Join 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.

In 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.

“I have got family members who are workers, who are miners, who are loggers. That’s the economy of where I am from. It’s extraction. Like that’s the jobs that we have available. The good paying jobs are the ones that require us to destroy our world around us, to destroy our own backyard.” For Houska, the conversation about jobs and the environment is not an abstract debate. It is a conversation at the dinner table about the livelihoods of those close to her.

Thanks, Chris Wickersham, for the heads up on this class.

“Dr Mayan was one of my favorite professors at Iliff. He’s a great teacher and an all around great guy. His class on media and ministry was great and I think this might be of great interest to many of us here in the Conference. Please feel free to share!”

Saturday, May 15, 9 am MST, 10 am MDT

When people think of suicide, they often conceptualize it as a crisis of mental health. While this framework is often times helpful in understanding the thought processes, emotional states and how to help someone through treatment, the framework does not fully take into account the role of spirituality and faith.

Thursday, May 13, 8 am – noon MST; 9 am –1 pm MDT

Rev. Talitha Arnold, Senior Pastor of United Church of Santa Fe, is the keynoter of this annual event sponsored by San Diego (CA) County.

A number of other presentations are included by faith leaders of diverse traditions.

More details and registration here.

Faith leaders and communities outside of San Diego are invited to participate.

Sisters in Mourning, a very special book project that Rev. Linda Jaramillo and Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson are contributing authors, has been released.

Your Senators need to hear from you that we will not sit by and allow gun violence to be a part of everyday America. Our faithful voice cries out, “how long, oh Lord” will these attacks keep happening? In that grief, let our prayers become actions. Lend your voice by asking your Senator to support the Background Check Expansion Act.

“Our coalition is working hard to provide resources, volunteer, and administrative support to help communities become faith-based cooling center locations. This is an excellent way to serve your neighbors as temperatures rise throughout this summer.”

Read the latest news from the Open and Affirming Coalition, United Church of Christ.

Moving Beyond the Basics–Toward the Beloved Community

A virtual transformational dialogue

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 7pm ET

Nurturing Justice will officially launch on May 13, 2021 with a discussion with our mentors: Dr. Velda Love and Dr. Miguel De La Torre

DECOLONIZING CHRISTIANITY: BECOMING BADASS BELIEVERS is Miguel De La Torre's latest book, and is sure to spark lively conversation with Dr. Velda Love.

Registration is now open for several events in June and beyond for opportunities for spiritual and professional growth.

Read UCC leadership, clergy, and CHHSM responses to the Chauvin verdict.

As the month of May approaches, many congregations are preparing for Mental Health Sunday on May 16, 2021, part of the designation of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. To assist in your liturgical preparation, we offer this new resource, Radical Belonging: Mental Health Sunday Liturgies and Resources for All.

This downloadable resource, available in both a PDF and a large print Word document, is for any congregation of any denomination that wishes to become a place of radical belonging.

The Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA is offering Rev. Joan Crawford's "In Solidarity" workshops in May for their clergy. This is the same series the SWC hosted last August. It was an excellent overview of racism issues faced by people of African descent in the US and a accessible, personal approach to building awareness and cross-cultural understanding.