For more than 50 years, Pilgrim Day Camp has operated on the Framingham, MA, campus of the Southern New England Conference. For the first time in it's history, the camp will not be held this summer due to COVID-19. Following is the letter announcing the camp's closure ...
Action Opportunity from the Actual Justice Task Team of the SNEUCC: If you are reading this before June 30, 2020, you may help our task team work by ...
The 2020 Youth Revival Project, an online series of videos released daily, began on Monday May 25 and continues through Friday May 29.
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The Conference recently conducted a wide-ranging survey of churches, in which 260 churches participated. This is the second article in a series looking at the results, and focuses on how clergy are doing during this time. The first article looked at the financial ...
A recent survey of churches indicates that the willingness of church leaders to be vocal and transparent about the church's needs is crucial in ...
A Message From the Bridge Conference Ministers of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ As followers of Jesus, who has...
First Church of Rowley Launches New Care Ministry and Women’s Support Group
Hearing a young attorney speak of the faith-based reasons for which he had just made a substantial monetary gift to a community youth center, Clif Christopher asked the speaker if he would consider making a similar contribution to the congregation of which he was an ...
The Bridge Conference Ministers are maintaining their position that Conference churches should hold off on resuming in-person worship until at least ...
The Southern New England Conference will hold an All-Conference Gathering - online - on Saturday, Sept. 26. Clergy, delegates, and all those ...
Recent tax law changes provide people an opportunity to make tax-free charitable contributions to your church from your IRA. This may be of special interest to those who must take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) annually from a traditional IRA.* The tax law now ...
In March, the Rev. Timothy Haut celebrated 40 years serving as pastor of the First Congregational Church of Deep River, Connecticut.
United Church of Bernardston, MA, Mask Making Ministry Offers Masks For the Taking
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The Rev. Holly MillerShank began serving this week as the Interim Associate Conference Minister for the Metropolitan Boston and Northeast Associations - albeit, from her current home in Cleveland, Ohio. "Working remotely is par for the course for our little family," ...
New! Best Practices and Forgiveness Information and Webinar On March 31, the application for the CARES ACT, Payroll Protection Program was posted on ...
Kaeley McEvoy was ordained via Zoom in a service that included art, scripture, music, sermon message, and even a virtual laying on of the hands.
A pastor in Connecticut is planting white flags on his church’s property for each person who has died from COVID-19 in the state. Patrick Collins of ...
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The Bridge Conference Ministers and the Silver Lake Staff announced on May 1 that they have made the decision to cancel in-person summer camp ministry for 2020. Please read and/or watch the announcement below: Dear Friends, At Silver Lake, we teach our conferees to ...
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The Southern New England Conference is asking churches to support ministries that strive to nurture discipleship through the upcoming Strengthen the ...
Glastonbury First Youth Engage in Virtual Service Program As Alternative To Planned Trip
This pandemic has once again demonstrated that there is no equality in America
The freezers at Edwards House Meeting & Retreat Center were full of food when the Coronavirus hit Massachusetts, forcing the facility - part of the Southern New England Conference's Framingham property - to stop hosting gatherings. But thanks to the Edwards House ...
In West Woodstock, Connecticut, a small village in the town of Woodstock in the northeast corner of the state is the equally small church, the Church of the Good Shepherd. Their pastor, The Rev. Alice O'Donovan, says the average attendance in worship is between 20-25 ...
The Southern New England Conference has received a $718,000 loan through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which will be forgivable if it is ...
The Bridge Conference Ministers are urging any authorized ministers in the Conference who find themselves in need of assistance to reach out to one of the ministerial aid associations in the region. "We are now 2 months into this pandemic and many of us have been in ...
In the following letter, the Bridge Conference Ministers are urging churches to continue to suspend in-person worship through at least May 31st. We ...
The First Congregational Church in Woodstock has started a new garden.
Social Media Actions Earth Day April, 22: Post this picture on social media calling for the protection of Mashpee lands on Earth Day, with this message: "Happy Earth Day! The protection of Indigenous rights = the protection of Mother Earth. Join the good fight in ...
See all the images on the Facebook Fundraiser Page Bridge Conference Minister Kent Siladi and UCC General Minister and President Rev. John ...
David Cleaver-Bartholomew, Transitional ACM for Stewardship and Financial Development, is interested in starting a colleague group for anyone involved and/or interested in stewardship and stewardship formation in their church. The group's purpose is to be a safe space ...
Here are some ways pastors and church leaders are nurturing their members during the Covid-19 pandemic
Greetings and peace to you in this Season of Eastertide: During a recent webinar addressing both the pandemic and climate change, an online viewer asked the panelists, “People are so overwhelmed, how can we possibly talk about the environment now?” Pastor, professor,...
N. Dartmouth Church Helps Feed Hundreds During Pandemic When Scott Stubbs, moderator of Smith Mills Christian Congregational Church in N. Dartmouth, MA, realized that the church had just received two cases of toilet paper that they wouldn’t be...
The challenge of the Coronavirus pandemic requires many of us to learn new skills and ways of doing ministry. I’m deeply encouraged by the creativity and ingenuity I see across our congregations. And with so many virtual services, I’ve enjoyed stopping in...
Churches have modified food ministries to adapt to physical distancing measures to keep recipients and volunteers safe.
On Easter morning, April 12, the town common was reminiscent of a drive-in theater, but instead of a movie, it was a live five-star feature ...
Agape Spiritual Community in Waltham, MA is offering virtual mindfulness and meditation ministry for children and families. With many of us at home ...
Two denominational leaders, popping up on Facebook in their PJs? Yup. Starting April 13, The Rev. Kent Siladi, Bridge Conference Minister, and Rev. John Dorhauer, General Minister and President of the UCC, will be sharing pictures of themselves in their pajamas on ...
It's Here! The Conference's Easter Worship is now posted online, and churches are encouraged and invited to use it in whatever way works in their settings. NOTE: PLEASE do NOT share these videos publicly BEFORE Easter! We are posting them early to aid you in planning ...
Massasoit, Wampanoag Tribal Chief who aided the Pilgrims UPDATE: Support is needed! Please call the Committee on Indian Affairs at...
We received word from a local health agent discouraging drive-through church.
Churches around the conference have shared their experience with the changes made in the Covid-19 shut down.
This week the Southern New England Conference received a request from MEMA (the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency) asking for input from ALL Massachusetts Churches on 2 questions: Are you providing food or meals or vital services programs in your community? Do ...
Churches offer drive-in worship service at their parking lot during Coronavirus epidemic
Information for churches
When the "Stay home—Stay safe" Rhode Island, Rev. Jack Jones asked where do those without homes go the "stay safe"?
The Executive Committee of the Southern New England Conference Board, at the recommendation of the Annual Meeting Steering Committee, has decided to postpone the Annual Meeting previously scheduled for June 20th at Bryant College in Smithfield, RI. “With our staff and ...
Out of concern for the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Bridge Conference Ministers have instructed staff to cancel Conference sponsored events and gatherings for the next 30 days, or to move them online. "The risk of the spread of the virus to participants or...
The three Bridge Conference Ministers of the Southern New England Conference are recommending that the 608 churches in the Conference suspend ...