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The UCC Office for Public Policy & Advocacy is the advocacy arm of the United Church of Christ located in Washington D.C.
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🚨 TOMORROW! In-person or online! 📅 3/19 @ 12pm ET ⎯ Stand Up for Children & Families! The 3rd vigil in the Faithful Witness Wednesday series will focus on the ways our children & families are being harmed by the administration’s Executive Orders & policy decisions. 👉🏽 Register: ow.ly/8Ksn50ViphL

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🙌🏾 "The church has to continue to be advocates for justice & for the inclusion of all persons who are made in the image of the Divine as we continue to seek a #JustWorldForAll." -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC www.ucc.org/committed-to...

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Thank you to all who showed up yesterday for the second vigil in the Faithful Witness Wednesday series! 💛 Yesterday faith leaders from diverse traditions offered inspirational prayers and calls for action to protect foreign aid. 👉🏽 Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuyK...

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📢 Tell your senators to vote NO on the CR, which defunds critical benefits programs in order to detain more immigrant families! 👉🏽 Learn more and take action: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig...

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Since January 20th, UCC advocates have sent nearly 25,000 messages to Congress and the administration on issues including protecting foreign aid, upholding the dignity of immigrants, supporting trans siblings, and more! 👉🏽 Send a message to Congress: www.ucc.org/action-center/

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🚨 This week, Congress will be voting on a long-term temporary spending bill that makes significant cuts to programs that help keep costs down in housing, healthcare, veterans services, seniors services, and more. 👉🏽 Take action: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig...

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Join us tomorrow for the second vigil in the Faithful Witness Wednesday series! This week faith leaders will offer inspirational prayers and calls for action to protect foreign aid and to uphold the sacred dignity of refugees. 👉🏽 Learn more: act.sojo.net/page/79871/s...

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This past #AshWednesday, UCC General Minister and President Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson joined faith leaders and members of Congress to lament the proposed budget cuts and to demand our government passes a budget which reflects our shared moral values of #compassion, #dignity, and #justice.

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“Affirming the inherent worth & dignity of every human is a deeply sacred act.” - Rev. Caleb Lines, Senior Pastor, University Christian Church. 👇🏾 Leaders from the San Diego church distributed ashes at the border to stand in solidarity with immigrants & send a message of inclusion.

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From @onaucc.bsky.social: Today we are reminded: “You are dust & to dust you shall return.” Dust is not a sign of exclusion, it is a sign of belonging. We are all formed from the same sacred dust & LGBTQ+ lives are holy. No exceptions. Read full reflection: openandaffirming.org/ash-wednesda...

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💙 Thanks to all who attended the National Call for Repentance & Truth Telling. We heard from leaders including Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson (UCC General Minister & President) and Rev. Amanda Hendler Voss (Minister at First UCC DC) who called upon our country to repent for ongoing injustices.

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“We lament today the state of this country and this moment where a compassionate budget is needed.” - UCC General President and Minister Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson On this Ash Wednesday, faith leaders urge Congress to pass a budget which reflects our shared value of justice.

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If you're tuning in tonight to watch the joint address to Congress, don't forget to take a moment to review and explore how the United Church of Christ has responded to the actions of this administration since Inauguration Day. 👉🏽 Learn more: ucc.org/First100Days

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TOMORROW, March 5th at 12pm ET! UCC General Minister and President Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson will be speaking alongside other faith leaders to call on Congress to exercise moral courage amidst our growing crisis. Join us in person or virtually: act.sojo.net/page/79871/s...

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🙏🏽 This Ash Wednesday, March 5th, people of conscience will gather a National Call for Repentance & Truth-Telling. UCC General Minister and President Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson will be calling on our nation recommit to the path of love. 👉🏽 Register here: secure.everyaction.com/1lQZo8uR1EaJ...

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The raffle winners will be chosen tomorrow! 👉🏽 Take 5 minutes to complete our audience survey: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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📅 Wednesday, March 5th at 12pm ET! @unitedchurch.bsky.social is cosponsoring a series of faithful witness events at the US Capitol every Wednesday in March, beginning March 5th. Join us in person or via livestream: 👉🏽 Learn more & register: sojo.net/join/events/...

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🌈 Thriving Through Moments of Unrest 🗓️ Tuesday, February 25th, 3:30 PM Eastern 💗 Join Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries to explore ways to thrive through moments of unrest and building communities of care. 👉🏾 Register to join us: ow.ly/5Twq50V2rt1

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🏳️‍⚧️ As people of faith, we believe trans, nonbinary, and intersex people are #BelovedByGod. Join us in urging Congress to investigate & block the current attacks underway in the federal government and to reintroduce the Equality Act. 👉🏽 Take action: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig...

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📅 TOMORROW February 20th at 7:30pm ET Join for a conversation hosted by the National Benevolent Society and Council for Health and Human Service Ministries on how the election reveals complexities, challenges, & opportunities for prophetic action. 👉🏽 Register here: www.nbacares.org/event/voices...

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❓Are you curious how the United Church of Christ has been responding to the actions of the new administration? Our new resource ucc.org/First100Days is a one-stop shop to read, watch, uplift, & participate in the ways the NMUCC is responding to recent executive orders & legislative actions.

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🎁 Fill out our Justice & Peace Action Network audience survey to get the chance to win a rainbow #BeTheChurch mug and a 2025 #Lent Devotional to guide you through this season. 📅 Raffle closes on March 1st! 👉🏽 Take the survey: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Watch the recording of Rev. Al Sharpton’s PoliticsNation, with Rev. Freeman Palmer, Conference Minister of Central Atlantic Conference, UCC. @uccmediajustice.org; @justiceucc.bsky.social

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📢 Many people have reached out to ask if UCC national will sign on to this lawsuit, and here is all of the information, along with UCC response from Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC. 👇🏾 📰 Access the article here: www.ucc.org/27-religious...

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Call on Congress to protect #EverydayConsumers and save the #CFPB! Use our phone script to call Congress and urge them to protect American families' finances – not Wall Street’s profits. 👉🏽 Take action: ow.ly/KATS50V0jF3

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💕 This Valentine’s Day UCC advocates from across the nation are meeting with congressional offices to tell their elected representatives to have a heart for climate & protect these clean energy tax credits. 👉🏽 Join us by sending a letter to Congress with one click: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig...

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🌈 #LoveIsLouder: Gender & Sexuality + Faith 🗓️ February 18, 2025 @ 3:30 PM Eastern God seeks love OUT LOUD in our tending to ourselves and one another! Join Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries to learn, grow & embrace Gender & Sexuality + Our Faith in action! 👉🏾 Register: ow.ly/ZkVn50UVlsa

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❤️ This Valentine's Day, we are sending extra love to the dedicated, hard-working federal workers in our country! Amidst unprecedented budget cuts, illegal funding freezes, and an unpredictable political climate, your continued commitment and service does not go unnoticed.

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🫙 On the latest episode of Fill the JAR, Rev. Seth Wispelwey (UCC Minister for Economic Justice) talks with Rev. Michael Neuroth (Director of @justiceucc.bsky.social) on staying hopeful in this moment. 👉🏽 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/033j... 👉🏽 Fill the JAR: www.ucc.org/fillthejar/?...

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🎁 Fill out our Justice & Peace Action Network audience survey to get the chance to win a rainbow #BeTheChurch mug and a 2025 #Lent Devotional to guide you through this season. Raffle closes on March 1st. 👉🏽 Take the survey: ow.ly/XfXp50UY46r

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🚨 Briefing on Gaza & President Trump’s Statements 🚨 For 16 months, Israel has waged a devastating war on Gaza. Over 47K Palestinians have been killed. Nearly all 2.3 mil. Palestinians have been displaced, with medical, educational & social infrastructure in ruins. 👉🏾 More Info: ow.ly/hQWy50UXHXC

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🌈❤️ #LoveIsLouder Month! “Scripture reminds us love always hopes & never fails. I’ve heard a desire to share love & not lose hope in this moment. We're creating space for churches to share how they’re loving their neighbor." -Rachael Ward, UCC 👉🏾 Follow along & participate: ow.ly/6wCE50UUnyF

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📢 Yesterday faith leaders, humanitarian organizations, refugees, and members of congress gathered outside the White House to condemn the recent executive order to suspend the refugee resettlement program indefinitely.

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As climate change, civil unrest, and poverty overwhelms our globe, turning our backs on the most vulnerable of God's children is unacceptable. Urge Congress to oppose the foreign aid freeze and end of asylum & refugee resettlement programs! 👉🏽 Take action here: ow.ly/GtkH50UU4tx

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🙏🏽 Check out the UCC Immigration Justice page for our latest resources including: ▷ A Sensitive Locations FAQ Guide for Churches ▷ Immigration Enforcement Action: What Churches Need to Know ▷ Opportunities to take action on critical issues 👉🏽 Learn more: www.ucc.org/justice_immi...

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🚨 New blog from UCC's General Counsel, Heather Kimmel: Immigration Enforcement Action: What Churches Need to Know 📺 Webinar: Legal Consideration for Churches Engaged in Sanctuary/Migrant Ministries ⛪ Legal Risks and Considerations ⛪ ICE Concerns 📚 Resources 👉🏾 Blog: www.ucc.org/immigration-...

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🙌🏾 Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, UCC's General Minister & President/CEO, offers an official response to the legislation drafted by the House of Representatives, condemning the message of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. 👉🏾🔗 Link to full statement: www.ucc.org/faith-expres...

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📅 Did you know January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month? 🌏 You can support survivors & encourage a safer world by urging Congress to reintroduce the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention & Protection Reauthorization Act today! 👉🏽 Act now: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig...

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"Hopelessness is Submission" A message from Rev. Shari Prestemon, Acting Associate General Minister, UCC and Co-Executive of Global Ministries. 👇🏾 www.ucc.org/hopelessness...

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📢 Together UCC members have already sent 4,000+ messages to Congress urging our government to follow the law and distribute the critical funds that so many low-income and working-class families rely on. 👉🏽 Join us and take action: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig...

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Join the 1,000+ UCC members who are raising their voices in opposition to the xenophobic, anti-immigrant policies pushed forward by this administration! 👉🏽 Take action here: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig... 👉🏽 Join our network of advocates: votervoice.net/JAWM/Registe...

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🙌🏾 We stand with Bishop Budde, and all of our Progressive Christian & Interfaith siblings speaking Truth to Power. Will you join the call? Clip from the Interfaith Service and Moral Mass Meeting, 1/20/25: ow.ly/ZCHb50UMhNa

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"Today, tomorrow & always the fluidity of our expression & experiences will live on. Trans & non-binary siblings are made in the image of God – period." -Rachael Ward, Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries, UCC 🏳️‍⚧️ Statement & care practices: ow.ly/t6oX50ULwus

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🚨 The Senate passed S.5 and the House is scheduled to vote on this bill tomorrow. As a faith community grounded in love, we are called to speak up against this anti-immigrant legislation! 👉🏽 Find your representative's contact info & sample phone script: ow.ly/JBOA50ULaA5

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💙 We are so grateful for the UCC members who showed up this past weekend to the People's March in Washington D.C. to speak truth to power and affirm our Christian call to #LoveThyNeighbor (no exceptions!) 👉🏽 Join our Justice & Peace Action Network today: www.ucc.org/what-we-do/j...

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🙌🏾 On 1/20, commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy will coincide with the inauguration. With this symbolic overlap, the UCC & partners are hosting an Interfaith Service & Moral Mass Meeting to address this critical moment. 👇🏾Join us! www.ucc.org/for-such-a-t...

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🙌🏾 "As we celebrate the life and ministry of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior, I hope we will find our way to new commitments to upholding the civil rights and the human rights of every person." -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LlU...

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