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United Church of Christ General Minister and President/CEO, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson has issued a statement condemning the recent Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) killings of two individuals in Texas, and Maine, respectively. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston was…

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Church is complex. The same word used for the place where Christians worship, is used for a local congregation, for a denomination and for the universal body of Christ. One word, many meanings. A comprehensive demographic study of more than…

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On Wednesday, May 6, the Rev. David Mears was working in his office at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Pittsburgh’s Indiana Township area, as he typically did. Nothing out of the ordinary, until Mears’ secretary began to smell…

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A wide array of colorful and creative symbols can communicate a church’s welcome for LGBTQ+ folks. At Pilgrim Congregation United Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio, a 40-foot pride flag has evolved together with the congregation’s ministry for the past…

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Twice a year, the staff of the National Ministries of the United Church of Christ gather in the denominational headquarters in Cleveland for several days of professional development, team and ministry meetings, fellowship and service. This intentional block of time…

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On July 8, 1776, with the newly minted Declaration of Independence in his hands, Colonel John Nixon read to the crowd gathered at Philadelphia’s State House Yard — one of America’s earliest public gardens — the “self-evident truths” that would…

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Living Psalms Book Psalms in the form of words and art, reborn in the specific contexts of our world, privileging the voices of historically marginalized communities and those acting in solidarity with them. #Living Psalm 119:105-112 Submission for July 19,…

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Living Psalms Book Psalms in the form of words and art, reborn in the specific contexts of our world, privileging the voices of historically marginalized communities and those acting in solidarity with them. When faithful followers read you rightly, O…

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Following a series of devastating earthquakes that ravaged the country of Venezuela, leaving more than 2,500 people dead and over 50 thousand unaccounted for, the United Church of Christ has issued an emergency appeal to help with aid and recovery…

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Following devastating earthquakes that claimed more than 900 lives in Venezuela, the United Church of Christ’s Global HOPE (Humanitarian, Opportunity, Partnerships, and Empowerment) team has called the church into prayer, asking for prayers on those who’ve died, as well as…

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