The Women’s Health Protection Act, soon to be introduced in the House of Representatives, is a critically needed bill that will enact protections on the federal level to safeguard access to high-quality care and to secure constitutional rights by protecting patients and providers from political or religious interference. It would bar state and federal legislation that imposes medically unnecessary regulations on access to abortion services including medication, mandatory waiting periods, or out and out abortion bans.
Read MoreTake a stand with an Indigenous-led movement of water protectors! Learn what you and your faith community can do to stop the expansion of a massive tar sands oil pipeline known as Line 3. Sign-up now for this free webinar: bit.ly/StoppingLine3
Read MoreJune 27 is National Open and Affirming Sunday! Always celebrated on the fourth Sunday of June, the Coalition created ONA Sunday as an opportunity for congregations to renew their commitment to support LGBTQIA+ neighbors and their families. On June 7, we'll release an inspiring worship and music video, along with worship resources to help you build your own ONA service. Let’s celebrate the rapid growth of our movement, hold our 1,700 ONA churches and ministries in prayer, and commit to growing our movement until the UCC is not just 33%, but 100% ONA!
Read More#WelcomeWithDignity: Take Action to Restore Asylum Protections and Welcome Asylum Seekers & Unaccompanied Children
Today, Church World Service is joining dozens of organizations and advocates in a renewed commitment to build a reimagined asylum system in the U.S. as part of the new Welcome with Dignity Campaign. We invite you to take action with us to transform the way the United States receives and protects people forced to flee from their homes and seek safety. Now is the time for visionary action to restore and strengthen asylum protections and policies that welcome asylum seekers and unaccompanied children.
For more information about the campaign and for more resources, visit this toolkit and this web page.
Read MoreFrom Katie Adams at the D.C. Office.
Read MoreJoin the May 26 National Summit gathering to train and empower faith communities to support equitable U.S. vaccine distribution.
Register here.
Read MoreChurch of Beatitudes is currently collecting Men's and Women's clean socks to help the homeless and less fortunate. These will be given to ShoeBox Ministries on June 16th.
Read MoreThe fighting between Israel and Hamas must end immediately. Israel’s brutal occupation of Palestine is supported by US diplomacy and $3.8 billion in annual funding to Israel. The US must stop being complicit in these human rights violations and condition funding on Israel’s compliance with US and international law.
Read MoreTikTok Pastors Rev. Timoth Sylvia and Rev. Sarah TevisTownes lead congregations and have literally millions of engagements online. Join the United Church of Christ for a conversation about TikTok, how ministry is happening creatively, and a celebration of the ways our Faith moves outside of the buildings and traditional expectations upon it.
Read MoreThe campaign is national in scope. The SWC has joined the letter. Maybe you and your local church would like to join the advocacy effort too.
IPL and our partners are asking faith leaders to add their name to this sign on letter to Congress calling for critical investments in climate and clean energy as we rebuild our economy.
The deadline is June 9th.
Read MoreNational Council of Churches and Grace & Race invite you to participate in White Privilege: Let’s Talk dialogue sessions. This 6-session course is designed as a sacred conversation on race. It is intentional in its focus on the history, impact and manifestations of White Privilege. We enter with the spirit of faith, hope, praying that the conversations will help us to see one another and stay on the journey toward racial equity.
The deadline for registration is May 24, 2021
Read MoreShared here is an invitation from the AZ Governor’s office of Youth, Faith, & Families. The GOYFF initiative is hoping to connect the Arizona Coalition for Military Families with local congregations who would be willing to partner with them in their mission. “The Arizona Coalition for Military Families is a public/private partnership and statewide collective impact initiative focused on building Arizona’s capacity to care for, serve, support and employ service members, veterans and their families.”
We encourage you or the appropriate representative from your church to participate if ministry to military families is a part of or in line with your mission.
Read MoreThe For The People Act, a comprehensive election reform bill, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore the provisions gutted by the Supreme Court in its 2013 decision are two critical ways we can defend our democratic process and the right of every American to have their voice heard and counted in the electoral process.
As civil rights giant John Lewis himself declared, 'too many people have struggled, suffered and died to the right to vote.' A strong, vibrant democracy must move forward, not backward. Contact your Senators and urge them to defend our democracy by supporting the For The People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Read MoreTo emerge from the pandemic, an economic recovery that prioritizes jobs and justice is desperately needed. Now is a time to cast a vision for a holistic recovery that is guided by a commitment to employment, affordable housing, racial justice, public health, and a transition to a decarbonized economy. This webinar will focus on what a just recovery would look like and what faith communities can do to call for legislation that embodies our values.
Read MoreAcross Arizona’s southern border, nonprofits and religious organizations continue to support asylum seekers who have waited months to present their cases in the United States. Tony Paniagua traveled to Nogales, Sonora where he visited a shelter providing aid and spoke to migrants about their journeys.
Read MoreJoin faith leaders and faith-based advocates throughout Arizona to urge our Senators to pass Senate Bill 1, For the People Act. As people of faith we unite together to support and support our vulnerable neighbors.
Sign the letter to support the For the People Act so all voices may be heard.
Read MoreTuesday, May 11, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Join the African American Christian Clergy Coalition and the Arizona Faith Network for an overview of the For the People Act. Learn how this historic legislation will impact your cherished right to vote and ability to strengthen our democracy.
Read MoreUCC Wellness Ministries Newsletter
May June 2021, Volume 6, Issue 3
Read MoreIn this month's Getting to the Root, UCC Economic Justice Minister, Rev. Sekinah Hamlin, offers a different approach to showing our gratitude and appreciation for our mothers and caretakers, one that centers on policy and justice.
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