where she spoke directly to newly inaugurated President Donald Trump, the United Church of Christ President and General Minister Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson offers the following statement. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend
The November 2024 election results left me, and many of my friends, neighbors, and family members, feeling deeply disappointed and fearful of what the future could hold if the country continued to be as divided as it seemed. Moving forward to the paradoxically conflated dates of the celebration of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King,
The Trump Administration rescinded a policy that required Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to seek additional authority prior to conducting immigration enforcement actions in locations like churches, schools, and hospitals on January 20, 2025. Churches are rightfully concerned the rescission of the policy will result in raids or enforcement actions at or near churches.
