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The Book of Ecclesiastes tells us that to everything there is a season: a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. On Aug. 22, more than 500 former campers, counselors…

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There is a history that is whispered, periodically visited, and at times is changed with attempts to erase and rewrite. This history is not a moment in time, nor is it a singular moment that contributes to the events of…

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Earlier this year, the United Church of Christ partnered with the Values in Action foundation to encourage everyone in the U.S. to join the United States of Kindness (USK) movement, and commit to completing 250 acts of kindness, celebrating the 250th birthday of the…

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It might have appeared that Spiderman was in town, but Clevelanders were witness to some thrill-seeking individuals who were hanging off the side of a city skyscraper for a good cause. Three brave United Church of Christ staff members suited…

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In the aftermath of a disaster, rebuilding is more than just that of brick and mortar. It involves the rebuilding of spirits and souls. Within the United Church of Christ that work is carried out by the Emotional and Spiritual…

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Pablo Picasso, the father of modern art, viewed artists as “political beings, alert to the heart rending, stirring or pleasant events of the world.”  Art was for him “an instrument for the offensive and defensive war against the enemy.” The…

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When a group from Westboro Baptist Church staged themselves with hateful signs and chants in front of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C., on a Sunday morning, May 24, the earliest arrivers to church strategized quickly about…

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Hayden Panettiere, a decorated actress, author, producer, and model died on Sunday, August 16 at the age of 36 in Greenville, South Carolina. Tributes have been pouring in from co-workers, and other stars after the news of her passing became…

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The Rev. Barbara Brown Zikmund, an esteemed historian, author, educator, and ordained minister in the United Church of Christ died Monday, August 18 at the age of 87. To say her life and work in the church had an impact…

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There are more than 7,000 islands in the Caribbean Sea, which are a part of 13 sovereign states and 17 dependent territories. Historically misidentified as the West Indies by Christopher Columbus who thought he had arrived in the Indies, parts…

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When worshipers of Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ in Madison, Wisconsin, and the United Church of Gainesville, Florida, gather next month to kick off a new church year, they won’t be coming empty handed. They’ll be carrying water collected…

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Three courageous participants from the United Church of Christ will rappel 255-feet from the roof of the AECOM building where the National Ministries offices are based–all part of an exciting fundraiser for Adoption Network Cleveland (ANC) this Saturday, August 22.…

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Over a year after the 35th General Synod passed a resolution declaring the United Church of Christ to be in full communion with its longtime Caribbean partner, Iglesia Evangélica Unida de Puerto Rico (IEUPR), the Rev. Rafael Garcia, the newly…

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When 12-year-old Leah Kercsmar arrived in Washington, D.C., to visit her representatives, she was joined by her family and a poster-sized print of her art, which won the 2026 Climate Hope Art Contest. As the all-around winner of the annual…

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A special video message from United Church of Christ General Minister and President Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson was released to commemorate the atomic bombings for Hiroshima and Nagasaki 81 years ago. The message encouraged people from around the world to…

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Cheerful conversations filled the rooms of Zion Reformed United Church of Christ in Hagerstown, Maryland. As did laughter, lots of it, billowing from the sanctuary where a game of ring toss was underway for the young — at heart, that…

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Labor Day will be celebrated on Monday, September 7 this year, not only to gratefully recognize the sacrifices of those who organized for justice in our workplaces, but to remember the torch we must yet carry to manifest an economy…

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The following is a joint statement from United Church of Christ General Minister and President/CEO, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, and the Open and Affirming Coalition Board Chair, the Rev. Kevin E. Tindell on the untimely passing of the Rev.…

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Each year, August 6-9 is set aside as Nuclear Week, a time of remembrance that marks the anniversaries of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By the end of 1945, the bombing had killed an estimated 140,000 people in…

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On July 24, the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS), gathering for its XXXVI General Assembly, took a stand against the catastrophic practice of deep-sea mining in the Pacific region.   After two weeks of prayer, more than 600 delegates representing 120 congregations throughout the Pacific,…

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