💙🤍❤️ Join us as we explore how our diverse spiritual traditions can unite to dismantle modern Religious Nationalism and commemorate 250 years of multi-faith resilience - the true fabric of American Pluralism. 👉🏾 Register to join us: https://ow.ly/J9kW50ZhIL5

📰 UCC News: The Life Cycle of CWS Clean-up Buckets: Congregations Support Flood Response From Hawaii to Ohio: https://ow.ly/figp50ZiZUY

🙏🏾 God of strength & mercy, Help me dig deep with faith & compassion when everything I see affecting our communities & world seem insurmountable. Help me to grow in ways of peace while carrying the tension of righteous anger. Amen. -Rev. Matt Richards 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/yVfE50ZiZGg

📰 UCC News A grassroots working group in the UCC is aiming to widen conversations about psychedelic medicines within the church. They’ve released a new resource with tools for beginning or continuing conversations.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A church of “firsts”! Rev. Dr. Shelli Poe, pastor of Little River UCC, shares why she and her church show up for Pride! #pride #LoveIsLouder #UCC #JustWorldForAll #BeTheChurch

🌈 ICYMI: This month, the Our Whole Lives (OWL) Team was joined by leaders in Queer Love & Liberation from UCC, Open and Affirming Coalition, and The Unitarian Universalist Association. This is a powerful and beautiful webinar, not to be missed! 📺 Watch: https://ow.ly/1Saa50ZiBp6

🙏🏾 Holy God, Open our hearts & our minds to your compassion & grace moving in, through, and among us each & every day. Help us become your voice of peace in this hurt world. Amen. -Anonymous 👉🏾 Do you have a prayer to share? Submit yours here: https://ow.ly/W1BE50Zi2t7

✨ Join Rev. Dr. Dietra Wise Baker from the Center for Faith Lived Organizing for a timely dialogue exploring how today’s social, political, spiritual, and community realities are shaping new approaches to leadership, organizing, public theology, and transformative community engagement.

Youth from across the United Church of Christ gathered at United Church of Christ Washington D.C. Office last week for a program aimed to equip them with the skills and confidence to faithfully advocate on issues they care about most. 👉🏾 Check out the photos: https://ow.ly/wAm850Zi82z

🚨 In light of yesterday's Supreme Court decisions, take action for our refugee and asylum seeker neighbors today: https://ow.ly/GtvG50ZhxU5

🙏🏾 Holy Spirit, We give thanks for young people. Their hearts are full of love, their spirits strong & their voices loud. We hear them shouting for: peace, freedom, justice, love. May they continue to be bold for Your creation. 👉🏾 Add your prayer: https://ow.ly/uGvW50Zi16M

"Some say faith leaders should stay out of public life. Faith communities have always shaped the moral imagination of this country. The question is never whether religion will influence public life—but how." -Rev. Mike Schuenemeyer, Co-Pastor of Northwest Community Church, UCC

🌈🙏🏾 On this Open and Affirming Sunday, join us LIVE @3:00 PM ET for a powerful and affirming Pride Worship Service, with Rev. Dr. Bentley deBardelaben-Phillips, UCC's Minister for Education for Faithful Action Ministries, hosted by Pilgrim Congregational, UCC of Cleveland! https://ow.ly/Vqk550ZhY2h

"Jesus said that whoever welcomes the ones he sends welcomes him. So when we welcome LGBTQ+ people, we welcome Christ." -Excerpt from “Communion Invitation” part of the Open & Affirming Sunday liturgy, created by Rev. Derek Terry, Director of the Open & Affirming Coalition, UCC

🙏🏾 On 6/24, two earthquakes struck northern Venezuela causing widespread destruction and immense loss of life. The United Church of Christ is in active contact with partners in Venezuela and we'll continue to provide updates as we receive them. We invite you to keep those impacted in your prayers.

🌈🙏🏾 You’re invited to join Rev. Dr. Bentley deBardelaben-Phillips, Minister & Team Lead, Education for Faithful Action Ministries, for a powerful & affirming Pride Worship Service. 👉🏾 JOIN US LIVE on the Pilgrim Congregational UCC YouTube page: https://ow.ly/k2u250ZhICa

🙏🏾 Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson is the guest speaker this year at the Caribbean-American Interfaith Service, happening TOMORROW, 6/28 @ 10:00 AM ET, at the Peoples Congregational Church, in DC! 📺 Join online: https://ow.ly/eUXP50ZhTwg

🙏🏾 Holy One, Forgive us for choosing comfort over courage. Unteach us cruelty. Remind us that borders are human-made, but love is divine and crosses all boundaries. -Reed Kirkman 👉🏾 Share your prayers: https://ow.ly/cwFy50ZhH5B

🦋 As people of faith, we’re called to welcome the sojourner, love our neighbor, and heal the sick. Now is not the time to invest billions more in immigration enforcement and detention. Let’s fund care, not ICE. -Noel Andersen https://ow.ly/ltvw50ZhI9O

🫶🏾 Launched just two months ago, the United States of Kindness has taken off and is picking up steam. The response to this initiative has been extremely positive within the UCC with 106 distinct sign-ups, representing 6,117 people from 29 states across the country. Have you joined? 👇🏾 Learn more

🏳️‍🌈 We asked clergy why they show up for Pride events. Rev. Jason Carson Wilson, Moderator of the Potomac Association UCC shares his powerful "why." Happy Pride! #Pride #LoveIsLouder #UCC #JustWorldForAll

🙏🏾 God of many names, I ask you for peace, love, healing. Peace for the United States, for Ukraine, Gaza, Israel—how much longer must suffering continue? How many lives lost, how many hearts broken? -Reed Kirkman 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/ha8I50Z6XmY

💙🤍❤️ Join us as we explore how our diverse spiritual traditions can unite to dismantle modern Religious Nationalism and commemorate 250 years of multi-faith resilience - the true fabric of American Pluralism. 👉🏾 Register to join us: https://ow.ly/IVlu50Zhf83

🙌🏾 The UCC, along with more than a dozen other denominations and their reps, joined together in writing a letter to express concern about the recent revisions to the Religious Affiliations Code List, administered under the authority of the Secretary of Defense. 👉🏾 More info: https://ow.ly/7Gky50Zhf7v

#TBT to June 25, 1957, the day the United Church of Christ was born! May we all continue to live into our faith together and continue to work toward a #JustWorldForAll #Birthday #Anniversary #UCC #UnitedChurchOfChrist #JustWorldForAll

🥳🎉 Happy Birthday to the UCC! ✨ Celebrating 69 years of uniting in spirit, inspired by God’s grace-welcoming all, loving all & seeking justice for all! 🎁 YOU are the true gifts, and we appreciate all you bring to the collective ministries of the UCC! 👉🏾 UCC's History: https://ow.ly/aZ4F50ZgRVM

🙏🏾 Creator, We pray for our LGBTQIA siblings who are continuously subjected to the world's judgment. We ask You to comfort them, as they heal from past traumas & experiences. Thank you for Your overwhelming & unfailing love. -Karl Heilman 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/zbaL50Ze1Ch

🙏🏾 Papa, Mother, First Love, Help us to seek you first. Help us to live according to your Holy will. With you O' God, we have all we need to bring us into an abundant, joy filled, peaceful life. Thank you for loving us. Amen. -Rev. Julia DiFiore 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/bNLm50ZfoGy

Interested in becoming a poll chaplain? On July 13th, Faiths United to Save Democracy will be holding a poll chaplain training to understand changes in election laws and techniques for managing increased threats. ▷ Register today: https://ow.ly/tBm550ZfYLr

🌈🙏🏾 You’re invited to join Rev. Dr. Bentley deBardelaben-Phillips, Minister & Team Lead, Education for Faithful Action Ministries, for a powerful & affirming Pride Worship Service. 🎶 Spirited service with uplifting, inspiring music. All are welcome! 👉🏾 RSVP: https://www.ucc.org/june28/#register

📲 In this digital age, how do we find meaningful connections with each other & our wider communities? Join us as we explore ways to support each other, amplify our messages of love, and encourage growth across ever-changing digital landscapes. https://ow.ly/SQvS50ZftMm

🙏🏾 Holy One, Give us courage and wisdom to speak with love and grace as we work to change the things that are not of you - Great Love. Help us to transform ourselves and the world as you would want it to be. Amen. -Rev. Kate West 👉🏾 Share your prayers: https://ow.ly/129H50ZfomY

🏳️‍🌈 We asked UCC clergy and churches why it’s important to show up for Pride events. Hear from Pastor Todd Atkins-Whitley, of Danville Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) #Pride #LoveIsLouder #UCC #progressivechristian #progressiveclergy

🙏🏾 God of many names, God of LGBTQIA+, God of divine love, We thank you for Pride Month, a vibrant celebration of courage, truth, and love. We pray for a world where love knows no bounds, and all are free to live and love fully. Amen. -Reed Kirkman 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/EhuE50Z6Xs0

💚 Happy Father's Day, in all of the ways we celebrate, grieve, support, love and share in the day!

🙏🏾 We pray for clarity We pray for justice We pray for human rights We pray for bodily autonomy We pray for equity We pray for acceptance We pray for love. We pray for peace. Amen. 👉🏾Share your prayers, and add them to the People's Prayers for Peace: https://ow.ly/3BfR50ZcVxx

📲 In this digital age, how do we find meaningful connections with each other & our wider communities? Join us as we explore ways to support each other, amplify our messages of love, and encourage growth across ever-changing digital landscapes. https://ow.ly/yRIq50ZeTR7

🌍 Today is World Refugee Day. 🌍 The UCC's Global HOPE/Refugee & Migrant Ministries has a long history of providing and creating robust structures of welcome for the resettlement of refugees and the protection of asylum seekers. 👉🏾 Learn more: https://ow.ly/OYLg50ZeTPV

🌐 June 20th is World Refugee Day. Urge Congress and the President to restart the refugee resettlement program and support the bipartisan U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) today: https://ow.ly/hnUr50ZcqL7

🙏🏾 Holy One, We come before You with hearts that own the deep pain carried through generations because of injustice, slavery, and oppression. Be with us and bring us hope as we strive to truly heal what history has broken. Amen. -Joyce Bathke 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/1VO250ZeNXW

❤️💚🖤 A special Juneteenth prayer submitted by Rev. Dr. Lawrence T. Richardson, Associate Conference Minister for Church Vitality and Transitions at the UCC Michigan Conference.

💚❤️🖤 Happy Juneteenth, Freedom Day! ✊🏾 Racial Justice Ministries invites you to encounter & engage with stories of abolition movements from the early days of enslaved peoples’ resistance, to the more recent struggles of the Movement for Black Lives, and more. 👉🏾 Toolkit: https://ow.ly/bVuz50ZeG4N

Rev. Shari Prestemon’s latest “Voices of the Journey” blog shares firsthand stories from Maui, highlighting the resilience of Waiola and Po’okela Churches and the UCC’s commitment to long-term recovery. 👉🏾 Read more and support Hawaii disaster relief: https://ow.ly/GCaN50ZenmY

🙏🏾 God of gentleness and peace, we often see peace as the absence of turmoil, absence of conflict, absence of all the ways humans desecrate one another and the planet. Inspire us to bring peace to every encounter, every opportunity. -Marisa Laviola 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/OB2i50ZcTY7

🙏🏾 God, You've asked us to love our neighbor. But God, this is so difficult! We are witnessing injustice & cruelty everywhere. We want to look away, we want to protect our hearts from breaking. Help us not look away... -Pastor Jessilou Vaccarelli 👉🏾 Share a prayer: https://ow.ly/O5C050ZcETa

Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson reminds us: the church’s prophetic witness means boldly addressing injustice and speaking truth to power. Justice is at the heart of our faith. Let’s continue to be courageous and stand for what’s right. 👉🏾 Read her full reflection: https://ow.ly/SsPy50ZcwqB

💚🖤❤️ Juneteenth: a day to honor freedom and seek wisdom from those who came before us. Join us June 18 to reflect, learn, and act for justice. All are welcome. #Juneteenth #FreedomDay #JustWorldForAll #RacialJustice

🙏🏾 Divine Source, We ask for your forgiveness for the ways we've hurt your creation. We call upon your healing love to break forth & bloom so that we may begin to live in community again. -Katie Johnson Gant 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/HCAN50Zce3G

🗓️ Join us 6/17 @ 6 PM ET, for World Refugee Day Ecumenical Service. 🧡 With resettled refugees facing an onslaught of diminishing protections & expanding threats, it is more important than ever to gather in lament, solidarity, and celebration of the right to seek refuge.

🌈 We asked UCC clergy and churches why it's important to show up for Pride events. Hear from Rev. Yadi Martinez-Reyna, pastor at First UCC Second Life Church. #Pride #LoveIsLouder #UCC #BeTheChurch #ONA