From Texas to Maine, potentially millions of people will be traveling across the United States to witness the totality of the Monday, April 8 solar eclipse. Included in the eclipse’s “path of totality” is Cleveland, where the United Church of…

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This Easter and beyond, United Church of Christ General Minister and President the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson is inviting the wider church to participate in an interactive season of prayer. The People’s Prayers for Peace initiative is an open invitation…

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Beginning Oct. 7, more than 30,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis have died in escalating violence in the Middle East.  Since then, Global Ministries — the common witness that the United Church of Christ shares with the Christian Church (Disciples of…

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On Holy Saturday this year, First Congregational Church in Concord, New Hampshire, will hold a concert celebrating African American spirituals and a racial justice journey they began in January. When the congregation committed to a season of intentional racial justice…

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The Rev. Susan Blain, who led the United Church of Christ’s national ministries in worship and liturgical arts for many years, died March 7, 2024, from cancer. She was 70. Blain retired as minister for worship and gospel arts from the UCC’s Faith…

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