The Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ held an online vigil Thursday, Nov. 2 to pray for the healing of those affected by the recent gun violence in Lewiston, Maine. UCC General Minister and President, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, joined to offer words of comfort. This followed a statement and prayer from
The following statement was issued Oct. 27 by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), of which the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are founding members. Both the UCC and the Disciples have issued appeals, calling for support for partners and for advocacy. Read more about the UCC appeal here, and
Churches across the country are going solar, and new resources are making that decision more possible. St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Champaign, Ill., is one congregation in the process of installing solar panels and geothermal heating as part of a renewed mission to invest more intentionally in their community. When St. Peter’s engaged
The United Church of Christ’s inaugural Queer & Wonderfully Made worship service held on National Coming Out Day was a celebration of love and support for the queer community. The service, broadcast virtually on the evening of October 11, was led by a variety of familiar UCC faces, including Rachael Ward, team lead and minister
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
