💻 Developing a website is a big investment, so it’s important to decide early on if you’re going to use a templated or custom website. 💻 Websites created on the UCC Everywhere (UCCE) platform share the benefits of both custom and templated sites. Learn more: https://ow.ly/upxO50XpzsX

📣TODAY! ❤️💙 Join the UCC Washington D.C. Office for a conversation on Project 2025 and how the policy landscape and the UCC’s faith-based responses have evolved over the past year since the election. ❤️💙 This webinar will equip you with context & tools to put love into action today! 👇🏾 Register

💟 Are you feeling the effects of overwhelm and/or burnout? 💟 Many pastors called to address relevant issues are being overwhelmed by unending waves of newsworthy events. 💟 Join us for a conversation with Rev. Nicolette as we talk about the importance of developing sustainable preaching habits. 👇🏾

🌟 With Advent a few weeks away, we’ve got a round-up of resources for the season. Some designed for worship, others for individuals or groups. All offer reflections & tools for carrying hope & expectation through the challenges & possibilities of our time. 🌟 Resources: https://ow.ly/qNeZ50XoUWf

🏳️‍⚧️ 🕯️Trans Day of Remembrance embodies our belief in the power of naming Trans beloveds we have lost to violence. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🕯️ We'll share space in remembering our trans siblings, celebrating the divine within them, and honoring God's uniqueness & gifts. 👉🏾 Join us: https://ow.ly/8hcf50XoUY8

📚🌍 Join us to celebrate the release of the book "Climate Justice, Climate Hope" with authors Rev. Michael Malcom & rev. abby mohaupt, which acknowledges the stark horrors of climate change while building hope & moral-spiritual agency for a brighter future. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/OnQ450XoUY5

🏳️‍🌈 Yesterday the Supreme Court decided to remove gender markers from passport applications, today debating marriage equality. 🏳️‍⚧️ God’s creation is not up for debate, nor is disembodying our God given right to be who we were created to be. -R. Ward, UCC's Minister of Gender & Sexuality Justice

🌿 In Part II, we're joined by three members of the Small Town & Rural Coalition (STAR). 🌿 STAR communities are often uniquely tied to the land & we'll learn how being stewards to the land informs how we believe in God & how it connects us to one another. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/7HG050XotcU

💜 Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, UCC GMP, attended a board meeting of the Values in Action/Kindland organization in NYC this week as they get ready to launch a national initiative on kindness. Look for more in an upcoming UCC News article! 👉🏾 More info about Kindland: https://ow.ly/AnvX50XnXis

The administration has slashed the U.S. refugee cap to a historic low of 7,500—reserving most spots for white Afrikaners. This is not just cruel; it's policy rooted in white supremacy and a betrayal of our nation’s and our faith’s core values. Read more from Rev. Shari Prestemon: ow.ly/QYsl50XmyvC

🧡 Last week, UCC conference ministers brought your personal stories directly to members of Congress. By sharing real accounts of how government policies are impacting families, you show decision makers that #LoveKnowsNoBorders. Submit your story here: ow.ly/QYLY50XmJPx

🙏🏾 Dear God, We lift in prayer our siblings in Louisville and all affected by the tragic plane crash, those who are injured or missing, and those whose lives were cut short in this disaster. Surround them and their loved ones with your Spirit and hold them in their pain and grief. Amen

📣TOMORROW we begin the Land series, Part I: Protecting & Caring for the Historic Lands of Armenia. 🌿 We'll hear from Armenian UCC pastor, Rev. Dr. Heather Ohaneson, about ancient Mount Ararat to medieval monasteries to contemporary churches serving refugees. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/zByM50XnjQn

🙌🏾 Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson discusses the fleeting news cycle, with important issues missed because of popularity or shifting stories. She shares info about the current genocide in Sudan, an issue that many of us have missed. 👉🏾 Read the entire blog here: https://ow.ly/8H2A50Xn7iY

"Amos and Jesus share an unapologetic knowing that everything claimed as religion isn’t always sacred or holy." @unitedchurch.bsky.social www.ucc.org/daily-devoti...

🙏🏾 Holy One, We pray for those whose hearts are broken by cruelty, violence & unnecessary suffering. We ask for clarity, courage to respond in compassion & hospitality, deep abiding love for our neighbors & our enemies. Amen. -Amanda Udis-Kessler 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/ytqQ50XlNZ7

📚🌍 Join us to celebrate the release of the book "Climate Justice, Climate Hope" with authors Rev. Michael Malcom & rev. abby mohaupt, which acknowledges the stark horrors of climate change while building hope & moral-spiritual agency for a brighter future. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/JSln50XmNx2

📣 Join us TOMORROW! 🦉 Join us for a conversation and expansive view of inclusion and accommodations for Our Whole Lives (OWL) participants, with Dan Long, Student Services Supervisor, Special Education in the Seattle Public Schools. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/LQmb50XmBop

#VoteWithLove #OurFaithOurVote

🙏🏾 God, In all the universe, You chose us! Thank You for Your carefully handcrafted masterpieces. Help us to look at ourselves and each other with the same awe You have for us. Show us our unique beauty through Your lens. -Karl Heilman 👉🏾 Share your prayers with us: https://ow.ly/lxYH50XlKAZ

❤️💙 Join the UCC Washington D.C. Office for a conversation on Project 2025 and how the policy landscape and the UCC’s faith-based responses have evolved over the past year since the election. ❤️💙 This webinar will equip you with both context & tools to put love into action today! 👇🏾 Register

“This is a resurrection model; this is not a business model. The overarching principle has to be about new life and abundance — not always playing by the well-thought-out business rules, but by the gospel ethic of unconditional love and mutuality.” - Rev. Staci Marrese-Wheeler 👇🏾 Read the story

🙏🏾 God of many names, Let justice flow, compassion rise & remind us: silence is never neutrality. Teach us to see one another as kin, to protect the vulnerable, to defend the oppressed, to celebrate every life as sacred. Amen -Reed Kirkman Share a prayer with us: https://ow.ly/Iewb50XlHkr

🌿 Part 1 of our 3 Part Land Series: Protecting & Caring for the Historic Christian Lands of Armenia. 🌍 We're joined by an Armenian UCC pastor learn about medieval monasteries to contemporary churches serving refugees from the 2020 war with Azerbaijan. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/gxHh50Xl4zo

🫶🏾 In this divisive moment, we are called to both go forth & build meaningful connection across lines of differences & tend to our spirits & communities. 🫶🏾 Join us for a conversation magnifying the sacramental beauty of interfaith friendship & doing the inner work to sustain ourselves.

🙏🏾 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/vxW750Xlsvr

🦉 Join us for a conversation and expansive view of inclusion and accommodations for Our Whole Lives (OWL) participants, with Dan Long, Student Services Supervisor, Special Education in the Seattle Public Schools. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/3OnL50Xl5LB

🚨 On 10/28, Hurricane Melissa made landfall as one of the most powerful & destructive storms on record in the Caribbean. 🚨 We are issuing an appeal to help with recovery efforts. Your support will be used by our partners in the areas of greatest need. 💚 Give: https://ow.ly/HUpV50Xli7l

🧡 Deep thanks to our United Church of Christ conference ministers for your incredible witness yesterday and your continued faithful leadership. Your prophetic voices call us toward justice and hope in these challenging times. ▷ Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKyt...

"The reign of God, affirmed by Jesus, is not an after death experience. As was his practice, Jesus uses the questioning encounter as an opportunity to teach. For Jesus, who anticipates his own resurrection, life follows life."

🙏🏾 Jesus, Fill this world with Your peace and love. Teach us to understand one another, to forgive, to be humble, and to support each other with kindness. In Your holy name we pray, Amen. -Roselynne Savini Selix 👉🏾 Share your prayers: https://ow.ly/mH9Q50XkTzI

📺 Join us LIVE in one hour (4:00 PM Eastern) for the "Love Knows No Borders" vigil! 🙌🏾 Our UCC Conference Ministers are on Capitol Hill, and will lead us in prayer, song, and witness as we proclaim sacred truth and stand united in God's love for ALL! 👇🏾 #JustWorldForAll #BeTheChurch

🙏🏾 Our Conference Ministers joined together on Capitol Hill today to share a prayer before meeting with congressional leaders to advocate for a #JustWorldForAll. 📺 Later (4:00 PM ET), they will bear witness at the "Love Knows Know Borders" vigil, LIVE here: www.youtube.com/live/kKytoLA...

🙌🏾 "Unchecked privilege results in impunity with lack of accountability leading to harming of people, communities & democracy. Communities of faith should demand accountabilities rather than perpetuate privilege." -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson 👉🏾 Full blog: https://ow.ly/y4Hi50XjNQS

🗣️ Join us TOMORROW to share your experiences, hopes, and needs around women & gender justice within the life of the church and broader community. 🙌🏾 Your feedback will help shape future workshop, webinar, and resource-sharing offerings. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/KRCB50Xjqh1

In Senate Chaplain Barry Black's opening prayer for the chamber on Monday, he noted the prolonged government shutdown, and urged lawmakers to remember the most vulnerable members of our society.

🗣️ Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson (UCC’s General Minister & President/CEO) joins Debbie Owen, MM, MLIS, DLdc, @debbiecundeyowen85.bsky.social, (Coach & Spiritual Director) on her podcast to talk about “Flourishing Leadership in Tough Times” 📺 Watch the full podcast here: youtu.be/bNyKNY5wg0Y?...

🙏🏾 We are holding those in the path of Hurricane Melissa in our prayers. O God, as storms rage and threaten, we pray for the power of your presence with the people of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and all across the Caribbean who are in the path of Hurricane Melissa...

🌿 Part 1 of our 3 Part Land Series: Protecting & Caring for the Historic Christian Lands of Armenia. 🌍 We're joined by an Armenian UCC pastor learn about medieval monasteries to contemporary churches serving refugees from the 2020 war with Azerbaijan. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/R6hi50XitWc

“The escalation of aggression against peaceful protestors is another reflection of the cruelty & lack of regard this current administration has for the constitution & law. No one is safe from tyranny.” -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC Photo credit: David Bacon

Good afternoon, friends. We apologize for any inconvenience or delay in response from the national offices. Our Cleveland offices had a sprinkler malfunction today and are closed temporarily until they can be fixed. Our staff will be working from home in the interim.

🦉 Join us for a conversation and expansive view of inclusion and accommodations for Our Whole Lives (OWL) participants, with Dan Long, Student Services Supervisor, Special Education in the Seattle Public Schools. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/xGTC50XhBuN

"Nothing in the narrative suggests that Zacchaeus has any expectation that he will interact with Jesus. Being able to observe him directly seems to be his goal. Yet, that distant encounter does not satisfy Jesus who stops in order to address him directly with an unexpected invitation–

🖥️ Quick Tip: Develop a Tone & Voice for your Church Website The language you choose for your website is a large part of your first impression, telling prospective church members who you are. 👉🏾 Read the full blog post: https://ow.ly/hanP50XhFMu 👉🏾 Learn more: https://ow.ly/1UUi50XhFLg

Clean water is a gift. As we focus on creation today, hear how Congolese partners advocate for safe, sustainable water access. Join us in praying, learning, and acting for water justice and environmental care. globalministries.org/congo_week/ #CongoWeek #SustainableWater #CreationCare

🙏🏾 Loving Creator, You want only wholeness & peace for us, yet we're awash in conflict. You want justice & abundance for us, yet we build systems that leave people out. May we make your way our way. -Carolyn Hart 👉🏾 Add your prayer: https://ow.ly/Mzc850Xhrwi

🙏🏾 Creator, Help us in times we stray Call us in to love deeper Call us out to extend love to all Even those who plunder justice Show Your perfect strength in our weakness That grace may abound even more Amen & Asé -D’Angelo 👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/lFQV50XgThg

🎉 Congratulations to Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, UCC's GMP, elected as the next president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) at its 27th General Council!

UCC General Minister & President, Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson invites us to join in a season of prayer: “This is a time for us to be reminded we are not alone in our desire to see change in the world. Our collective voices in prayer can make a difference.” 👇🏾 Learn more & submit a prayer.

"The cries for separation of church & state come when the call for justice steps into advocacy & activism. The church should prioritize faith over politics, love over fear & hope over despair." -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC 👉🏾 Full blog: www.ucc.org/color-lines-...