NEW YORK, NY -- The National Council of Churches (NCC) today reiterated its statement of August 11 condemning plans by a Florida church to burn the Qur'an on September 11. 09/02/2010
CLEVELAND -- How can the global church challenge racism when its manifestations take on such different forms in various places around the world? That question became central to the conversation at a UCC-hosted World Council of Churches (WCC) conference on racism, where 30 participants from 15 countries gathered Aug. 26-29 in Cleveland to discuss rationale and strategies for a sustained ecumenical engagement in confronting racism and related forms of prejudice. 09/01/2010
HARTFORD -- The Connecticut Conference's Disaster Response Team advised local churches of the conference to make ready for possible storm damage as forecasters predict that Hurricane Earl will turn north along the East Coast of the United States in the next three days. This could result in heavy rains and consequent flooding in Connecticut on Friday. 08/31/2010
UNION -- "Even if a church moves to a part-time pastoral leader," says Bob LaRochelle, "the reality is that it's a full-time church. It's a living, breathing, full-time reality." Having lived in this reality as pastor of the Congregational Church of Union, UCC, for the last ten years, the Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle has published his first book -- Part-Time Pastor, Full-Time Church -- with Pilgrim Press. 08/31/2010
CLEVELAND -- The United Church of Christ has issued a special disaster appeal seeking $300,000 to support the emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation initiatives of Church World Service (CWS) in Pakistan. Torential rains and flooding that have affected Pakistan in recent weeks continue, with at an estimated 1,600 dead and 17.2 million affected. 08/30/2010
CLEVELAND -- The UCC's five-person Collegium of Officers issued a statement on August 16 urging members and churches to "affirm and support the processes by which we order our common life" in response to information that the Rev. John H. Thomas, former general minister and president, has separated from his wife Lynda Thomas and he is now in a committed relationship with a woman with whom he worked while he was general minister and president. 08/25/2010
NEW YORK, NY -- Church World Service officials urged a more robust response from the international donor community to Pakistan's devastating flooding disaster. The global relief and development agency voiced even deeper worries over whether or not pledges will be fulfilled. The Connecticut Conference has added the ability to give toward flood relief on its web site. 08/24/2010
CLEVELAND -- Just over a month after its rollout, Faith Practices is drawing enthusiastic reviews from subscribers praising the simplicity of its use and the depth of the reflection it provides. To date, 73 churches have subscribed to the resources. 08/24/2010
