The famine designation was lifted from South Sudan, thanks to a concerted global effort that included your generous support to One Great Hour of Sharing and its recent East Africa Famine Response campaign.
But millions remain at risk of severe malnutrition and need help to feed their families as the rainy season gathers momentum.
Read MoreOn the morning of Tuesday, August 8, Debby Stinton, Member in Discernment and pastoral assistant at Church of the Palms UCC, learned that her son, Rick, had been hit by a car and suffered numerous internal and external injuries.
Read MoreThe 3 Great Loves is the denomination’s opportunity to express how our Love of Neighbor, Love of Children, and Love of Creation work together to address the inequities in our current world.
Read MoreYou are specially invited to a Moral Revival Mass Meeting in the style of the civil rights movement with national religious leader Rev. William Barber, Repairers of the Breach team and local NM & AZ faith and justice leaders.
Read MorePlease contact your Senators to support the Dream Act of 2017. NBC News is reporting, "The legislation was introduced with some urgency because a group of conservative state attorneys general has issued an ultimatum on the subject to President Donald Trump.
They’ve demanded that by Sept. 5, his administration stop renewing or granting temporary deportation deferrals and work permits to young immigrants through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The DACA program was authorized by former President Barack Obama."
Read MoreThe consequences of repealing DACA would be severe and profound, as it would put the nearly 800,000 dreamers at immediate risk of deportation.
Read MoreHaving given us their best advice and counsel, and having made requests of us, each Conference, association, and local church within the United Church of Christ now begins the covenantal responsibility of reviewing what General Synod has discerned, and asking itself, "What does this mean for us? What now shall we do in response?"
Read MoreThe Medicaid Talking Points and a Medicaid Advocacy Toolkit will give you guidance as you reach out to elected officials and demand they protect healthcare for the most vulnerable in our society.
Read Morewritten by Randy Meyer
Last June the Good Shepherd and the Green Valley/Sahuarita Samaritans agreed to accompany a Honduran family that was getting ready to present themselves to immigration officials at the US/Mexico Border.
Read MoreIn major court cases the Southwest Conference has been actively opposing the President's executive orders on immigration.
Read MoreMake contact; make a difference. Senate leaders will release draft healthcare legislation soon. Continue to urge Congress to improve access to health care instead of deconstructing it.
Read MorePresident Trump’s decision to abandon the Paris Climate Accord violates the values and vision that are basic to Christian faith.
Read MoreRev. Talitha Arnold, Senior Minister of the United Church of Santa F (a United Church of Christ) is part of a 3-person delegation to the Kurdistan region of Iraq in early June. She will visit the refugee camps around the city of Erbil, home to more than 200,000 people who have fled their villages and cities in other parts of Iraq.
Read MoreFrom the United Church of Christ Justice & Peace Action Network:
The United Church of Christ is a long-time leader in communications rights. As part of that tradition, last year we founded the Faithful Internet campaign. Millions of us rose up in a movement to protect the open Internet, and we won.
Read MoreFrom our friends at Southern Arizona Sanctuary Coalition: Marco has a new claim to asylum because his cousin was recently murdered and other family members have been threatened with violence. His lawyer is petitioning that he be returned to his family on this basis. We are asking Senator McCain and Senator Flake to sponsor a private bill on his behalf. Call their offices TODAY to let them know where you stand. A sample script is included in this post.
Read MoreArizona Faith Network representation is needed at the upcoming We the People Summit, a series of three summits designed to bring together individuals, grassroots organizations, and established nonprofits to collaborate in support of positive change in Arizona.
Read MoreMonday, May 22, 6:30 - 8:30 pm at Southside Presbyterian Church
Read MoreThe United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministries (UCCDM) encourages all settings of the UCCC to be Accessible to All (A2A). Consistent with that goal, the Desert Palm United Church of Christ in Tempe commissioned a seven-person Accessibility Audit Committee to complete an Accessibility Audit of the church premises. The Committee conducted the audit, drafted a report, and presented recommendations to the church council in April.
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