Michael Ciba is the Team Leader and Southwest Area Conference Minister of the Southern New England Conference. He works with CT churches in the Fairfield East, Fairfield West, Litchfield South, Naugatuck Valley, and New Haven  Associations and the New Haven East Consociation to provide resources, interpret the work of the United Church of Christ, and assist churches with planning and search and call.

Michael grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and worked in business for ten years before attending seminary. He has pastored churches in Waterbury, Connecticut, and Gustavus, Ohio. He and his wife Diane live in Watertown. They have one adult child.

Published Articles

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3/2/2022 - Area Conference Minister Team Begins Shepherding Responsibilities

9/15/2021 - Pastoral Counseling Programs Available to Authorized Ministers

2/27/2019 - Many Voices One Mission: What Will Be

9/26/2018 - Many Voices One Mission: Called and Sent

4/4/2018 - Many Voices, One Mission: You Can't Go Back

11/20/2017 - Needy and Needed

7/24/2017 - Hiding Treasures

5/9/2017 - A Once-in-Three-Generations Opportunity

3/13/2017 - Encounters

3/8/2017 - Autophagy in Lent

1/5/2017 - How does the UCC live the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

10/17/2016 - For Better - For Worse

7/4/2016 - The Cost of "Yes"

3/21/2016 - A Hellish Week

11/30/2015 - Through Past and Present

4/13/2015 - Easter People

1/15/2015 - Body and Soul

9/22/2014 - Test and Quarrel

6/23/2014 - Wonder In the Word

3/24/2014 - We Are Their Keepers

12/16/2013 - Reconciled

9/9/2013 - Lost

6/3/2013 - Elijah's Presence

2/25/2013 - Life from a New Perspective

11/26/2012 - In the Face of Difficult Times

9/3/2012 - It Gets Better -- With Help

6/11/2012 - Old and New

4/16/2012 - Sleeping or Waking

1/9/2012 - New Possibilities

10/10/2011 - Churches Change Lives!

7/11/2011 - House of God

4/4/2011 - Connecting the Dry Bones

12/27/2010 - Finding Our Place