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🧠 Mental Health Sunday is May 18th! 💜 Mental Health Sunday is a way for your congregation to begin or to continue to provide education and support to your members around mental health challenges. 👉🏾 UCC Mental Health Network resources: www.mhn-ucc.org/mental-healt...

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🙏🏾 The UCC joins with the ecumenical community & Roman Catholic siblings in celebrating the selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost, Pope Leo XIV. We affirm the strength of our relationship, pledge our continued partnership & look forward to ongoing dialogue & collaboration, pursuing a #JustWorldForAll

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Congress is currently considering cutting funding to programs that help children in low-income families get enough to eat & see a doctor when they are sick. This Mother’s Day, tell Congress to protect the programs that help kids thrive! 👉🏽 Take action: ow.ly/V33i50VORyY

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💜 Join us for part two of this intimate workshop and learning community space for womxn as we journey toward Synod together! 🗣️ We'll connect with each other, grow together, and share communal space in an open-meeting format. This will not be live-streamed or recorded. 👇🏾 Register

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Thank you to all who showed up for the final #FaithfulWitnessWednesday! Together we reflected on the #First100Days of this admin and how we can continue the prophetic call for justice. 👉🏽 Send a letter to your members of Congress to have #MoralCourage: ow.ly/Ce2Y50VLxtj

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🎉 Since inauguration day, UCC advocates have sent 53,087 messages to Congress and the administration! 💙 Let's continue to demonstrate faith in action and to raise our voices for a just world for all. 👉🏽 Send a message to Congress today: ow.ly/ffIk50VK4vv

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📅 Join us in prayer and solidarity in-person or via livestream tomorrow at 12pm ET! #FaithfulWitnessWednesday #MoralCourage 👉🏽 Register here: ow.ly/729150VFwVq 👉🏽 Livestream: ow.ly/mZH650VFwWK

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#PeaceBeWithYou ☮️ 🙌🏾 "As people of faith, our quest for peace must address the weaponization of words & the manufacturing of lies to divide communities & perpetuate wedges & fear, rather than love & compassion." -Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC Full blog post: www.ucc.org/peace-be-wit...

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As part of the UCC Advocacy Week for Medicaid & SNAP, members of Ada Congregational Church met with Rep. Hillary Scholten to share how these critical programs have impact their lives. The group⎯including clergy, caregivers, physicians, teens, and teachers⎯showed us what faith in action looks like!

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“More is needed to defend the U.S. Institute of Peace & the principles & values for which it stands: nonviolence & peace, the rule of law, human rights, democratic processes, & religious pluralism.” – Rev. Susan Hayward, Minister of Justice & Formation Creekside UCC Read this call for action👇🏾

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Yesterday, faith leaders gathered outside the US Capitol to call on Congress and the administration to take accountability for their actions that denigrate our commitment to integrity and peace. 👉🏽 Watch the recording: ow.ly/i1KP50VGCVb

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🙏🏽 As members of the UCC, we are called to seek justice, love mercy, & walk humbly with God. One of the ways we do this is by raising our prophetic voice in D.C. to promote peace, protect our planet, & ensure human dignity for all. 👉🏽 Take action: ow.ly/xj5650VGl09

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📅 Join us in prayer and solidarity in-person or via livestream tomorrow at 12pm ET! #FaithfulWitnessWednesday #MoralCourage 👉🏽 Register here: ow.ly/729150VFwVq 👉🏽 Livestream: ow.ly/mZH650VFwWK

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🙏🏾 Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, GMP and the United Church of Christ share a message of mourning and prayer after the passing of Pope Francis.

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👏🏾👏🏾 We must not grow weary in the presence of tyranny, nor should we lose our voices & claim silence in the presence of fear & anxiety. The tears we shed & justice we seek should be the courage we need to seek a #JustWorldForAll. -Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson 👉🏾 Full blog: www.ucc.org/my-country-t...

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As people of faith, we are called to bear witness to injustice, demand accountability, and ensure the human rights of our immigrant siblings are protected. Join us in demanding the administration bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home. 👉🏽 Sign our petition: ow.ly/WxZF50VCImf

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🙏🏽 Thank you to the faith leaders who continue to call on Congress to show #MoralCourage in this critical moment. 📅 Join us next week on April 23rd @ 12pm ET for another #FaithfulWitnessWednesdays 👉🏽 Watch the recording of today's vigil here: ow.ly/OEfY50VBXa8

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Happening shortly! 👉🏽 Join us via livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwo...

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"Speaking at the start of Holy Week, [Rev. Michael] Vanacore drew parallels between Abrego Garcia’s arrest and Christ’s journey from Palm Sunday to Good Friday. 'Jesus,' he said, was also 'an innocent man, who was tried and punished unjustly.'” 👇🏽 Read the full story below: ow.ly/p9Io50VBhh0

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📅 Join us in-person or via livestream tomorrow at 12pm ET! People of faith are uniting in prayer and outrage over the cruel executive actions & policies that tear families apart—often without due process. 👉🏽 Register: ow.ly/8aUw50VAUyW 👉🏽 Livestream: ow.ly/X82I50VAUyZ

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🏳️‍🌈 Yesterday, the Collective of Queer Christian Leaders gathered in prayer to rise, resist, and proclaim holy hope amidst relentless attacks on LGBTQ+ lives. 👉🏽 Watch the livestream: ow.ly/WWtj50VAtIM 👉🏽 Urge Congress to protect our trans community: ow.ly/88U150VAtIN

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Faith leaders gathered today outside the White House in prayer for the release of Kilmar Abrego García, the Maryland father mistakenly deported to El Salvador. #JusticeForKilmar #BringKilmarHome 👉🏽 Learn more: ow.ly/Ef4950VAsja 👉🏽 Watch the vigil recording: ow.ly/ah9s50VAsjc

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Happening today! Join us for a prayer vigil for Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Lafayette Park at Pennsylvania Ave. 🙏🏽 Join us in our call for justice and to ensure Kilmar is safely returned home.

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🏳️‍🌈 ✝️ This Monday the Collective of Queer Christian Leaders is gathering on April 14th at 10am ET for a Rally at the U.S. Capitol! We invite all LGBTQ+ communities, people of faith, allies, & advocates to stand with us. Register here for event updates: ow.ly/Pa9750Vz4f6

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🙏🏽 Thank you to all who tuned in today for #FaithfulWitnessWednesday, where faith leaders spoke up in solidarity for the struggle for dignity and human rights for immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. 👉🏽 Watch the recording here: ow.ly/coIg50VxPCl

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📅 Happening this Wednesday!

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This week, people of faith united to march against this administration’s cuts to lifesaving programs, attacks on our democracy, and more. Let's continue the momentum. Join our justice network and let's build a just world for all! 👉🏽 Sign up here: ow.ly/9iwE50VvGR6

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📅 Happening tomorrow! 👉🏽 Register here: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Events/...

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🙏🏽 This Wednesday, join us in prayer and solidarity in the struggle for dignity and human rights for immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. Join us in-person or via livestream Wednesday April 9th at 12pm ET! 👉🏽 Learn more: ow.ly/UWxQ50VuRbZ

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The FCC’s new prison phone rate rules mean calls cost 6¢ per minute in prisons and just 12¢ in small jails. Learn more from our new guide, prepared with the assistance of the @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Communications & Technology Law Clinic: buff.ly/6kDHpl2 #communicationsjustice

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Happening tonight! RSVP to join in-person or virtually: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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📅 Happening today Wednesday, April 2nd 2025 @ 6:30pm ET Global Ministries (Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ) is co-sponsoring the DC launch of Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac's new book "Christ in the Rubble." Join in-person or virtually! 👉🏽 Learn more and register: ow.ly/vaMz50VqtlS

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🙌🏾 "All are made in the image of God." -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, General Minister & President/CEO, UCC 👉🏾 Read her latest On My Mind blog post, "Persona Non Grata": www.ucc.org/persona-non-...

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🏳️‍⚧️ A message of love from the UCC's Gender & Sexuality Justice Minister & Manager, Rachael Ward (they/them) on this Trans Day of Visibility. 🩷🤍🩵

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🏳️‍⚧️ "Transgender Day of Visibility is a day to celebrate the lives & contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the disproportionate levels of poverty, discrimination & violence that the trans community faces." -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC

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📅 Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 5th! Join us starting at 10am for a light breakfast and community building at First Congregational UCC DC before walking over the rally. Let's march together to build a just world for all! 👉🏽 Register here: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Events/...

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📅 Thursday, April 3rd @ 6:30pm ET Tune in to support the plaintiffs of this lawsuit, including Central Atlantic Conference UCC. Together, we will gather in solidarity and lift prayers for the protection of immigrant communities. 👉🏽 RSVP here: ow.ly/X8KR50Vp8MF

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🙏🏽 For this week's #FaithfulWitnessWednesday, faith leaders spoke to this administration’s overreach and the lack of leadership in Congress which has allowed this crisis to grow. Thank you to all who showed up, in-person and virtually. The time for #MoralCourage is NOW!

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Join us in prayer & action for our siblings in Palestine. 🙏🏽 Please join us in asking Congress to block the sale of military aid to Israel and reinstate funding for UNRWA which provides essential, life-saving aid for the majority of Gaza. 👉🏽 Take action: ow.ly/e6pY50VotIw

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Join us in-person or virtually tomorrow at 12pm ET! Faith leaders will be gathering outside the Capitol to mobilize around the escalating threat of the constitutional crisis fueled by the current administration’s overreach and unconstitutional actions. 👉🏽 Register here: ow.ly/p4RV50Vmwur

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💙 We want to thank all the incredible UCC advocates who are speaking to truth to power in DC and beyond. Every message takes us one step closer to the UCC vision for a just world for all. 👉🏽 Send a message to Congress through our Action Center: ow.ly/aYjC50Vnpkt

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Quote by: Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC. 👉🏾 From her latest On My Mind Today blog entry: "Politics & The Church": www.ucc.org/politics-and...

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💜 For over 40 years, the United Church of Christ has affirmed and supported womxn’s access to the full range of reproductive health care, including abortion. 👉🏽 Urge Congress to take action today: ow.ly/10aT50VmnnC

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🏳️‍🌈 ✝️ Save the Date: The Collective of Queer Christian Leaders is gathering on April 14th at 10am ET for a Rally at the U.S. Capitol! We invite all LGBTQ+ communities, people of faith, allies, & advocates to stand with us. Register here for event updates: ow.ly/sKxb50Vl0mf

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Trans Day of Visibility is March 31st. Is your church doing anything to affirm trans & non-binary siblings? 👇🏾 Resources: -Love is Louder: www.ucc.org/loveislouder/ -ONA, @onaucc.bsky.social: openandaffirming.org/resources/ -Speak up with @justiceucc.bsky.social: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig...

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The United Church of Christ has a long legacy of supporting public schools. 💛 Every child deserves a quality education. Join us in opposing the dismantling of the Department of Education and urging Congress to take action to protect our public school system!

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Thank you to the incredible advocates who turned out today for the #FaithfulWitnessWednesday vigil focusing on the children and families who rely on critical programs such as Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, and the Department of Education. The time for #MoralCourage is NOW!

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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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