In the middle of May, I received an email from Paralegal Erin Anderson from Al Otro Lago, an agency that works at the border to free folks in detention and provide ...
Celebrate, Agitate, Activate - ONA35 On June 15, supporters of Open and Affirming gathered from around the Mass Conference to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the ...
Community – that basic human impulse to be part of a group, particularly one that understands your struggles and offers support and friendship.
It is hard to believe how time has flown by since we all met together in June for Annual Meeting in Hartford. At Annual Meeting we accomplish many things for the work of ...
It is more important than ever for us as people of God to welcome all into the safety and embrace of our church communities. Our LGBTQ friends are hungry for a place to ...
We discovered that many who attended our post-election vigil were looking for a safe place in the midst of uncertainty.
"Offering a space for folks to come together, mourn, and speak their own truths is an act of resistance in itself." - Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager
by Rev. Andrea Ayvazian Haydenville Congregational Church Friday, June 17, 2016 On Monday evening, our church in Haydenville held a service in response to the shootings...
The U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming marriage equality came down on June 26, 2015. It was approaching twelve years since the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling of ‘...
Last week, in a landmark opinion, the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples would be allowed to marry in all fifty states. And that banning them would violate the ...
The first day of General Synod was a bit hazy for me, having driven straight from Boston with my husband and two children and arrived in Cleveland at 2 AM. Despite the ...
How appropriate that this year's theme at General Synod 30 is Unexpected Places and that today the Supreme Court solidified marriage equality through out the United ...
There is a church in Haverhill embarking on a path towards a new rebirth for this generation. Who is this generation? These are the children who heard a splintered and ...
UCC files suit against North Carolina contesting the constitutionality of their state laws on marriage.
Twenty-eight years after the first ONA resolution was passed by the MA Conference, there are 1,000 ONA churches nation-wide.