Arizona State Capitol Complex, Rose Garden Area
Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 8:30 AM - 2 PM
Faith In Action
Community Dialogue: An Interfaith Community Building Practice
7 p.m., Wednesday, February 27 at Desert Palm UCC
Desert Palm UCC, Dayspring Methodist Church, Tempe Emanuel and University Presbyterian have all joined together to take turns hosting a community dialogue. These events are quite simple and very “user friendly.”
Read More$300,000 grant to Church of the Red Rocks' homelessness initiatives
“We have looked into the eyes of the homeless children, the most vulnerable in our community, and we have seen the hope that’s there.” – Rev. Cindy Parker
Following a lengthy meeting on January 22, the Sedona City Council voted to award the grant to The Church of The Red Rocks! After administrative fees are deducted, the grant will be worth approximately $300,000!
Read MoreThe Annual UU/UCC Day at the Legislature
Presidents' Day, Monday, February 18, 2019, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Invitation from Jo Vredenburg of Desert Palm UCC, Justice and Witness Tempe:
This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Arizona legislative process and meet with your State Senator and House Representatives. Children are also invited with their parents as Presidents' Day is a national holiday with children off from school and a holiday for some adults.
Read MoreEcumenical Advocacy Days 2019
[Editor’s note: this event begins on the same weekend as the SWC Annual Meeting]
Come to Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2019 and UCC Pre-event:
#GoodTrouble for a Just World
Calling all justice advocates! You are invited to join other UCC advocates for the 2019 Ecumenical Advocacy Days Conference, “Troubling the Waters for the Healing of the World -- #GoodTrouble!” This year’s conference will focus on movements, best practices, and highlight the voices of young activists to energize today’s struggle for justice.
Read MoreConnect to the Larger Progressive Faith Movement
Convergence Leadership Project Equips UCC Ministers to be Movement Leaders through Congregational Renewal
In 2017, Convergence, together with the Center for Progressive Renewal, launched an innovative continuing education program for new and seasoned ministers based solely online. This program is unique for two main reasons: 1) it focuses on the work ministerial leaders need to do to move their congregations and communities from thinking to action, and 2) it seeks to equip congregational leaders with the tools to work together with their congregations and communities to do the work of the church.
Read MoreWidening the Welcome WISE training in November - save the dates!
November 1–2, 2019; location TBA
Friday, Nov. 1, we will offer Mental Health First Aid Training. Saturday, Nov. 2, we will partner with United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministry to offer WISE training.
Read MoreLocked In Solidarity: Arizona Faith Leaders for Criminal Justice Reform
Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 11:30 AM—1:30 PM
Arizona State Capitol Rose Garden, 1700 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ, 85007
Arizona Faith Leaders for Criminal Justice Reform is a luncheon gathering of faith leaders to announce our intent of solidarity with people affected by the criminal justice system. Arizona’s faith leaders will unite to raise awareness on the issues that disproportionately impact women, elders and people of color, and work together to find solutions from a Biblical perspective.
Read MoreSierra Club Climate Resolution Week Event
Wednesday, January 23rd, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Southwest Conference UCC office, 917 E Sheridan Street, Phoenix
Phil Shea is hosting a Sierra Club Climate Resolutions Event at the Southwest Conference Office.
During Sierra Club’s "Our Climate Resolutions Week", we are gathering our Phoenix area climate community to collectively envision the future we want and begin to generate plans for how we can all work to enact that future - starting where we live. This will be a group discussion event led by the host.
Read MoreCommunity for Racial Healing – Monthly Facilitated Discussion in Taos
An eight month workshop on what is means to be white, anglo or euro-identified in racial reconciliation efforts. This one will be specific to the Taos community.
Read MoreSupport Survivors of Human Trafficking
January is recognized in the US as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and the 2009 UCC Synod Resolution against human trafficking urges congregations to recognize January 11 as Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Human trafficking, also known as modern slavery, affected some 24.9 million people in 2016 and is one of the most profitable forms of transnational crime. Traffickers prey on those who are in vulnerable communities and force them into labor, exploit them in commercial sexual enterprises, and move them across national or state borders against their will.
Read MoreCall for Solidarity: A mini-concert and networking event
Saturday, January 19, 7 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 1875 N Central Avenue
Networking event for hospitality providers
Shadow Rock UCC is partnering with other local organizations for "Call for Solidarity: A mini-concert and networking event."
Read More2019 Women's March events
Is your church participating in the Women’s March in your area? Send the details to Wende at wgonzales@uccswc.org.
Read MoreOpioid Crisis Response basic training
The Southwest Conference is pleased to partner with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to offer Opioid Crisis Response basic training. The training includes warning signs of opioid addiction, resources for families struggling with opioid addiction, and training/distribution of Narcan for intervention in overdose situations. Learn how to spot the signs of addiction, how to keep your pills safely, and what to do to get help for yourself or a loved one.
Read More6th Annual Common Ground on the Border Festival and 15th Annual Santa Cruz Valley Border Issues Fair
January 17-19 at The Good Shepherd
It’s time to register for this January’s gathering of artists, musicians, scholars, and activists who will provide rich experiences for us as we consider the push and pull of the borderlands. Common Ground on the Border and the Border Issues Fair are combined during the same three-day period since each enhances the other. We encourage you to consider attending both.
Read MoreSouthwest Conference UCC invites you to the Martin Luther King Jr. March and Festival
Southwest Conference United Church of Christ invites you to walk in unity as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 21, 2019. SWC will bring a large banner and we welcome you to bring signs and UCC flags as well.
This walk will be a very easy pace, suitable for all ages and for baby strollers, too. Shuttle service is provided to return to your vehicle after the march.
Read MoreWinter Talk 2019
Winter Talk is dedicated to furthering the conversation on the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and its dismantling.
February 26–27, 2019
Yakama Christian Mission
Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, OK
Read MoreVolunteer Chaplains Wanted: Albuquerque Police Chaplain Unit
Albuquerque Police Chaplain Unit is currently recruiting ministers to serve its officers and the community.
Read MoreWitness for the People at Roundhouse
Annual event for people of faith and conscience to focus upon concerns of economics, education, health, laborers and the environment and to pray for the legislative session as it begins. Special guests will be Sr. Simone Campbell of DC Network and The Nuns on the bus Tours for Justice, and the NM Peace Choir. Day will include input, time for lobbying and noon Witness for the People.
Read MoreFaith Climate Action Week
Have you made your plans for Faith Climate Action Week yet? Save the date for April 5-14, 2019. This year we will find joy and rejuvenation in the natural world and reconnect to why we love and protect our planet. When we protect the climate we can help both our communities and our natural world thrive. This is our premier event to connect our religious values with climate action.
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