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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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?

[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

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

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

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.