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No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome to explore your faith with the 70,000 members of the United Church of Christ in Massachusetts.Six Churches Receive Green Congregation Awards
While there was much to celebrate at the Annual Meeting Recognition Lunch this year, the Environmental Ministries Task Team was very happy to recognize six churches for their tremendous effort around environmental protection and climate justice!
Antal Presented with 2018 Andy Gustafson Award
Retiring Conference Minister and President The Rev. Dr. Jim Antal was presented with the Andy Gustafson Award at this year's Annual Meeting Recognition Luncheon on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Andy Gustafson, who served as Associate Conference Minister for Stewardship & Financial Development, and who died in May, 2014, inspired countless UCC members, ...
Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Conferences vote to go forward Together, As One
The Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island conferences of the United Church of Christ made history Saturday, voting overwhelmingly to form a new unified Conference in which they will not only do ministry together, but to which they will invite other religious and secular organizations to join.
Three Receive Christian Education Certification
Pictured left to right: Sherril Willis and Gayle McGlaughlin received their certificates from Debbie Gline-Allen and Sue LaLone. Leea Snape was unable to attend Annual Meeting. Three people who completed all the requirements for Certification for Christian Educators were recognized at the Annual Meeting Recognition Luncheon on June 16. Gayle ...
Three Receive Haystack Awards for Justice Work
The Massachusetts Conference Justice & Witness Council presented Haystack Awards on Saturday, June 16th, to Joy Harris and Bruce Roberts for their work with Lakota youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota; and to Carmen Ramos-Kalsow for her relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Here is what the Council said about these...
Recording of New Conference Online Forum Now Available
Leading up to the second Tri-Conference Annual Meeting of the Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island conferences, Conference leaders have hosted a series of online forums about the upcoming votes to formally create a new, unified conference. Delegates to the Annual Meeting, to be held June 15 - 16 at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield will...
UCC Church Members Take Part in Springfield Protest
The Poor People's Campaign in Massachusetts moved to Springfield on Monday, June 4, where members of more than a dozen United Church of Christ churches (including First Congregational Amherst, pictured at right) participated in a rally calling on politicians to address the air pollution that makes Springfield the nation's worst city for people with...
Conference Announces Bold New Initiative Awards
Each year the Massachusetts Conference Church Development Council recognizes ministries that exemplify innovative and impactful ministries. Here are this year’s three recipients. WOVOS ~ Congregational Church of Brockton To change lives and create a better world. That is the goal of WOVOS, “World Voices: Raising Voices for a Better World”. WOVOS ...
SPOTLIGHT: Haverhill Church Start Grows Beyond City Limits
Phoenix Rising Pastor Takes Advantage of Many Conference Resources
Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign: Week #3 – Militarism, the War Economy and Gun Violence
On Memorial Day, members of the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign, veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and clergy pitched tents on the Boston Common to draw attention to the intersections of a bloated war economy, the plight of our veterans, gun violence in a nation obsessed with militarism, and homelessness – especially within the ...
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