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11/11/2019 - SPOTLIGHT - Interfaith Youth Learn About Their Similarities

In a time when lines drawn between groups of people get darker and more defined, Newtown Congregational Church is making efforts to break barriers and...

10/05/2019 - Six Receive Faith Formation Certification

Sherry Clark, Cindy Tolin and Deb Raymond (far right) with Debbie Gline Allen Three people of six who completed all the requirements for Certification for Christian Educators were recognized at Super Saturday on October 5, 2019. Pictured from left to right: Sherry ...

06/13/2019 - Wilton Church Sees Increase In Confirmations

"When we put church in the ecosystem of everything else that we do, it makes sense." — Lydia Gajdel

06/06/2019 - Leaning Into Leadership

Hartford, CT — Pastors, youth leaders, parents, and siblings gathered at the Connecticut Conference Office for a celebration of the 2019 cohort of Thinking About Working For God (TAWFG) Apprentices. TAWFG is a signature program of the CT Conference that offers youth a ...

11/08/2018 - Brilliant Minds, Glowing Faces, Radiant Hearts

The annual SHINE retreat was one of several retreats held at Silver Lake weekend. Sponsored by the Connecticut Conference, SHINE seeks to nurture leadership skills in youth who are Thinking About Working For God (TAWFG).

07/19/2018 - 40 Depart Together, As One, for Regional Youth Event

Youth from the Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts conferences headed off Together, As One today (July 19) on a bus bound for the UCC Eastern...

04/10/2018 - Multi-Church Youth Ministry Started in New Haven Area

Four UCC Churches are engaged in a interdependent project to create a new youth ministry program for the youth of their churches.

11/13/2017 - Young Adults Serve Simsbury Church and Community

The First Church of Christ in Simsbury has added three young adults to the church community this year to serve in their new Young Adult Service Community (YASC).

11/08/2017 - Radiant Youth SHINE at Silver Lake Retreat

Annual SHINE retreat nurtures young leaders who are Thinking About Working for God.

07/19/2017 - 37 Southern New England Youth Experience Synod

Southern New England Conferences collaborate to send thirty-seven young leaders to Youth @ Synod in Baltimore.

12/06/2016 - Faith Formation Leaders To Be Mentors

"Where would any of us be were it not for the mentors who came along and, at just the right moment, blew on the embers of our being-in-that-place, bringing visions to light, thoughts into focus and frustrations into opportunities? There are, of course, formal and ...

11/08/2016 - Working For God Retreat Shines

"Nothing can dim the light that shines from within."– Maya Angelou, poet. "SHINE" was the theme for the annual Thinking About Working For God (TAWFG) retreat at Silver Lake.

09/28/2016 - Working For The Common Good On Common Ground

On Saturday, September 24, youth and adults from the Northeast Chapter of Giv2 (Give Squared) spent time helping out in the community garden.

08/02/2016 - National Youth Event Equips Young Leaders

The UCC National Youth Event was held in Orlando, FL last week and over 80 participants from the CT Conference were in attendance. The event drew 3000 youth from UCC and Disciples of Christ congregations as well as international visitors.

06/29/2016 - Celebrating Young Leaders

Thinking About Working For God (TAWFG) took on a new dimension this spring as this signature program of the Connecticut Conference branched out with an Apprenticeship program. Five gifted young people were matched with local pastors as a way to help them explore their ...

05/09/2016 - SPOTLIGHT UPDATE: Saturday Church at West Parish of Barnstable Going Strong

Saturday worship attracts a new crowd at West Parish of Barnstable, UCC.

04/29/2016 - A Meeting of Harts and Hearts

Pastor Janine Baryza-Ly of First Church in Hartland, Congregational and Jana Russo-Priestley, Director of Faith Formation for First Church of Christ in Hartford had a chance encounter at the UCC General Synod last summer. As they browsed the Our Whole Lives display at ...