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Immigrant welcome will be focus of Sept. 13 interfaith prayer service online
The United Church of Christ will again take part in an annual Greater Cleveland interfaith prayer service. It will focus on the city’s welcome to immigrants from around the world. The Sept. 13 service will take place via Zoom. Global Cleveland, in partnership with the UCC, will present the online service at noon EDT Monday,
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UCC officers pray for healing, understanding, unity in love on 9/11 anniversary
The three national officers of the United Church of Christ issued this statement on Sept. 7, 2021. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, we are sobered once again by the impact these events had on our collective psyche. We all remember exactly where we were that day and what
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Marking the 9/11 20th anniversary in prayer, in church, in memories
When you hear 9/11, what comes to mind? If you were alive on Sept. 11, 2001, you most likely vividly remember where you were and what you were doing when Al-Qaeda terrorists took over four U.S. aircraft and used them as weapons of destruction. The attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center
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UCC leader: Silence is not an option!
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” These words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. decades ago could not be more urgent today in the face of silence by our nation’s highest court. The Supreme Court of the United States was very intentional about their silence that
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Dosia Carlson: A Long Life that Made a Difference
She was a young woman born in 1930 who wanted to become a missionary in China. However, after an encounter with Polio, her life unfolded in new ways. She studied at Oberlin College, attended a seminary, was ordained, earned a doctorate at the University of Pittsburg and for fourteen years taught in a religion department
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Can Churches Require COVID-19 Vaccinations?
Like many United Church of Christ Local Churches, First Congregational Church has been holding online worship services since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020. Recently it has held a few outdoor worship services, but with autumn and cooler weather just around the corner, and the ready availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, the church