Member Church News: Refugees, Partnerships, Peace

Lombard Christian Reformed Church in the Chicago area joined with Loop Church’s Welcoming the Stranger Mission Community to hold a panel discussion on 22 February titled “Refugees and Public Policy: How Do We Respond Biblically?” The United Church… Read More

Member Church News: Sanctuary, Slavery, Safari

As a Kansas (USA) community rallies around the family of an almost-deported professor and works to see him returned home, a United Church of Christ clergy woman is entrenched in the struggle for a more humane outcome –… Read More

Member Church News: Racial and Indigenous Justice, History and Mission

The United Church of Christ and the United Church of Canada launch a joint commitment to celebrate the contributions of people of African descent worldwide, with an introductory video released during Black History Month First and Second Peoples… Read More

Member Church News: Rethinking, Gathering, Listening

As the Church of South India’s commemoration of Reformation 500, and CSI 70, the CSI is organizing seven consultations on Rethinking Ecclesia under the theme “Being and becoming Christ communities – towards a borderless Church.” In Italy, the… Read More

Member Church News: Youth Leaders, Indigenous Initiatives, Women’s Advocacy

For the first time in its history, the United Reformed Church Youth Assembly has an all-female leadership team. Santa Fe church confirmation class says, “Protect the Dreamers:” A group of young teens from the United Church of Santa… Read More

Member Church News: Tributes, Thoughts, Advocates

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has paid tribute to a missionary who gave her life to help protect Jewish schoolgirls during the Second World War. Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day: a… Read More

Member church news: Prayers, Advocacy, Sharing

More and more members (including the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, pictured above) are joining the Thursdays in Black campaign to achieve a world without rape or violence. Round the Table, is an online space for United Church of… Read More

Member Church News: Solidarity, Welcome, Awards, Advocacy

Stuart McMillan, president of the Uniting Church in Australia, has expressed solidarity with Australia’s African community in the wake of recent negative political and media commentary. Fleur Houston, author of You Shall Love the Stranger as Yourself: The… Read More

The Advent of Hope

In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to… Read More

Member church news: Encounters, Protests, Celebrations, Stories

Thomas Baldwin of the Church of Scotland meets the Rola Sleiman, the first female ordained minister in the Middle East. Holy Cow! A Philadelphia pastor hangs on as huge cow escapes live nativity scene: He juggles a lot… Read More