A remote Super Saturday workshop given two years ago resulted in a new source of income and more visibility for this church.
Write a love note to trans youth expressing your support. Although notes can continue to come in after March 31st, we need a minimum of 48 love notes ...
Helping campers to be their best selves will continue to be the focus.
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Congratulations to Whendi Cook Broderick, the 2023 Silver Lake Award honoree! The celebration takes place on Sunday April 16, 2023, 2-5pm at ...
In 2021, First Congregational Church of Cheshire, Conn. joined with people from their town’s Episcopal, United Methodist, and Reform Jewish ...
Plymouth church in Framingham covers Easter cross with kindness hearts instead of flowers.
Rev. Darrell Goodwin, Rev. Bette McClure and Rev. Liz Garrigan-Byerly welcome attendees Seventy people from the four Associations of the Southeast Region of the Southern New England Conference came together on Sunday, March 12, for the first of six G.R.O.W. ...
The Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, the nominee for United Church of Christ General Minister and President, will give the Keynote Address at the 4th ...
A look at why Rev. Nell Fields, pastor of Waquoit Congregational Church, has been named by the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce as 2023 “Citizen of the ...
Local church giving to the Southern New England Conference came in over budget for 2022 – welcome news as the new Conference emerges from the pandemic. In a video message, Conference Board President Tracy Keene thanked everyone for their contributions. "Despite the...
“It is transformative to have a positive, sacred frame for all that sexuality encompasses in our lives. Children are learning about it all the time, whether we’re in the conversation or not. So why wouldn’t we be? If we are not, we are abdicating to purity culture and ...
Warnings have been issued this week by Heather Kimmel, United Church of Christ General Counsel, and by the editors of the website Church Law & Tax ...
The Southern New England Conference is one of the sponsors of the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries Annual Gathering, being held March 7 - 9 in Denver, CO. "Together through Mountains and Valleys” is the theme of this year’s Annual Gathering, a ...
Members of Somers Congregational Church found ways to help the community during the pandemic.
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Recognizing the need for in person reconnection after so much time apart due to the pandemic, and the need to develop new connections in this new ...
Many local congregations have been conducting Annual Meetings remotely, or in a hybrid on-site and remote manner, since the start of the COVID-19 ...
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A message from the Rev. Darrell Goodwin, Executive Conference Minister, in response to the "He Gets Us" Super Bowl ads: As a progressive Christian leader in a polarized world, I am always hoping to find ways to share a more inclusive, historically accurate and tangible...
Rev. Jack Davidson, pastor at Spring Glen UCC in Hamden, CT convened a virtual meeting of clergy and youth leaders in late January to discuss various models for multi-church youth ministry. The meeting was a forum to share successes, struggles, and creative ideas for ...
The Southern New England Conference's Edwards House Meeting and Retreat Center will be bustling this summer with folks young and old eager to ...
The news continues to unfold about the devastating earthquake on the border of Turkey and Syria. The death toll continues to rise – numbers are pointing to over 47,000
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The Covid-19 pandemic changed the reality of living in March of 2020. The world went into lockdown. We thought it would be under control by spring, then summer, fall and winter brought another surge again and again. Here we are in January 2023, tired of Covid testing, ...
Dawn Hammond, who has served in Conference ministry for more than 34 years, has announced her plans to retire. Hammond, who began serving the historic Massachusetts Conference as a part-time accounting manager in 1988, currently serves as the Southern New England ...
For First Congregational Church of Chicopee, food ministry is an act of justice.
The following letter was sent to churches, pastors, moderators and treasurers. If the proper people at your church did not receive it, please log in ...
David Figliuzzi, who began working for the Southern New England Conference in September as the Interim Director of Philanthropy, has now accepted a permanent position with the Conference. “David began his journey as the Interim Director, and it quickly became ...
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In January, you’re invited to pray together with our siblings from the Central Pacific Conference, the Kansas Oklahoma Conference, and the Pacific Northwest Conference. Each week, we’ll be led in prayer by one of our Conference Ministers. Week 1: Prayer for our Lay ...
The Massachusetts Bible Society is now part of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ.
A Christmas Message from Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin: As we celebrate the birth of the Christ child into this world, we also hold that we are in need of hope as much as our forbearers of old. However, I am persuaded that this HOPE that we ...
Best practices, the changing landscape, discovering your why, and engaging donors are just a few of the topics to be covered.
Rev. Liz Garrigan-Byerly, Executive Minister for Area Conference Ministry, sent this letter to pastors, churches and moderators on Dec. 14 on behalf ...
Barnstable church asks folks to take pics of Nativity scenes at their favorite spots and post on social media with the hashtag #MyCrecheTake.
Registration will open in early January for the second affinity group created specifically for clergy of color. The group will be led by Rev. Dr. ...
NOTE: THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN POSTPONED. IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE NEW DATES ARE DETERMINED. If you are an experienced ...
Rev. Bennie Whiten during his days with the historic Massachusetts Conference. This piece looks at Rev. Whiten's impact in Massachusetts. ...
By Tiffany Vail The Rev. David Camphouse, a Methodist pastor with 30 years of camp leadership experience, has been hired as the new Director of ...
Creating disciples of healthy, faith-based sexuality.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security are inviting nonprofit organizations to a series of informational ...
The Southern New England Conference has called two new Associate Conference Ministers, both of whom have extensive Committee on Ministry experience and are currently serving within the Conference. Rev. Carol Steinbrecher will serve as the ACM for the North Central ...
Dozens of people from across Connecticut gathered in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square Saturday for a vigil and rally against LGBTQ+ hate and gun ...
Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin offered a video Thanksgiving message on Nov. 23. Read, or watch the full video below. Good ...
The Rev. Andrew Lang, Executive Director of the Open and Affirming Coalition, released the following letter in response to the Club Q shooting in ...
SNEUCC Board of Directors has approved an updated Annual Meeting Behavioral Covenant and Rules of Procedure to include a Resolutions process
16 pallets of donated coffee landed for distribution to the military. Thank you to the members supporting chaplains who are serving soldiers with coffee and kindness.
Various SNEUCC members provide meals, coats, and their time to make a difference to the unhoused.
“Achieving the certification has made me a better faith formation leader."
You are cordially invited to the wedding ceremony of Executive Conference Minister The Rev. Darrell Goodwin and his fiancé Mr. Kentavis “Kenny” Brice to be held Saturday, October 29, 2022
The Health Ministry of this Wellfleet church offers medical acupuncture to help those recovering from substance use disorders, living with mental illness, or simply coping with life’s many stresses.
Andrew Wicks, founder of Incredible Days Group, talks about this organization that focuses on immersive service learning, team-building, leadership development, and non-profit management.
Join the 2022 Faith Matters Voting Challenge! Voting is one of the most - if not the most - powerful tools we have as people of faith. Voting takes ...
Are you involved in planning for the sudden arrival of migrants? Would you like to be?