UCC on the Net

What some Christians are blogging, and doing, about Hurricane Gustav

2008-09-01T13:59:00.001-04:00

What some Christians are blogging, and doing, about Hurricane Gustav
Source: blogs4God

Author: Dean
Date: 1 September, 2008

Hurricane Gustav has already caused great damage as it moves toward the United States. You can make a difference by making a gift to the United Church of Christ (put Hurricane Gustav in the comments section) or Church World Service. ...

Blazing a trail for Barack Obama

2008-09-01T06:22:00.001-04:00

Blazing a trail for Barack Obama

Source: Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada

Author: David Olive, Columnist

Date: 31 August, 2008

Forty years before Barack Obama, chosen last week as the Democratic Party's nominee for the U.S. presidency, there was the Rev. Channing E. Phillips. The son of a Brooklyn pastor, Phillips, a District of Columbia-based civil-rights leader and social activist, was the first African American whose name was placed in nomination for the U.S. presidency by a major political party, the Democrats. His name was put forward at their tumultuous 1968 convention in Chicago…

Phillips was pastor at Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Temple – like Obama's long-time Chicago church, from which Obama estranged himself this year, a congregation of the United Church of Christ. Phillips was later a minister at Manhattan's Riverside Church…

WE ARE STANDING ON HOLY GROUND WITH A DREAMER IN OUR LIFETIME…

2008-09-01T06:18:00.002-04:00

WE ARE STANDING ON HOLY GROUND WITH A DREAMER IN OUR LIFETIME…
Source: St. James United Church of Christ

Author: Kara

Date: 31 August, 2008

Don introduced this week’s service with a “teaser” email which contained the following quote:. “We are certainly standing on ‘holy ground’ this week in terms of making connections with a ‘Moses’ in our lifetime who had visions of a new ...

Churches use gas giveaways to boost attendance

2008-08-31T21:46:00.000-04:00

Churches use gas giveaways to boost attendance

Source: Detroit Free Press - United States

Author: BLAKE NICHOLSON • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Date: 31 August, 2008

Carol Umsted got more than the word of God during services this summer at the Congregational United Church of Christ of Valley City.

She also got $50 worth of free gas, thanks to winning a raffle. For the local farmer, it was a nice side benefit, at a time when gas was more than $4 a gallon.

New pastors merge marriage, ministry

2008-08-31T21:40:00.000-04:00

New pastors merge marriage, ministry

Source: Southtown Star - Chicago, IL, USA

Author: ARENA FULKA, Staff writer

Date: 31 August, 2008

"In the United Church of Christ, no matter who you are or where you are in life's journey, you're welcome here. We ask that people be respectful of one another," Bean said.

The United Church of Christ was birthed through a merger of four faith traditions: Evangelical, Reformed, Congregational and Christian, Bean said.

The Candidate Presidents United States of America number one

2008-08-31T21:26:00.000-04:00

The Candidate Presidents United States of America number one

Source: History is very important

Author: Ivan Armiyanto Blogs

Date: 31 August, 2008

Addressing over 8000 United Church of Christ members in June 2007, Obama challenged "so-called leaders of the Christian Right" for being "all too eager to exploit what divides us." A method that political scientists use for gauging ...

Although Obama is Christian, July 2008 polls have shown that some Americans believe incorrectly that he is Muslim or was raised Muslim (12% and 26%, respectively, in Pew and Newsweek polls). When CNN's Larry King cited the latter poll, Obama responded, "...I wasn't raised in a Muslim home," and said that advancement of the misconception insulted Muslim Americans…

Politics trump morals for Obama, Biden

2008-08-31T21:07:00.001-04:00

Politics trump morals for Obama, Biden

Source: Catholic Citizens

Author: Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus

Date: 31 August, 2008

Jeremiah Wright's Trinity United Church of Christ, a church that professes a belief in "liberation theology." According to "talking points" listed on Trinity Church's Web site, "The vision statement of Trinity United Church of Christ is ...

Church devoted to Obama's ex-pastor

2008-08-31T20:49:00.001-04:00

Church devoted to Obama's ex-pastor
Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark, NJ, USA

Author: JEFF DIAMANT, Star-Ledger Staff

Date: 31 August, 2008

When comments from old sermons thrust the Rev. Jeremiah Wright unfavorably into the national spotlight during the Democratic primaries, the Chicago pastor maintained wide support among black churchgoers who have admired him for decades.

And few black churches have stayed more loyal than Elmwood United Presbyterian in East Orange, where Wright next Sunday will begin a weeklong church revival, titled "Recapturing Our Prophetic Voice." He has led revivals there every September since 1989…

They hit it off instantly, connecting on a spiritual level, said Burkins, who himself preaches one Sunday a year at Trinity United Church of Christ in...

Politics trump morals for Obama, Biden

2008-08-31T20:40:00.000-04:00

Politics trump morals for Obama, Biden

Source: Chicago Sun-Times - United States

Author: CARL A. ANDERSON

Date: 30 August, 2008

Obama's troubles with Catholics and evangelicals can be traced to his many years of attendance at the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Trinity United Church of Christ, a church that professes a belief in "liberation theology." According to "talking points" listed on Trinity Church's Web site, "The vision statement of Trinity United Church of Christ is based upon the systematized liberation theology that started in 1969 with the publication of Dr. James Cone's book, Black Power and Black Theology."

SUNDAYS TWO-CENTS WORTH - #2

2008-08-31T20:29:00.001-04:00

SUNDAYS TWO-CENTS WORTH - #2

Source: A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS

Author: Father Gregori

Date: 30 August, 2008

The Straight Way of Grace Ministry I called The United Church of Christ in Chicago , Illinois , where Senator Obama is a member. I doubted that he was indeed a Christian for if he were Muslim and left the religion of Islam, according to ...

Mystery solved: Butler man’s house isn’t built on a graveyard

2008-08-31T18:16:00.000-04:00

Mystery solved: Butler man’s house isn’t built on a graveyard
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee, WI, USA
Author: Laurel Walker

Date: 30 August, 2008

Although Tom Ruh found a headstone in his Butler backyard for a young girl, it turns out she's resting peacefully with her parents under the Tesch family monument at the Trinity United Church of Christ cemetery in Brookfield.

Area Congregations Preach on Health Care for All...

2008-08-31T17:36:00.001-04:00

Area Congregations Preach on Health Care for All This Labor Day ...
Source: St. Louis Area Jobs with Justice - http://www.stl-jwj.org

Author: asmoucha

Date: 30 August, 2008

Rabbi Randy Fleisher. Community Church of God The Rev. Douglas Parham. Compton Heights Christian Church The Rev. Jacqueline Foster. Epiphany United Church of Christ The Rev. Mary Albert. Holy Trinity Catholic Church Fr. Richard Creason ...

Faiths’ beliefs on homosexuality vary

2008-08-30T06:38:00.001-04:00

Faiths’ beliefs on homosexuality vary
Source: That Minority Thing

Author: admin

Date: 30 August, 2008

United Church of Christ: In the 1970s the UCC allowed the ordination of the first openly gay man and the first openly lesbian woman. Ordination of practicing homosexuals was officially accepted in 1980. But since the UCC believes in ...

The Faith of Barack Obama: A Review of Stephen Mansfield’s New Book

2008-08-29T20:43:00.000-04:00

The Faith of Barack Obama: A Review of Stephen Mansfield’s New Book

Source: Nick’s Bytes

Author: Sometimes Saintly Nick (Nicholas Temple)

Date: 29 August, 2008

Have you ever attended a worship service at Trinity United Church of Christ? I have: one, many years ago. In The Faith of Barack Obama, Mansfield takes you to a Trinity service. More importantly, he introduces you to members of the ...

Faiths' beliefs on homosexuality vary

2008-08-29T20:34:00.001-04:00

Faiths' beliefs on homosexuality vary
Source: Houston Chronicle - United States

Author:

Date: 20 August, 2008

United Church of Christ: In the 1970s the UCC allowed the ordination of the first openly gay man and the first openly lesbian woman. ...

[How] Would Jesus Vote?

2008-08-29T20:25:00.001-04:00

[How] Would Jesus Vote?

Source: Staunton Mennonite Weblog

Author: Kevin Gasser

Date: 29 August, 2008

I hope that you can sense my sarcasm coming out. Sure, I think a little mudslinging can be entertaining, but it is not very Christian. I find it interesting Obama, a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, and McCain, a Southern Baptist, who both made very clear confessions of faith in Jesus Christ recently in a forum held at Saddleback Church, would stoop to mudslinging.

Post-Standard Letter

2008-08-26T18:35:00.000-04:00

Post-Standard Letter

Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - Syracuse, NY, USA

Author: Anthony Fratto, Mayor of Phoenix & Danny Dunn, trustee

Date: 26 August, 2008

To express its support in concrete terms, the village board adopted a resolution at its Aug. 19 meeting evidencing its willingness to contribute substantial financial support for a dedicated or shared-use park to be located in the village.

The First Congregational United Church of Christ pastor and a church board of trustees representative were also present at the Aug. 19 village board meeting in order to express the church's willingness to donate vacant lands owned by the church within the village for this purpose.

All the People

2008-08-26T18:24:00.000-04:00

All the People

Source: Kirkogitation

Author: Rev. Kirk Moore

Date: 25 August, 2008

Yesterday during our outdoor worship service and annual church picnic at Union Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Somonauk, we shot some video for this homegrown "Steeples for the People" message for the United Church of Christ ...

Storyteller to visit Pilgrim Church

2008-08-26T15:00:00.001-04:00

Storyteller to visit Pilgrim Church

Source: Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth, NH, USA

Author:

Date: 25 August, 2008

The members and friends of Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Brentwood-Kingston invite the public to the beginning of a new program year.

On Saturday, Sept. 13 the church will welcome the Rev. Angela Menke Ballou for an evening of storytelling. This is an event for all ages. Angela serves as associate minister for Second Congregational Church in Beverly, Mass.

Remus Revived

2008-08-26T05:08:00.000-04:00

Remus Revived

Source: Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Author: Mary Giunca | Journal Reporter

Date: 25 August, 2005

Quamin Finney plays Uncle Remus in Remus: The Musical in a performance at Wentz Memorial United Church of Christ.

Before convention, Obama makes Midwest victory lap

2008-08-26T04:58:00.001-04:00

Before convention, Obama makes Midwest victory lap

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis, MN, USA

Author: KEVIN DUCHSCHERE, Star Tribune

Date: 24 August, 2008

He has been a member of the United Church of Christ for several decades. We worship Jesus Christ as the … read more Redeemer. Any person may attend. ...

Deadly Fay impacts thousands

2008-08-24T23:56:00.001-04:00

Deadly Fay impacts thousands

Source: Disaster News Network - USA

Author:

Date:24 August, 2008

The Rev. Karen Thompson of the United Church of Christ serves as a member of the Florida VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster). She said she has had a chance to look at the overall picture of damage in the state from that position and as the associate minister for disaster recovery and response for her church's statewide organization.

"There are a lot of people in need, especially in Brevard County," she said.

The UCC, the Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church and several other organizations are working to ensure the clean up kits they need to help survivors get their homes back in order are ready to go. The Red Cross has opened (and, in some cases, closed) shelters around the state to give temporary relief to those who were put out of their homes. Most of the thousands who were displaced have gone to stay with family and friends.

Different readings of scripture lead Christians to accept homosexuality

2008-08-24T07:11:00.002-04:00

Different readings of scripture lead Christians to accept homosexuality

Source: Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL, USA

Author: Bob Black

Date: 23 August, 2008

… We have a vibrant lesbian and gay membership in Spring Creek United Church of Christ, and we are members of a denomination that has had a place in American religious life since before the Revolutionary War. We have a special ministry called Maranatha, established to do ministry and outreach with the gay community. Our gay members pray for the sick, visit and take meals to the homebound, sing in the choir, teach Sunday school and serve in leadership roles. Like other Christians, they wrestle over the meaning of scripture and what it means to us in 21st-century America and the world, and struggle to discern God’s plan for them as Christians. In other words, they are pretty much what Paul called “saints of the Lord,” people walking the Way of Christ as they are able. …

The Spirituality of Barak Obama and Rick Warren

2008-08-23T20:59:00.000-04:00

The Spirituality of Barak Obama and Rick Warren
Source: nogoofyzone weblog

Author: nogoofyzone

Date: 23 August, 2008

In an article in United Church News, Obama stated that the teachings of the UCC (United Church of Christ), of which he is a member (Trinity United Church of Christ), are “foundation stones for his political work.” Just what are those “teachings” comprised of? On Trinity’s website, on the Yoga page, the following statement is highlighted:

Within each [of]us is the seed of Divinity. Each Soul is divine. I bow to the divinity in us all!

That is the spirituality of Thomas Merton!

School of rock: Class explains how to connect with the sacred at medicine wheels

2008-08-23T14:26:00.000-04:00

School of rock: Class explains how to connect with the sacred at medicine wheels

Source: The Medina County Gazette

Author: Kristen Nowak Winn | Staff Writer
Date: 23 August, 2008

Carol Vaccariello, a minister of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a bishop of the Independent Old Catholic Church, walked the perimeter of the medicine wheel in her back yard. …

Church shelters Liliana one year

2008-08-23T09:22:00.002-04:00

Church shelters Liliana one year

Source: Ventura County Star - Camarillo, CA, USA

Author: Tom Kisken

Date: 23 August, 2008

A year ago today, the illegal immigrant moved into a small home owned by the United Church of Christ in Simi Valley. She came with her then 5-month-old son Pablito for sanctuary against the threat of being deported to Mexico. …

People who once protested at the church call federal authorities and demand Liliana's deportation as well as investigations into the church. Immigration officials avoid saying they won't make an arrest on church property, instead declaring they take action at "appropriate times in appropriate places."

The limbo continues, and no one knows how long it will last, including Liliana. …

Hartford Seminary Upcoming Events

2008-08-22T18:52:00.001-04:00

Hartford Seminary Upcoming Events

Source: First Church of Christ Simsbury

Author:

Date: 22 August, 2008

Chuck Ericson has served as Pastor of the Bolton Congregational Church UCC for more than 24 years. During this time he has become trained as a Conflict Consultant for the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ, ...

Clergy to Obama: "Don't Move to the Center"

2008-08-22T12:12:00.000-04:00

Clergy to Obama: "Don't Move to the Center"
Source: Burning Cane

Author: John Delloro

Date: 21 August, 2008

In an open-letter to Senator Obama, over 150 American clergy appealed to the Democratic candidate for President to retain the ethical and spiritual vision that won him the nomination in the first place …

… Imam Zaid Shakir, Zeytuna Institute, California Rev. Graylan S. Hagler, National President, Ministers for Racial, Social and Economic Justice of The United Church of Christ Signatories: Rev. Brian Adams Mt. Rainier Christian Church ...

Dialing for Dummies

2008-08-22T11:11:00.001-04:00

Dialing for Dummies

Source: Desire Paths

Author: Prehumous Professor of Morbid Bibliomancy

Date: 21 August, 2008

We're still [name of church]. CALLER: So you aren't a United Church of Christ Church? ME: Yes, both that AND Presbyterian. We are a dual affiliation church--we are affiliated with the UCC and with the PCUSA. ...

Mainline Protestant Denominations Plumeting

2008-08-22T11:04:00.000-04:00

Mainline Protestant Denominations Plumeting

Source: Theology & Culture

Author: Aaron C. Rathburn

Date: 21 August 2008

In 1965, 50% of the American population affiliated themselves with the Northern Baptists, United Church of Christ, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, or Presbyterians. Today, 8% of Americans belong to these churches. ...

Church's homeless feeling

2008-08-22T11:00:00.002-04:00

Church's homeless feeling

Source: The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley, PA, USA

Author: JOHN A. ZUKOWSKI

Date: 21 August, 2008

The Rev. Paul Cronin says he and his congregation feel somewhat like Moses and the Israelites wandering in the wilderness looking for the Promised Land.

"We're a homeless church," he says inside the Memorial United Church of Christ in Wilson Borough. "We're a church without walls."

The 150 active members of Faith Unity United Church of Christ have been sharing the Memorial United Church building …

History of the Episcopal Church Lesson 5

2008-08-22T00:50:00.002-04:00

History of the Episcopal Church Lesson 5

Source: Christ Church Little Rock

Author: jbcross

Date: 21 August, 2008

The United Church of Christ was one of the first denominations to fully support gays. The Southern Baptist Church and others took the lead in Afamily values.@ The Episcopal Church was deeply divided but had reached its compromise....

A Testimonial on Intercommunion

2008-08-22T00:45:00.000-04:00

A Testimonial on Intercommunion

Source: Communion in Conflict

Author: Nathan J.A. Humphrey

Date: 20 August, 2008

One week we would have a Roman Catholic priest (and no one checked anyone's credentials at communion, tsk, tsk), the next week a United Church of Christ minister, the next week a Lutheran pastor, then a Methodist, then an Episcopal ...

Chicago Urban League Files Civil Rights Lawsuit on School Funding

2008-08-22T00:35:00.000-04:00

Chicago Urban League Files Civil Rights Lawsuit on School Funding

Source: MarketWatch - USA

Author:

Date:20 August, 2008

Today we have gone to court to seek an end to decades of inadequate and unequal funding the State of Illinois has given our schools," said Cheryle R. Jackson, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League.

Jackson was be joined by civil rights groups, ministers, education advocates and administrators including: Theodia Gillespie president and CEO of the Quad County Urban League, a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit; Mary Ellen Guest, campaign manager, A+ Illinois; Arne Duncan, CEO, Chicago Public Schools; Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president, Rainbow PUSH Coalition; Karl Brinson, president, NAACP Chicago, Westside branch; Dr. Byron Brazier; pastor, Apostolic Church of God; Dr. Leon Finney, pastor, Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church; Dr. Marshall Hatch, pastor, New Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church; Rev. Sen. James T. Meeks, pastor, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago; Rev. Otis Moss III, pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ and Rev. Stephen Thurston II, co-pastor, New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church.

St. John Cemetery celebrates 145th anniversary

2008-08-22T00:25:00.001-04:00

St. John Cemetery celebrates 145th anniversary

Source: South County Journal - St. Louis, MO, USA

Author: Jason Sibert

Date: 20 August, 2008

St. John United Church of Christ members and others celebrated the 145th anniversary of the St. John Cemetery on Saturday. ...

I Just Don't Think Andrew Rice Is Being Honest

2008-08-22T00:21:00.001-04:00

Source: out here in the middle

Author: Jason Kearney

Date: 20 August, 2008

As a denomination, they belong to the UCC, or the United Church of Christ. Although each church is autonomous, as a general rule they believe strongly in things that most people in the middle, or to the right, stand against. ...

Developer Plans to Turn Church into Restaurant in Bethlehem

2008-08-22T00:17:00.001-04:00

Developer Plans to Turn Church into Restaurant in Bethlehem
Source: WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown, PA, USA
Author: 20 August, 2008

Date: 20 August, 2008

A developer wants to rip down the rectory next to the First United Church of Christ on West Fourth Street and build an upscale restaurant. ...

The Faith of Barack Obama

2008-08-22T00:06:00.001-04:00

The Faith of Barack Obama

Source:ReformationUCC.org

Author: Admin

Date: 19 August, 2008

Stephen Mansfield’s new book, The Faith of Barack Obama, commends itself by it’s Christian demeanor. Mansfield’s work is not to be confused with books such as Jerome Corsi’s The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality or David Freddoso’s The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media’s Favorite Candidate. This work cannot in any way be considered a “hit piece” for the “Right” by any standard, except the that of the most extreme Left where any criticism of Mr. Obama is taken as defaming a Messianic figure. Though Mr. Mansfield would deny it, at times he does indeed seem to “gush” over Mr. Obama and even Trinity United Church of Christ. This is testimony to Mansfield’s intense desire to be evenhanded, despite Mansfield’s own professed conservative and pro-life convictions which would prevent him from voting for Obama. This work, then, is a serious attempt to dispassionately portray the faith of Presidential Candidate Obama in it’s most positive possible light. For that, Mansfield has taken and will take profound criticism from both the Left and the Right.

Belief.net’s List of Influential Black Spiritual Leaders

2008-08-19T22:59:00.000-04:00

Belief.net’s List of Influential Black Spiritual Leaders

Source: SoulJonz

Author: B. Michael Honor

Date: 18 August, 2008

Moss recently announced that he will leave Tabernacle in May 2006 to become an associate pastor at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, under the leadership of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright

United Church of Christ

2008-08-17T18:44:00.001-04:00

United Church of Christ
Source: purrplexity blog

Author: Katrien

Date: 17 August, 2008

This morning, we got up early, earlier than usual, to go to church! B. had found out about this one little progressive church, way up in the Oakland hills, and we decided to check it out. It's a United Church of Christ church. ...

8 finish 96-mile walk to promote equal rights

2008-08-17T12:54:00.000-04:00

8 finish 96-mile walk to promote equal rights

Source: Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ, USA

Author: Amanda J. Crawford

Date: 17 August, 2008

Meg Sneed is a cancer survivor. She is also a lesbian.

After spending three days walking to benefit breast-cancer research, she had an idea. What about a walk to raise awareness about marriage inequality?

Last week, Sneed, 25, and seven other gay, lesbian and bisexual young people aged 19 to 28 walked through the metro area to the state Capitol to raise awareness about gay rights and the fall referendum that would add a gay-marriage ban to the state constitution…

Among their stops was the Church of the Beatitudes United Church of Christ in north-central Phoenix.

The Rev. Nancy Elsenheimer is one of the senior pastors at the church, which performs commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples. She called Sneed and the other walkers "courageous" not only for braving the Valley's heat but also for spreading their message through areas not always receptive to gay rights…

Barack Obama, John McCain discuss faith, issues at Saddleback ...

2008-08-17T08:17:00.001-04:00

Barack Obama, John McCain discuss faith, issues at Saddleback ...

Source: Los Angeles Times - CA, USA

Author: Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

Date: 17 August, 2008

But Obama, a Christian who until recently attended Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, was more revealing about his faith.

Explaining what it meant to him to be a Christian, the Democrat talked of "walking humbly with our God." "I know that I don't walk alone, and I know that if I can get myself out of the way that I can maybe carry out in some small way what he intends," he said.

Helping hands are pushing for change

2008-08-17T00:08:00.000-04:00

Helping hands are pushing for change

Source: Duluth News Tribune - Duluth, MN, USA
Author: Linda Hanson

Date: 17 August, 2008

On most Wednesday mornings, you’ll find the Rev. Kathy Nelson and other volunteers making breakfast and serving it to homeless people at the Churches United in Ministry Drop-in Center in Duluth.

For Nelson, pastor of Peace United Church of Christ in Duluth, this sort of direct action to help people in poverty is central to her Christian faith…

All the People Video Project

2008-08-16T17:02:00.000-04:00

All the People Video Project

Source: All God’s People

Author: Greg

Date: 15 August, 2008

The United Church of Christ is working to air, "Steeples for the Peoples" on television once again this September. The UCC has aired a number of commercials in the past that highlight the church's inclusiveness.

Pastor retires after 26 years in Laramie

2008-08-16T01:56:00.000-04:00

Pastor retires after 26 years in Laramie

Source: Laramie Boomerang - Laramie, WY, USA

Author: Carrie Haderlie

Date: 16 August, 2008

After serving the Laramie community for 26 years, the Rev. Sally Palmer of St. Paul’s United Church is retiring.

“When I started work at St. Paul’s on a cold January day of 1983, I was celebrated as a woman clergy,” Palmer said. “It was clear when I came to St. Paul’s that they welcomed a woman.”

Church Marks 125 Years With a Major Fixing Up

2008-08-16T01:20:00.000-04:00

Church Marks 125 Years With a Major Fixing Up

Source: New York Times

Author: GEORGIA KRAL

Date: 14 August, 2008

THE Short Beach Union Church sits about three houses from the waterfront on Pentecost Street in the Short Beach neighborhood of Branford…

Skip Ferry is the pastor and is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Mr. Ferry, who is also a full-time employee at the Connecticut Food...

Catholic Church and Sins of Men

2008-08-16T01:10:00.002-04:00

Catholic Church and Sins of Men

Source: digital dryad

Author: Diana Boston

Date: 15 August 2008

Adult sexual assault exists in the Catholic church and in other Christian denominational institutions. According to the study's statistics: The United Church of Christ found that 48% of the women in the work place have been sexually ...

National UCC and Disciples staff raise Tents of Hope

2008-08-16T01:02:00.001-04:00

National UCC and Disciples staff raise Tents of Hope

Source: Global Ministries News - http://www.globalministries.org

Author:

Date: 15 August, 2008

National staff of the United Church of Christ at the UCC Church House in Cleveland and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) at the Disciples Center in Indianapolis are creating their own Tents of Hope in order to raise awareness of the ongoing crisis and support for Sudanese refugees and for the Tents of Hope project…

Across the Pastor's Desk: One world, one dream

2008-08-16T00:03:00.001-04:00

Across the Pastor's Desk: One world, one dream

Source: Albert Lea Tribune - Albert Lea, MN, USA
Author: the Rev. Cherie Daniel, Freeborn Congregational United Church of Christ

Date: 14 August, 2008

What is it about the Olympic games that so captures our attention? Maybe it can best be summed up in this year’s motto: One World, One Dream. The population of the world is connected in ways that our forebears could hardly have imagined. Even as the event is happening — a mine collapse, an earthquake, a tsunami, an act of aggression — the world sees it, feels the emotional kick in the stomach, and responds with compassion. Our neighborhood has expanded from the confines of a country mile or city block to encompassing the entire globe. One World, One Dream.

Arizona Equality Walkers - Soulforce Right To Marry Update

2008-08-15T23:40:00.000-04:00

Arizona Equality Walkers - Soulforce Right To Marry Update

Source: The Observer - Tucson, Arizona

Author:

Date: 15 August, 2008

From Glendale we were headed to the Church of the Beatitudes, a lovely United Church of Christ congregation where we had lunch and the most amazing cherries for desert. We were greeted warmly by Pastor Nancy Elsenheimer and several ...

Church plans sale to benefit refugees

2008-08-15T01:40:00.001-04:00

Church plans sale to benefit refugees

Source: The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley, PA, USA
Author: Staff

Date: 15 August, 2008

Dryland United Church of Christ is working with Catholic Charities to bring a refugee family of six from Myanmar to the Bethlehem area.

Dryland will hold a charity garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Financial contributions will also be accepted for this refugee resettlement project.

Poll on race stresses need for ‘sacred conversations’

2008-08-15T01:32:00.002-04:00

Poll on race stresses need for ‘sacred conversations’

Source: Dallas Baptist Standard - Dallas, TX, USA

Author:

Date: 14 August, 2008

A recent New York Times/CBS News poll revealing deep national divisions along racial lines is an urgent reminder of the need for “sacred conversations on race,” the head of the National Council of Churches said …

The call for sermons on race was issued earlier this year by John H. Thomas, general minister and president of the United Church of Christ, and promptly endorsed by Kinnamon and other church leaders. Thomas made the call as church leaders gathered on the steps of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ and defended Jeremiah Wright, then the target of a storm of criticism for remarks deemed unpatriotic and radical by critics.

Kything

2008-08-14T18:56:00.000-04:00

Kything

Source: Fountain of Reflections - http://johngrebe.wordpress.com

Author: John Grebe

Date:14 August, 2008

Wanda Craner the Minister of Spiritual Nurture of the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ. In some ways kything is simply a form of intercessory prayer, but it is also something more as it intercessory ...

Prominent Suffolk church declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy

2008-08-14T17:51:00.000-04:00

Prominent Suffolk church declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Source: The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk, VA, USA

Author: Linda McNatt

Date: 14 August 2008

Reverend Carlton R. Upton Sr. in the pulpit at Tabernacle Christian United Church of Christ on East Washington in Suffolk.

First UCC of Lowell to celebrate 150th on August 24

2008-08-14T14:30:00.001-04:00

First UCC of Lowell to celebrate 150th on August 24

Source: Beaver Dam Daily Citizen - Beaver Dam, WI, USA
Author:

Date: 14 August, 2008

LOWELL —First United Church of Christ in Lowell will be celebrating its sesquicentennial on Aug. 24 at the church. Services will begin at 10 a.m. with a meal to follow. The church is at 710 Watertown Road.

Church group organizer charged in theft

2008-08-14T12:12:00.000-04:00

Church group organizer charged in theft

Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Sarasota ,FL, USA

Author: Todd Ruger

Date: 14 August, 2008

A former organizer of a church-related group for low- and moderate-income families helped himself to more than $46,000 for illegal drugs and his girlfriend, Sarasota Police said …

Rostock was fired in May, but the First Congregational United Church of Christ called police last week after they got copies of checks and reconciled them.

A New Church Find

2008-08-14T08:57:00.001-04:00

A New Church Find

Source: http://unravelingmysteries.blogspot.com/

Author: Lauren Mayfield

Date: 14 August, 2008

This is what I'm talking about these days--a church that embraces plurality in the name of their unity, cares about the poor, is lead by women, and is open and affirming to everyone! United Parish Church of Brookline, MA just accounted for the 251st reason that I want to move to Boston! It's a merger of three churches originally in Brookline: American Baptist, United Methodist, and United Church of Christ, all of which were struggling on their own.

UCC names J. Bennett Guess to direct denomination's media justice ...

2008-08-14T08:47:00.002-04:00

UCC names J. Bennett Guess to direct denomination's media justice ...

Source: Media Justice - http://www.ucc.org -

Author:

Date: 14 August, 2008

Bennett Guess has been named as the executive director of the United Church of Christ’s historic media justice arm, the Office of Communication, Inc. Since 1959, OC, Inc. has been a leading advocate on FCC-related public policy issues ...

Theocrat Rod Parsley Attacks Pastor Dan

2008-08-14T08:41:00.001-04:00

Theocrat Rod Parsley Attacks Pastor Dan

Source: Street Prophets - http://www.streetprophets.com

Author: Pastor Dan

Date: 14 August, 2008

Schultz would be an obscure United Church of Christ pastor of a tiny congregation in rural Wisconsin if it were not for the power of the Internet and his own passion for new-media publicity. Under his pen name, pastordan, he has become ...

Here is pastordan’s reply, quoted at some length to preserve the context:

“This all sounds very nice, and I’m sure it’s well-intentioned. But it uses right-wing frames to build the discussion, then appeals to a center ground that’s actually skewed pretty badly...

Finding ways to get involved

2008-08-14T08:12:00.000-04:00

Finding ways to get involved

Source: Petaluma Argus-Courier - Petaluma, CA, USA

Author: YOVANNA BIEBERICH

Date: 14 August, 2008

What began as a fall festival many years ago at Petaluma’s United Church of Christ has turned into quite the extravaganza complete with a car show and chicken barbecue — Festival on the Hill.

FACTBOX-The faith factors for Obama and McCain

2008-08-14T07:55:00.000-04:00

FACTBOX-The faith factors for Obama and McCain

Source: Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK

Author:

Date: 14 August. 2008

An adult convert to the United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination with about 1.2 million members nationwide. Obama was drawn to the church ...

congregationalists

2008-08-13T17:32:00.002-04:00

congregationalists

Source: Aspiration Toward Inspiration (blog)

Author: relsdork

Date: 13 August, 2008

While many Christian denominations can be marked today by their tendencies to condemn, the United Church of Christ has adopted a much more inclusive stance. Congregationalist Christians’ beginnings as ‘puritans’ can help illustrate how much change has taken place within the religious institution.

Strasburg Township man fed up with local church bells

2008-08-13T17:25:00.000-04:00

Strasburg Township man fed up with local church bells

Source: Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster, PA, USA

Author: AMES BUESCHER, Correspondent

Date: 13 August, 2008

James R. Haun of Zion United Church of Christ of New Providence said he had no comment on Book's allegations. "We've been in contact with him," Haun said. ...

Baldwin-Wallace inks property swap with church

2008-08-13T17:13:00.002-04:00

Baldwin-Wallace inks property swap with church

Source: Crain’s Cleveland Business

Author: SHANNON MORTLAND
Date: 12 August, 2008

Baldwin-Wallace College has inked a deal with the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Berea to swap some land for several ...

Church Bodies React To Russia-Georgia Conflict

2008-08-13T17:09:00.002-04:00

Church Bodies React To Russia-Georgia Conflict

Source: United Church of Christ Blog

Author: The Rev. Chuck Currie

Date: 12 August, 2008

We recognize that good relations between neighbours are a gift of God and an obligation of all people. We ask that our member churches pray for the people of Georgia and its neighbours, and for all who in these days work for peace and reconciliation.

The United Church of Christ is part of the World Council of Churches.

People Profile--Nelsons are a tale of two pastors, one faith, one ...

2008-08-13T17:00:00.000-04:00

People Profile--Nelsons are a tale of two pastors, one faith, one ...

Source: Brenham Banner-Press

Author: Bud Chambers/Staff Reporter

Date: 11 August, 2008

The former Karen Buck grew up in Burton as an active member of St. Johns United Church of Christ, Burton.

But only a year into teaching in Bryan ISD’s special services department — many of her duties involved in working with the district’s homebound students — Karen would answer the call into the Evangelical UCC Church’s ministry and very shortly qualify for enrollment at the Eden Theological Seminary, located in St. Louis.

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