On September 21, 2025 at 3:00 pm AZ (NM/TX 4:00 pm) we will gather for an Ecclesiastical Council for Sonja Haller at Desert Palm United Church of Christ, 1230 E Guadalupe Rd, Tempe, Arizona 85283, both in person and on Zoom.

My beloved SWC, it is my prayer that every church within the Southwest Conference will be represented. Your presence is not only a gift to the Sonja, but also a visible sign of the covenant we share as a Conference family.

Let’s come together with hearts open to encourage, support, and celebrate the work of God among us. Click here to register for this event.

Congratulations to Clara Sims on her upcoming Ecclesiastical Council! 

Sunday, December 17, 2023, at 03:00 PM Arizona/New Mexico/El Paso 

Register to attend on Zoom HERE. More details soon.

Sunday, July 30, 4 pm New Mexico & El Paso time, 3 pm Arizona time

We hope you can join us on Zoom for Rhonda Newby-Torres' Ecclesiastical Council!

You might have "met" her on Episode 3 of our podcast already!

Her home church is First Congregational UCC in Albuquerque, NM and she currently serves as the lay Pastor for Lutheran Campus Ministries, an ecumenical campus ministry at the University of New Mexico.

Read through her papers here.

Please register in advance here.

Congratulations to Shea Darian! She unanimously passed her ordination interview with the Southwest Conference (SWC) Committee on Church and Ministry.

Her Ecclesiastical Council will be online Sunday, May 2, at 3:00 p.m.

Register here to receive a Zoom link to join the EC.

Read Shea’s portfolio here.

Sunday, November 1 at 3 pm on Zoom

Carson Hawks has been approved by the Committee on Church and Ministry ‘A’ to take the next step toward ordination. Congratulations, Carson!

Read Carson’s papers here.

The Zoom link will be sent out to SWC clergy. If you don't receive it but would like to attend, please RSVP to Barb Doerrer-Peacock - bdoerrerpeacock@uccswc.org.

Jim Alexander has been approved by The Committee on Church and Ministry ‘A’ to take the next step toward ordination. The Palms will host an Ecclesiastical Council on the afternoon of Sunday, November 19, followed by a time of fellowship. Congratulations to Jim!