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Rock-Solid Identity - United Church of Christ Rock-Solid Identity
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (276+ words) Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug." Isaiah 51: 1 (NRSV) Identity politics " the term for political alliances based…...
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13+ hour, 43+ min ago (116+ words) by United Church of Christ published on Apr 20, 2026 United Church of Christ by United Church of Christ | published on Apr 20, 2026 Prince of Peace, In a time of war and division, grant us courage to be bold prophets for your gracious…...
Register for "The Global Rise of Religious Nationalism: Implications & the Church's Response" Live Streamed Event
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (175+ words) Online and in person at Olmsted Community Church, Olmsted Falls, OH Join us at Olmstead Church UCC as the General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches preaches during worship. Following the service, we'll host a special in-person presentation…...
A Church and a Children's Nature Playscape
2+ week, 5+ day ago (376+ words) United Church of Christ A Church and a Children's Nature Playscape by Nicole Waller | published on Apr 1, 2026 The Children's Nature Playscape is a nonprofit organization of the Kalamazoo First Congregational Church (FCC) that stewards a natural play area focused on…...
Conference Ministers heed the Spirit, delivering unified voice as they lift Jesus' Good Friday last words
2+ week, 6+ day ago (693+ words) On Good Friday, April 3, the United Church of Christ's Council of Conference Ministers will livestream an online worship service reflecting on "The Seven Last Words of Christ." While services focusing on Jesus' last words from the cross " from "Father, forgive…...
Remembering a gifted storyteller who loved the church and its servants
2+ week, 6+ day ago (464+ words) The Rev. Dr. Charles P. Barnes loved to tell stories. And not just stories about "unseen things above," as the cherished hymn goes. After battling a prolonged illness, Barnes" own story came to an end on Feb. 25. He was 77 years old....
Favoring Choice - United Church of Christ Favoring Choice
3+ week, 6+ day ago (281+ words) In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. [Gabriel]…...
Report to the Church from the Board: March 2026
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (229+ words) The UCCB completed training for working together with training of Anti Racism Training provided by the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio and Anti-Harassment Training provided by Praesidium Academy." This training assists in providing our time together to be comfortable and…...
The Gospel at Lunch - United Church of Christ The Gospel at Lunch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (314+ words) [Then Jesus said,] "The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted." Matthew 23: 11-12 (ESV) Many years ago, I spent a semester in Mexico City teaching at a Catholic…...
Their building sold, but their church didn't die: Joy permeates a congregation's future
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (715+ words) If you told Emily Perl that her faith journey would become more alive and more energetic after the church she attended for almost three decades sold its building, she probably wouldn't have believed you. But "more alive" and "more energetic…...