CLEVELAND -- Leaders in the United Church of Christ at the national, conference, and local church settings are strongly denouncing plans by a non-denominational Florida church to burn the Qur'an as "insensitive and hurtful to Muslims and, ultimately, anti-Christian." 09/09/2010
STAMFORD -- During the month-long observance of Ramadan, Muslims around the world refrain from food and water each day from sunrise to sundown, and break each day's fast in a celebratory dinner called Iftar. On Thursday evening, September 2nd, over fifty Muslims, Christians, and Jews took their places at table at the First Congregational Church UCC of Stamford, celebrating a burgeoning commitment to interfaith relationships that promote harmony and peace. 09/07/2010
HARTFORD -- Try some of these green tips this month and be a little more green each day. Just a few small adjustments will help us take care of Mother Earth for the generations to come. 09/07/2010
PUTNAM -- Like a medieval hostage, the Rev. Thomas Meyer of Putnam Congregational Church UCC spent eleven hours last Thursday imprisoned in the prominent brick tower of the church. His exile was not a punishment, despite temperatures over 90 degrees. Rev. Meyer was helping raise money to repair the 140-year old structure. 09/07/2010
NEW YORK, NY -- The National Council of Churches (NCC) today reiterated its statement of August 11 condemning plans by a Florida church to burn the Qur'an on September 11. 09/02/2010
CLEVELAND -- How can the global church challenge racism when its manifestations take on such different forms in various places around the world? That question became central to the conversation at a UCC-hosted World Council of Churches (WCC) conference on racism, where 30 participants from 15 countries gathered Aug. 26-29 in Cleveland to discuss rationale and strategies for a sustained ecumenical engagement in confronting racism and related forms of prejudice. 09/01/2010
HARTFORD -- The Connecticut Conference's Disaster Response Team advised local churches of the conference to make ready for possible storm damage as forecasters predict that Hurricane Earl will turn north along the East Coast of the United States in the next three days. This could result in heavy rains and consequent flooding in Connecticut on Friday. 08/31/2010
UNION -- "Even if a church moves to a part-time pastoral leader," says Bob LaRochelle, "the reality is that it's a full-time church. It's a living, breathing, full-time reality." Having lived in this reality as pastor of the Congregational Church of Union, UCC, for the last ten years, the Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle has published his first book -- Part-Time Pastor, Full-Time Church -- with Pilgrim Press. 08/31/2010
CLEVELAND -- The United Church of Christ has issued a special disaster appeal seeking $300,000 to support the emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation initiatives of Church World Service (CWS) in Pakistan. Torential rains and flooding that have affected Pakistan in recent weeks continue, with at an estimated 1,600 dead and 17.2 million affected. 08/30/2010
