Breaking barriers and forging loving partnerships: Two servants of God are remembered

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This Eastertide, the United Church of Christ remembers the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell and the Rev. Dr. Stuart Campbell Haskins, Jr., two individuals whose lives and ministries exemplified the barrier breaking and renewing love of God, and who left…

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Donna Jackson

Getting down and dirty in the soil: Rural congregation discovers ‘life has the last word’

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The Rev. Julia L. Brown has a love/hate relationship with this time of year. “I dislike the rain and the allergies, but I love the new growth we see all around. What’s brown is turning green,” she said. “We are…

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Donna Jackson

UCC churches and faith communities join in protest of political prisoner

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Members of Washington, D.C. area United Church of Christ congregations joined with other faith communities in a prayer vigil near the White House April 14 in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant and Maryland resident who was unjustly…

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Renee DeLuca

‘An exorcism attempt’: COREM statement calls out Trump administration’s harmful policies

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The Council for Racial and Ethnic Ministries (COREM) released what they are calling “A Prophetic Cry,” denouncing the policies and actions of the Trump Administration, calling them cruel and delusional.  “It is an exorcism attempt — meant to purge this…

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Charles Jefferson

2025 All Church Read to empower congregations in ‘building up a new world’: Curriculum, worship resources now available

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This year’s All Church Read invites all across the United Church of Christ to imagine the kind of world that could be created if every local church became a hub of justice-making in its community. With the book Building Up…

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Kayla Berkey

Global HOPE newsletter to provide quick links to helpful resources

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A tornado strikes a small southern town. What resources are available to help United Church of Christ congregations respond with clean-up efforts? UCC summer camps start preparing for a new season with opportunities for young adults to volunteer. Where does…

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Donna Jackson

‘Not your typical webinar’: Womxn 2 Womxn series aims to foster community

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As the church works towards gathering this summer at General Synod 35 in Kansas City, Missouri, a special webinar series seeks to bring women from across the denomination together in an intimate workshop and community space.  “It’s not going to…

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Charles Jefferson

Thompson to bring a ‘prophetic and pastoral’ message to Synod: ‘We are not all the same, but still one body’

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On Sunday, July 13, the Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson will take the stage at the 35th General Synod of the United Church of Christ in Kansas City, Missouri, not to address the state of the denomination in her role…

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Donna Jackson

Opinion: UCC pastor and former Institute of Peace Staffer calls for action in defense of peace 

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Editor’s Note: The United States Institute of Peace (USIP), an independent institute founded by Congress in 1984, was recently taken over by the Department of Government Efficiency, who fired most board members and staff, replaced the president, and transferred USIP…

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Kayla Berkey

Trans Day of Visibility message from UCC’s Thompson: ‘We will continue to show up and speak up’

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On March 31, pale pink and baby blue striped flags fluttered in the wind in front of homes, business and churches, recognizing and celebrating trans people of all ages. Since 2010, the last day of March has been set aside…

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Donna Jackson

Help Wanted

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While in Washington, DC on Ash Wednesday, the 44th day of the current administration, I made the time to meet with UCC clergy serving in the Potomac Association before leaving for my home. We were present on Capitol Hill to…

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Charles Jefferson

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