December 1 is World AIDS Day, which has been observed annually since 1988. Faith communities play a central role in decreasing stigma around AIDS and HIV-Infections and can provide comfort, support and safety for those affected by the virus. The UCC established the UCC ...
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is on November 20. TDoR is observed each November to remember the ongoing presence of anti-trans violence ...
An Affinity Group for Congregations in the Southern New England Conference, UCC: October 2023 - June 2024 With gratitude to an Innovation Grant from...
The 2023 Justice Summit on Trans and Nonbinary Belonging in the Church will begin and end with worship, each with a keynote preacher. Rev. Nicole Garcia - Faith Work Director at the National LGBTQ Task Force - will preach at the opening worship service and will also ...
At Enfield UCC we have been saddened by the continued push to ban books not only at the Enfield Board Of Education but also around the state and country. Our response is to share, with the help of our community partners, a new little lending library. This project has ...
Here is our evolving SNEUCC Pride events calendar - check back for updates! Have an event you want to add? Send us your info here. July Events July 2: 11am Drag Gospel Fest (service and reception) Hopeville Church, 160 Piedmont St., Waterbury, CT Heather Dechent: ...
PRIDE Month and festivities are around corner and, driven by our Open and Affirming commitment, we want to highlight the activities your church has ...
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 ...
The Southern New England Conference and First Church Somerville (MA) begin accepting applications today for the new Queer Pastoral Residency, a pilot ...
The Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ is calling on congregations to defend transgender and gender nonbinary individuals as...
June 08, 2022 Dear Family of the United Church of Christ, The Council of Conference Ministers, the Officers of the United Church of Christ, and the UCC Open and Affirming Coalition join together in this pastoral letter addressing the attacks on people of transgender ...
The Southern New England Conference has created pre-printed postcards that individuals and congregations can download to contact the governors of two ...
Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center is offering all-gender cabin options for the 2022 Summer Camp Season.
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: ...
A dozen authorized ministers on staff at the Southern New England Conference are demonstrating their support of transgender youth and their families ...
The Open and Affirming Coalition of the UCC is offering four webinars this Fall for present and hopeful ONA congregations.
Submitted by Rev. Dana Allen Walsh, South Church in Andover, UCC (MA) ~ dana@southchurch.com A bright blue sky was the backdrop for the joy-filled ...
National Open and Affirming Sunday is June 27! The UCC Open and Affirming Coalition has released new liturgies and other worship resources for the 2021 celebration. Find these resources here. Links to music and videos on the worship page were written/assembled by ...
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. ...
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To educate people about the bullying resolution proposed at the 2018 Mass Conference Annual Meeting, the ONA Ministry Team of the Massachusetts ...
Volunteers agreed that the UCC presence at True Colors is an important outreach ministry.
First Church in Sterling Believes an Extravagant Welcome Encompasses ONA and More
The following statement was released by leaders of the Massachusetts Conference on Oct. 31, 2018 Statement by the Leadership of the United Church of ...
On July 1, First Congregational Church of New London, UCC became the 100th church in the Connecticut Conference to declare itself as Open and ...
Phoenix Rising Pastor Takes Advantage of Many Conference Resources
“Stronger Together” - UCC Represents at 47th Boston Pride Pride Day, Saturday, June 10, could not have been more beautiful. The largest parade ever gathered was full of the feeling that we needed to be doing this right now. The picture included babies claiming their ...
In response to the Presidential campaign rhetoric that so often targeted minorities and women, the Women's March on Washington is planned for January 21, the day after the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. Women across the nation have stated their intent to join this ...
Memorial Congregational Church Made and Float and Joined the Town's July 4th parade to Share the "Be the Church" Message
A seminarian who attends Old South Church in Boston went to Orlando, Florida, yesterday as part of a Connecticut Conference program to offer care, support and public witness following the mass shooting that left 50 people dead and 53 wounded, most of them part of the ...
“This is the day God has made!” As leaders of the United Church of Christ in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island we celebrate today’s Supreme ...
When the members of First Congregational Church, UCC, of Haverhill sold their brick and mortar institution and set out on two different pathways, it ...
Throughout the past year, many churches offered amazing works of faith, services, and ministries -- some never considered before -- all in an effort ...
Proposed by the Commission on Mission and Justice Ministries; developed by the MA Conference Open and Affirming Ministry Team, and approved by the ...
Approved by the 205th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ, June 12, 2004. WHEREAS, the Bible is filled with ...