United Church of Christ

- The Known God
Acts 17:16-32 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to see...

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Before quitting, Dobbs misleads CNN viewers about UCC-supported media coalition
CNN commentator Lou Dobbs abruptly announced that he was quitting the news network last night, but not before he included misleading and inaccurate information about the United Church of Christ and its support for the interfaith media justic...e coalition, So We Might See. In October, the coalition ...

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- Persecution Hurts
Acts 14:21-28 After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and had made many dis...

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Guess and Leanza to present workshops at RCCongress 2010
The Rev. J. Bennet Guess, UCC director of communications, and Cheryl Leanza, policy director for the UCC Office of Communication, Inc., will join more than 50 presenters and speakers at Religion Communication Congress 2010, the world's largest interfaith gathering... of religion communicators, sched...

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- Tradition
Acts 13:13-51 Then Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pam...

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Justice and Witness Ministries Board addresses divisions
Meeting in Cleveland, Oct. 29-31, the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries Governing Board discussed its past, future and primary responsibilities.

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Casting kindness: Connecticut congregation takes veterans fishing
The idea of taking a vet fishing didn't originate with Jeff Buggee, but the member of First Congregational UCC in Branford, Conn. has adapted the idea of spending time with a war veteran and a rod and reel, finding it to be a perfect fit for his church fa...mily.

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He says, "Thought you might like this from one of our members. Mary in a tortilla has nothing on us. I guess it's a miracle. Blessings!"

'Listening tour' makes stop in Massachusetts
The Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, UCC general minister and president, has completed the second leg of his anticipated ten city listening tour.

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Hate crimes legislation becomes law
President Barack Obama signed today the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act, which strengthens existing U.S. laws by expanding federal hate crime protection to cases where the victim was targeted because of their sexual orientation, gender, disability or gend...er identity.

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Our Church's Wider Mission is Changing Lives

Local Church Ministries board votes to create church development center
At its biennial meeting in Cleveland, the board of directors for Local Church Ministries (LCM) voted Oct. 24 to endorse the creation of a "Center for Progressive Renewal" to plant new congregations and renew existing churches.

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