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When the United Church of Christ Board and the Council of Conference Ministers gathered for their March meetings last week, they met in a bright, multipurpose space with wide windows overlooking downtown Cleveland. The unique space was acquired for the…

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At Po’okela Church, new seats in the first rows of the sanctuary have a special purpose. The church replaced two rows of pews with chairs that unfold into beds to host volunteers who come to assist with the area’s wildfire…

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Spring like weather is emerging across the United States. The winter months were challenging with dangerously low temperatures seen even in the Southern states where milder temperatures prevail even when the north is experiencing the joys of winter. With the…

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Women’s History Month is often framed as a time to look back, to remember the pioneers who opened doors and challenged systems of injustice.  Remembering matters because the stories we tell shape the future we imagine and remind us of…

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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”…

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