Church Launches Community Composting Opportunity
Coral Isles Church in Tavernier, Florida recently kicked off a community composting project by installing a composting bin at its church. The County Recycling Coordinator and the local Extension Officer provided education and a hands-on demonstration of composting for the community. The process is simple – layers of newspaper, food waste and yard waste added to the bin. Time and heat do the work of composting.
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Postcards for the Planet: Engaging Environmental Voters This Election Season
During this election season, the Green Christians at the Coral Gables United Church of Christ partnered with the Environmental Voter Project (EVP) for several postcarding campaigns.
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Israel’s Banning of UNRWA is Not Productive, Could Devastate Humanitarian Needs
Washington, D.C.—In response to yesterday’s announcement by the Israeli government banning the nearly 8 decade old United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), Church World Service reaffirms the critical importance of this vital program that assists Palestinian communities living across the Middle East, including in Gaza and the West Bank. The move from Israel’s parliamentary body, the Knesset, ... Read More
RIP: Robert Willis, dean emeritus of Canterbury Cathedral
[Berkeley Divinity School at Yale] Berkeley Divinity School at Yale on Oct. 29 announced the death of the Very Rev. Robert Willis, dean emeritus of Canterbury cathedral, who died suddenly on […]
World Heritage Inscription an appreciation of worldwide Unity
Pastors from the four Moravian settlements named to the UNESCO World Heritage List; Revs. Jorgen Boytler, Peter Vogt, Janel Rice, Sarah Groves and Jill Vogt To the Worldwide Moravian Unity Dear Brothers and Sisters, Greetings from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where we have gathered as pastors and church leaders to participate in a conference celebrating the recent […]
Court rules against bishop-assignment guidance
The United Methodist Church’s top court said a committee’s recommendation for a bishop to serve in two jurisdictions went beyond what General Conference approved.
Camp Fowler first to be designated as UCC Creation Justice camp
Being in nature brings many people closer to God, and the United Church of Christ Outdoor Ministries offers outdoor experiences that can complement people’s weekly worship in buildings of churches. Thousands of guests of all ages and backgrounds visit these…
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Livestream, watch parties planned for presiding bishop-elect’s investiture on Nov. 2
[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church is preparing for a leadership transition that occurs once every nine years: This week, the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe takes office as the church’s […]
Church court: Season of church exits is over
The United Methodist Church’s top court ruled that a church closure cannot be used as a method of disaffiliation. The Judicial Council also struck down changes to church-closure law.
On Reformation Day, remembering the call to confess our faith in every age
October 29, 2024
On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. This past Sunday, many congregations celebrated this event as a catalyst for the way the Reformed faith came to be and continues to understand its calling. “Presbyterians celebrate the tradition that grounds their faith on Reformation Sunday,” according to the Presbyterian Historical Society, which publishes bulletin inserts highlighting a significant figure or event in the Reformation.