WCC, Indonesian churches share ‘a language of love and acceptance’
‘These books have work to do’: Download Banned Books Blessing for Racial Justice Sunday
In recent years, there has been an unprecedented number of attempts to ban books, and local churches have an opportunity to bring these stories to the forefront. The United Church of Christ’s Join the Movement toward Racial Justice and Love…
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The Presbyterian Foundation’s Lee Hinson-Hasty is named Union Presbyterian Seminary’s next Vice President for Advancement
January 30, 2024
Dr. Jacqueline E. Lapsley, President, and the Board of Trustees at Union Presbyterian Seminary welcome the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty as the Seminary’s next Vice President for Advancement.
Free devotional marks 40 years of PC(USA) Peacemaking
January 30, 2024
A new publication from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program showcases reflections by people of faith who’ve been involved in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s long history of peacemaking and reconciliation.
Help America Vote in 2024 by signing up to be a poll worker through the UCC
Jan. 30 is Help America Vote Day, and the United Church of Christ is marking this observance with a continued call for poll workers in this important election year. The Our Faith Our Vote campaign — an initiative of the UCC’s…
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Reproductive justice webinar will take faith-based approach to abortion rights discussion
Access to, and discussion of, reproductive healthcare is not only a political concept, it is a religious one. This will be the focus of a special online event on Sunday, Feb.11 from 3 to 5 p.m., featuring the Rev. Rebecca…
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Jan Gomoll, 72
Long-time United Church of Christ national staff member Janet “Jan” Gomoll died Jan. 21 in Bay Village, Ohio. She was 72. During her time at the UCC until her retirement in 2021, Gomoll interacted with thousands of UCC members through her administrative work with General…
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Minnie’s Seaside Rest opens history to visitors at UCC offices in Cleveland
Minnie’s Seaside Rest is now lakeside, along the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, at home in the United Church of Christ’s national offices. Today, it is a museum of archival objects commemorating the history of UCC foreign missionaries. But…
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Prestemon begins as Associate General Minister with commitment to UCC witness of love, inclusiveness, justice
The United Church of Christ has welcomed a new Associate General Minister to the national offices in Cleveland. The Rev. Shari Prestemon began her role as Acting Associate General Minister and Co-Executive of Global Ministries on Jan. 16, filling the…
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Multi-congregational and multicultural church in Colorado is a model for the PC(USA)
January 30, 2024
“Aurora has become a place where immigrants and refugees from all over the world are settling now,” said the Rev. Doug Friesema, pastor of Aurora First Presbyterian Church in Colorado, whose congregation has opened up its space to five other congregations that serve Spanish-speaking immigrants, refugees, individuals from the African diaspora and African Americans.