05/27/2022 - Churches Approached to Lease Land for Solar Batteries

A number of SNEUCC churches being approached by a California-based solar energy company seeking to lease outdoor space for battery electricity ...

05/25/2022 - Texas School Shooting: Staff Respond with Prayer, Suggested Action

By: Tiffany Vail - Justice and Witness

The Southern New England Conference staff responded to the news of 20 children being shot and killed in an elementary school in Texas yesterday with ...

05/24/2022 - Go Tell it On The Mountain: Small But Mighty Church Celebrates Anniversary

Church History and Identity

In the latest Go Tell it On The Mountain video, Executive Conference Minister The Rev. Darrell Goodwin spoke with the Rev. Gretchen Elmendorf as her ...

05/19/2022 - Event Coordinator Transitioning to Local Church Position

Conference staff

After 12 years serving in various roles for the Southern New England Conference and historic Massachusetts Conference, Event Coordinator Andrea...

05/18/2022 - Annual Meeting Speaker to Talk on Entrepreneurial Ministry

Rev. Dr. Patrick Duggan The Keynote Speaker for the June 18th Annual Meeting, The Rev. Dr. Patrick Duggan, will be speaking on "...

05/18/2022 - God Talks with Executive Minister for Policy and Finance Dawn Hammond

By: Andrew Page - Conference staff

In the latest God Talks interview, Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin interviews Dawn Hammond, Executive Minister for Policy and ...

05/17/2022 - Craigville Village Celebrates 150th Anniversary

By: William McKinney - Church History and Identity Covenant Partnerships

Craigville Village is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this summer and many special events are planned.

05/12/2022 - Conference Launches Justice Leadership Program

Conference programming

Photo credit: Justice Leadership Program, featuring participants from their earlier Jubilee sessions. Click for larger verson. Adults who feel a call to work for justice or are eager to integrate faith and justice work into their lives in meaningful and ...

05/11/2022 - Go Tell It On The Mountain: A Messy Church

By: Tiffany Vail - Church History and Identity

The Rev. Elizabeth Chandler Felts tells Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin that the search committee that called her to serve described their church - Beneficent Congregational Church UCC, in Providence, RI - as a "messy downtown church."

05/10/2022 - Two Key Staffers to Leave Silver Lake Camp & Retreat Center

By: Tiffany Vail - Conference staff Outdoor Ministries

Jennifer Kronholm Clark and Matt Taylor have announced plans to leave the Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center staff this month to pursue other ...

05/08/2022 - May Environmental Ministry Calendar

By: Victoria Guest - Conference programming

 Curated by Victoria Guest for the SNEUCC Environmental Ministry Team   “Living Out the Gospel in Each and Every Election” -  Now available online! Check out this new resource featuring Nathaniel Stinnett, founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Voters ...

05/06/2022 - Salt and Light in Newington

Making Disciples

Faith Formation's inaugural Spotlight on Service, showcasing the efforts of Newington UCC's SALT youth group.

05/04/2022 - Responding to the Potential Overturn of Roe v. Wade

By: James Ross - Justice and Witness

We invite clergy and members to join SNEUCC staff and our national partners in conversations about how we can effectively respond at the state and ...

05/01/2022 - Pride Events are Back in 2022!

Conference programming

Here is a partial updated list of events in our area. Let us know about others! June 4 - Springfield, MA First Pride Parade June 4 - Middletown, CT Pride Parade and fest June 11 - Chicopee, MA Pride Parade and fest June 12 - Old South Church (Boston) annual Pride ...

04/27/2022 - First Church of Christ, Longmeadow Honored for Justice Work

Church History and Identity

“Don’t Stop!” Those were the last words Ronn Johnson, Executive Director of the MLK, Jr. Family Services of Springfield, MA said when he and other ...

04/27/2022 - God Talks: Interview with Digital Minister Eric Elley

In the latest God Talks interview, Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin interviews Rev. Eric Elley, the Conference's Digital ...

04/27/2022 - Program Support Associate for ACM Team Named

Conference staff

Roslynn Hooks Roslynn Hooks, who has been working as a program support associate for the Together We Thrive program since last fall, will continue supporting clergy coaching in that program as she begins her new full-time position as Program Support Associate ...

04/27/2022 - SNEC Churches and Members Working to Save our Planet

Conference programming Environment

Congregations throughout the Conference demonstrated their commitment to care for God’s Creation through a variety of Earth Day actions and ...

04/20/2022 - Go Tell It On the Mountain: Walpole Church Building for the Future

Church History and Identity

Rev. Darrell Goodwin interviews the Rev. Anna Flowers, Pastor of United Church in Walpole, in anticipation of his taking part in a special celebration...

04/17/2022 - In Easter Message, Executive Conference Minister Calls on Churches to Rise

Holy Week

In a video released Easter morning, Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin gave the following message: Good morning friends. Truly ...

04/10/2022 - Teens Make Interfaith Connections

By: Deborah Gline Allen - Making Disciples

Understanding other’s perspectives has the potential for bringing about a more peaceful and just world.

04/05/2022 - Clergy Wellness Resources Outlined

The following message was emailed to clergy on April 5 by the Associate Conference Minister Team - Alex Shea Will, Isaac Lawson, Liz Garrigan-Byerly, Michael Ciba, Patty Kogut and Terry Yasuko Ogawa.   As we reach the final stretches of Lent and approach Holy Week, ...

04/04/2022 - Lee Gagen to Move to National Staff

Conference staff

Lee Gagen will be leaving the Conference staff to become the Major Gifts Officer for the national setting of the United Church of Christ.

04/04/2022 - Covenant Partner Spotlight: The Anti-Defamation League

Covenant Partnerships Justice and Witness

In a recent video interview (at right), Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin spoke with the Rev. Jake Joseph, a UCC pastor who ...

04/01/2022 - Good Friday Service Available for Download

Environment Worship & Spirituality

Preview the service, or download it, from Vimeo here Members of the Southern New England Conference staff have recorded a Good Friday worship service, entitled The Passion of Christ and the Environmental Crisis which is now available for churches to download. ...

04/01/2022 - Harwich Church Offers Seminary Scholarships

Covenant Partnerships

The First Congregational Church of Harwich is making available a scholarship of around $600 from the Wood Fund.  Ministry and Christian Education students who are members of congregations that are within the Southern New England Conference of the UCC are invited to ...

03/30/2022 - Conference Offering Two Spring Book Groups

Church Innovation Conference programming Stewardship

The Southern New England Conference is inviting everyone to take part in two online book groups this spring: one looking at faithful change leadership, and the other at stewardship. Ground-Breakers Breakfast Book Group Beginning in May, the Rev. Dr. Sarah B. Drummond ...

03/28/2022 - Show Support for LGBT Youth, Race Education with these Postcards

By: James Ross - Conference programming

The Southern New England Conference has created pre-printed postcards that individuals and congregations can download to contact the governors of two ...

03/22/2022 - At Super Saturday, Rev. Drummond Talks About Making Plans When So Much is Unknown

By: Tiffany Vail - Conference programming Super Saturday

In her Super Saturday address, the Rev. Dr. Sarah Drummond talked about what it means to be making plans at a time when so much is unknown and in ...

03/17/2022 - Video: Preaching Hope in a Climate Emergency

Conference staff Environment

If the world’s average temperature will soon shoot past the 1.5ºC target to ensure climate stability, how do we preach about hope? How do we preach about taking moral responsibility for addressing climate change? Focused on these two questions Rev. Margaret ...

03/16/2022 - Interim Director of Center for Transformational Leadership Named

Conference staff

The Rev. Heather Ramsey Mabrouk, Program Director for the Together We Thrive ecumenical program, has been named as the Interim Director for the...

03/16/2022 - Go Tell It On the Mountain: First Church of Christ in Simsbury

By: Tiffany Vail

Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin interviewed Rev. George Harris, pastor of First Church of Christ in Simsbury, CT.

03/15/2022 - SPOTLIGHT: Changing Lives One Move At A Time

Church Innovation Spotlight

South Acton Congregational Church Movers Form New Partnership

03/15/2022 - Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center Adds All-Gender Cabins

By: Andrew Page - Justice and Witness Outdoor Ministries

Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center is offering all-gender cabin options for the 2022 Summer Camp Season.

03/15/2022 - Singers Wanted: Virtual Conference Choir for Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting

Annual meeting organizers are looking to assemble a big choir to prepare music for the gathering.

03/14/2022 - MA Churches Can Hold Remote Annual Meetings Through July 15

Coronavirus

Massachusetts churches now have through July 15 to hold Annual Meetings remotely. "During the pandemic, many churches have held remote Annual ...

03/09/2022 - CTL Director Takes Leave; New Search & Call Associate Named

Conference staff

Bridget Johnson, who founded and has led the Southern New England Conference’s Center for Transformational Leadership, is leaving the ...

03/09/2022 - Zip06: Speaking Out for Positive Change: David Knapp

Church History and Identity

In 1994, David Knapp stood up at First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ (UCC to share something many wouldn’t dare to say at the time: ...

03/08/2022 - UCC Releases Stewardship Materials for Year-Round Use

Stewardship

The United Church of Christ has made available new materials for stewardship that are designed to be used on a year-round basis

03/02/2022 - Executive Conference Minister Gives Lenten Message

Lent

Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin marked the beginning of Lent - a season of prayer, reflection and renewal - with an Ash Wednesday video message. Read, watch and listen below: "We're beginning this Lenten season in the middle of darkness in our ...

03/02/2022 - Getting Aid to Ukraine

On February 24, the Russian military attacked Ukraine. By March 1, more than 670,000 persons had already sought refuge outside of Ukraine and even more had remained in the country but were displaced from their homes. The humanitarian crisis is accelerating in Ukraine ...

03/02/2022 - SNEUCC Staff Demonstrate Support for Transgender Youth

Justice and Witness

A dozen authorized ministers on staff at the Southern New England Conference are demonstrating their support of transgender youth and their families ...

02/27/2022 - Danielsen Institute Sponsoring Clergy Psychotherapy Group

The Albert & Jessie Danielsen Institute is sponsoring a weekly online Clergy Interpersonal Psychotherapy Group beginning in early March.  The ...

02/25/2022 - Holy Joe's Cafe Sees Greater Need Due to Russia–Ukraine Conflict

By: Andrew Page - Justice and Witness

Holy Joe's Café is seeing greater need as U.S. military troops are deployed to Europe in response to the Russia–Ukraine conflict.

02/24/2022 - SPOTLIGHT: To Free the Prisoners

By: Andrew Page - Church Innovation Spotlight

First Church of Ipswich Calls for Freedom of Leonard Peltier

02/23/2022 - God Talks: Interview with Rev. Isaac Lawson

By: Tiffany Vail - Conference staff

Rev. Darrell Goodwin interviews The Rev. Isaac Lawson.

02/22/2022 - Go Tell It On The Mountain: Drinking Joy by Way of Firehose

Church History and Identity

Rev. Darrell Goodwin interviews Erica Thompson, senior pastor of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church UCC in Hartford, CT.

02/16/2022 - Go Tell It On the Mountain: An Online Church with an In-Person Option

By: Tiffany Vail - Church History and Identity

Rev. Darrell Goodwin interviews his own pastor: the Rev. Timoth Sylvia, pastor of the Newman Congregational Church in Rumford, RI.

02/16/2022 - Search and Call Associate Takes Her Leave

Conference staff

Martha Goodman, program support associate for search and call, has departed from the Southern New England Conference staff. “Ms. Martha Goodman faithfully served the Massachusetts Conference and then the Southern New England Conference for nine years, providing critical...

02/11/2022 - God Talks: Interview with Rev. Dr. Audrey Price

By: Andrew Page - Conference staff

In a recent God Talks video conversation, Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin interviewed Reverend Doctor Audrey Price, who serves as the Executive Minister for Strategic Operations. During this interview, they discussed her call to ministry, her ...