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The four staff members dedicated to supporting faith formation in the historic Conferences - Debby Kirk, Karen Ziel, Kristin Putney and Debbie Gline Allen - will all continue on the staff of the new Conference. Previously, Debby Kirk and Karen Ziel worked full-time in ...
An Episcopal Deacon who has experience working with local churches to move worship and other ministries online has been called as the Southern New England Conference's first Digital Minister. The Rev. Eric Elley has been working as a technology consultant to ...
The Rev. Dr. Audrey C. Price, an Associate Conference Minister for Leadership Development in the Central Atlantic Conference, has been called as the Southern New England Conference's first Executive for Missional Implementation. In this role, Rev. Price will be serving...
Twelve congregations have accepted the “Congregation Climate Justice Voter Challenge” and more are on the way! These churches have formally agreed to...
The Bridge Conference Ministers have announced that three more current staff will continue to serve in the new staff structure. Dr. Donique McIntosh, who joined the staff in August of 2019 as Racial Justice Team Leader, will serve as the Minister for Racial and ...
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In response to the disruptions caused by both COVID-19 and systemic racism, The Southern New England Conference has announced the launch of the Faith ...
Kensington church “flocks” congregation with love
The following is a message from Stephanie Pitman, Business Manager, Silver Lake Conference Center Dear friends and colleagues, Well, the time has come for me to retire from full time work at Silver Lake. Of course I have mixed feelings about leaving Silver Lake and ...
the Bridge Conference Ministers have announced that five more current staff have been chosen to continue on in the new structure when it goes into ...
The Rev. Darrell Goodwin was elected as the new Southern New England Conference's first Executive Conference Minister by an overwhelming margin at ...
The pandemic may have kept members of the Southern New England Conference, UCC, from gathering in person for their first official Annual Meeting, but ...
The Parish Council of First Parish UCC, Westwood invites the churches of our Conference to join them in remembering the 200,000+ Americans who have ...
The following is a letter to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Atty. General William Tong, in support of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference policy of allowing transgender student athletes to compete on sports teams that align with their gender identity. ...
Written by Phyllis Richards Massive wildfires burning in California, Oregon and Washington have created havoc for many UCC members, churches and ...
The following Board President's Report has been prepared for the Annual Meeting, to be held Sept. 26, 2020: By Rev. Jocelyn B. Gardner Spencer ...
Real structural change has to happen in our national and local structures where racism still exists even while flags and monuments are being removed.
The following Treasurer's Report has been prepared for the Annual Meeting, to be held Sept. 26, 2020: Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ Treasurer’s Report to the Annual Meeting by Calvin Price August 24, 2020 As I write this report, we are ...
The Southern New England Conference celebrated with clergy who marked 25 and 50 years of their Ordination at the September 26, 2020 Annual Meeting.
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Delegates from all three conferences at the November Annual Meeting. The formation of the Southern New England Conference is bringing about a lot of changes, and one may be how many delegates churches should be electing to attend Annual Meeting. According to ...
The Rev. Darrell Goodwin – a pastor with experience in higher education and in varied ministry settings of the United Church of Christ – will be presented to Annual Meeting voters as the candidate to serve as the Southern New England Conference’s first Executive ...
The Search Committee did most of its work via Zoom The following was written by Bridge Conference Minister The Rev. Marilyn Kendrix, who staffed the Executive Conference Minister Search Committee: After working together for many months, the Executive ...
Due to the extended State of Emergency in Massachusetts, the Sept. 26 online Conference gathering will be the first official Annual Meeting of the Southern New England Conference, which was formally incorporated on Jan. 1, 2020. The Meeting will be woven through with ...
Bridge Conference Ministers Marilyn Kendrix and Don Remick have announced that four current staff members have been tapped to continue serving in the new Conference staff structure. The announcement is the first of its kind in a transitional process that will continue ...
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The Rev. Suzi Townsley, Associate Conference Minister for Innovation, has announced plans to leave the Conference staff for a call at a local church in Maine. "The opportunity to take the learnings of my years of study and experience in innovation, leadership and ...
Norfield Church Rings Bell to Remind Community of Injustice Experienced by People of Color
Two search committees have been formed to assist in the process of restructuring the Conference staff. One will take on the task of filling the six regional positions, while another will search for one of the three executive positions, the Executive for Missional ...
Camp Ruggles, a therapeutic summer day camp for children diagnosed with emotional and behavioral disabilities, has operated on the grounds of Irons Homestead - the Southern New England Conference retreat center in Glocester, RI - for 46 years. The camp typically runs ...
Nine Southern New England Conference congregations have been selected to participate in a Thriving Congregations Initiative proposed and offered by ...
When the pandemic began in March, churches had no choice but to start offering worship and other spiritual gatherings online rather than in person Many pastors and church volunteers learned on the fly how to be video editors, producers and more. And while some ...
We have directed all of our staff to continue to work remotely and refrain from any in-person gatherings that could put them and their loved ones at risk.
We are reaching out to all the members of our Conference to check in and invite you to check in with each other.
Northborough Church Serves Drive-Thru Community Meals
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The Southern New England Conference has recently posted a number of staff positions to the national UCC website, including six for "Area Conference ...
Terryville Church Uses Voice Broadcast System to Get the Word out
The Board of Directors has voted to invite contributions in honor of the Bridge Conference Ministers - Marilyn Kendrix, Don Remick and Kent Siladi - to a fund that focuses on faith formation and stewardship. The Board voted to re-name the Seeds of Faith Fund, which was...
The Bridge Conference Ministers have begun restructuring the Conference staff following a three-month delay due to the pandemic.
Silver Lake Conference Center is excited to introduce you to the new Silver Lake Site Manager, Matt Taylor. Matt has decades of experience with Silver Lake, starting as a young camper, continuing through summer staff, followed by decades of volunteering. Matt is ...
West Stockbridge Church Offers Online Musical Menagerie Children’s Messages
Two churches share experiences with online events and the energy they've seen as a result.
In a letter emailed out across the Southern New England Conference Monday, the Rev. Kent Siladi announced his resignation as Bridge Conference Minister. He will be taking on the role of Director of Philanthropy for the national setting of the United Church of Christ. ...
"Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God." - 1 John 4:7 Materials for your congregation's 2020 stewardship campaign featuring the theme "Beloved, Love" are now available in print form or as a digital ...
Attendees of last November's Annual Meeting have been finding a pleasant surprise in their mailboxes recently: copies of Keynote Speaker Valarie Kaur's new book, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary War. Part of the arrangement for Kaur to speak at ...
Church of the Good Shepherd in West Woodstock, CT, counts between 8 and 10 families as regulars. And yet this tiny church's efforts will wipe out $101,000 in medical debt. Read more here. Churches: South Acton Congregational Church, Acton,...
Chicopee’s First Congregational Church resumed its mission late Sunday afternoon of providing food for families facing hard times caused by the ...
Payson Park Church Offers Online Meditation
People have worshipped at Park Congregational Church United Church of Christ since 1887, but the number of members has plummeted so the church will ...
Six UCC churches along the Massachusetts shoreline of Buzzards Bay worked together in May to produce an online Pentecost worship.
Pilgrim Congregational in Harwich Port Responds to Covid-19 With Online Children's Program
A heartbeat coming from a loudspeaker drowned out the noise of traffic around the Milford Green when 16 members of the clergy and 100-plus ...
Just days before the pandemic closed down the state of Connecticut, First Church of Christ in Middletown approved a new outreach plan focusing in part...