Conference Minister

Welcome to our newly elected Conference Minister!

On June 19 at the Southeast Conference Annual Meeting, delegates voted unanimously to call The Reverend Kimberly Wood as our next settled Conference Minister. Rev. Wood...

Meet our Candidate for Southeast Conference Minister!

We are pleased to announce that Rev. Kimberly Anne Wood will be presented at the Annual Meeting (June 18-19) for election as our next...

Cultural Humility vs Cultural Competence

Grace to you and peace! I was in a recent conversation about Cultural Humility vs Cultural Competence. You may be familiar with this distinction....

After the Verdict

Like many other people, I held my breath yesterday when the announcement was given that the jury in Derek Chauvin’s trial had made a...

Pastoral Message Regarding the Shootings in Atlanta

“Angry! Outraged! Upset! There are no words to reflect what is happening in our Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Brutal attacks on the...

Recognizing the Anniversary

Grace to you and peace! This month is the one-year anniversary of the pandemic and the closing of in-person worship for most of our...

The Urgent Work of Racial Justice and Equity

October 2020 Dear Members of the United Church of Christ: Grace and peace to you in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ. In August the National...

Anticipating a Search for a New Conference Minister

At the upcoming Conference Annual Meeting (September 26), delegates will make a decision whether to begin the search for a full-time Conference Minister. Currently,...

Preparing for our “Virtual” Annual Meeting

It may be August, but it is only six weeks until the Annual Meeting! Moving our Annual Meeting from June to September may seem...

Where Do You See Hope?

We have invited folks in the Southeast Conference to send in videos of their thoughts about where they see hope. I have also been...