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Planning for the big event?
Trying to educate folks at your church about the 50th Anniversary Celebration in Hartford, CT? Here are some resources to help: |
 Anniversary Webpage
The United Church of Christ 50th Anniversary webpage features a wealth of resources, including:
- anniversary logos you can download and use in your church,
- "Shine, God's People," A Study Guide for Celebrating 50 Years of the United Church of Christ,
- a UCC timeline,
- a video about the anniversary,
- and more!
 Go to Anniversary Webpage
Bulletin Inserts
The Connecticut Conference is producing a series of 36 worship bulletin inserts in the weeks leading up to the the 50th Anniversary General Synod being held in Hartford. These reflections address the UCC's history and heritage, our theological root, our mission and ministry legacy and the unique polity of the United Church of Christ.
The Vermont Conference is also producing a series of bulletin inserts that highlight our past, present, and future.
In both cases, the inserts are available in formats that you can customize for use in your church.
Go to Connecticut Conference inserts
Go to Vermont Conference inserts
Banners & T-shirts
50th Anniversary banners suitable for hanging outdoors have been produced and can be ordered using the following form or contacting Pam DeMarce at 507-381-4279. A picture of the banner can be seen on the order form.
Download order form
Size: 83 kb. This is a Word document suitable for filling out online and emailing or mailing in. Approximate download time on a 56k modem is 12 seconds.
T-shirts can be ordered through United Church Resources. See the many designs now!
UCC @ 50
Our history, Our future
Commemorative Book by J. Martin Bailey and Evan Golder, co-editor. 96 pages, includes color & black-and-white images and photographs. Cost is $ 6.95 each; $6.45 for 10 or more and $5.95 for 25 or more. A free copy of the 50th Anniversary video will accompany orders of 50 or more.
Order online from United Church Press
 Amistad Freedom Tour
On June 21, 2007 - just the day before Synod begins - the schooner Amistad will set sail from New Haven, CT, on the eighteen month "Atlantic Freedom Tour." Under the banner "Confronting the Past; Transforming the Present," the vessel will visit England to help commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the former British Empire. It will then travel to West Africa and Sierra Leone, homeland of the Amistad captives of 1839. Churches, groups of churches and associations can be part of this historic event by sponsoring a day of the voyage.
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Synod in the City brochure available for download
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