COMMITTEES & MINISTRIES

Faith in Action: National Ministries staff roll up their sleeves for service projects in Northeast Ohio July 7, 2026
Twice a year, the staff of the National Ministries of the United Church of Christ gather in the denominational headquarters in Cleveland for several days of professional development, team and ministry meetings, fellowship and service. This intentional block of time… The post Faith in Action: National Ministries staff roll up their sleeves for service projects […]
The next 250 years: A legacy of sacred rebellions informs and inspires today’s faith shapers July 7, 2026
On July 8, 1776, with the newly minted Declaration of Independence in his hands, Colonel John Nixon read to the crowd gathered at Philadelphia’s State House Yard — one of America’s earliest public gardens — the “self-evident truths” that would… The post The next 250 years: A legacy of sacred rebellions informs and inspires today’s […]
UCC issues emergency appeal following Venezuela earthquakes July 3, 2026
Following a series of devastating earthquakes that ravaged the country of Venezuela, leaving more than 2,500 people dead and over 50 thousand unaccounted for, the United Church of Christ has issued an emergency appeal to help with aid and recovery… The post UCC issues emergency appeal following Venezuela earthquakes appeared first on United Church of […]

Unchained by God July 11, 2026
Bulgarian lifeguard Yane Petkov won a world record for swimming with his hands and feet tied together. He swam 3,380 meters through the water, but added something to intensify the challenge—he wrapped his body in a sack. The patience and strength required to keep moving despite being so “tied up” amazes me. The apostle […]
God Watching Over Us July 10, 2026
The angels were there all along, but no one alive had seen them. They adorned the walls of the Old North Church in Boston, looking down from on high, but had been covered with layers of paint more than a century ago. Church records indicated a contract with a member of the congregation to paint […]
Sharing Our Spiritual Gifts July 9, 2026
“You’re good at playing the guitar,” I said to a new friend playing at the church I’d recently started attending. “Thanks,” he said. “That’s my ministry.” There was that word again. Ministry. I didn’t know what that was or how someone “got” a ministry. I realized much later that my friend was using the musical […]