Following sabbatical and a period of discernment, the Rev. Traci Blackmon has resigned from her position as the United Church of Christ’s Associate General Minister for Justice and Local Church Ministries (JLCM), effective Dec. 14. Blackmon had been on sabbatical through the fall prior to her resignation. General Minister and President the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson will make
The United Church of Christ Church Building and Loan Fund (CB&LF) has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Transform Church-Transform Community 2.0 project (TC2). The project, which is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative, will convene 50 congregations from marginalized communities (inclusive of both the United
The good soil in Jesus’s parable of the sower is someone with a soft heart that remains in the love of God and yields much fruit. I share the following project with you this early winter because it was last year at this time that I began researching how to raise monarch butterflies in order
In observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20, the Council of Conference Ministers of the United Church of Christ have released a letter lamenting for and confessing to harm caused to trans and nonbinary youth and adults, as well as pledging a commitment to action and solidarity. The text of the letter is below
Each year, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) creates space to grieve and honor the memory of trans siblings lost to violence. To mark this day, the United Church of Christ will host a vigil to collectively hold space for honoring and remembering the names of trans siblings — those known and unknown — who
The following statement was issued Nov. 3 by Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), of which the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are founding members. A Global Ministries web page is tracking statements from CMEP and other partners on the crisis, as well as links to other resources. Both the UCC
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
