“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” Those were the words of The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Diocese of Washington at a prayer service in Washington DC, as she asked President Trump to show compassion towards
The annual meeting of the ACT Alliance North America Forum was held at the National Setting of the United Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio on January 15 and 16. ACT North America (ACT NA forum) members include the UCC, Baptist World Aid, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, and others whose
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, prominent religious leaders from across the country filled the sanctuary of Healing Cathedral Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, with music and united visions of hope. Many gathered in person, online, and at satellite sites around the country to participate in For Such a Time as This, a national worship
In 2020, on the eve of the global lockdown due to the spread of the then mostly unknown COVID-19 virus, my father took sick in New York. I spoke with my sister who also lives in New York to determine what we should do about his care. We discussed options which included me leaving Ohio
The wind-fed wildfires that began Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County, California, claiming at press time at least 23 lives and more than 40,000 acres, continue to burn, keeping residents on high alert and the need for donations strong. Soon after the initial fire ignited, the United Church of Christ issued a California Wildfire appeal
Details about this year’s Climate Hope Art Contest were announced at the first United Church of Christ Climate Action Commissioning Service meeting held on Jan. 8. The theme of the contest is “Planting Seeds of Hope.” UCC children and youth are invited to draw, paint, or color works of art that bring this theme to
If there was a phrase capturing best what 2025 holds for the ministry teams of the National Setting of the United Church of Christ, it would be that of “going deeper.” “This is a year of deepening relationships of many kinds, deepening ties with partners and with grassroots and advocacy groups, and thinking more about
As thousands gathered to honor the life of Former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, the Rev. Robert Maddox and his spouse Linda were among them. Maddox, a retired pastor in the United Church of Christ, worked as Carter’s speechwriter and special assistant for religious outreach during Carter’s presidency. While Maddox
