Justice and Mission

Fabulous! Gulf Shrimp Boil

by Mary Ruth Pleasant Hill Community Church (Pleasant Hill TN) held a Gulf Shrimp Boil on July 27th to benefit Back Bay Mission. The event...

Central Congregational Atlanta Supports Refugees in Georgia

by Rev. Joyce Myers-Brown Central Congregational UCC in Atlanta has taken on the challenge of addressing the injustices and suffering related to the current U.S....

Birmingham AL Churches Celebrate Pride

The four United Church of Christ congregations in Birmingham, Alabama (Pilgrim UCC, Beloved Community, Covenant Community, and First Congregational) joined together to march in...

A Back Bay Mission Housing Recovery Story

There is a 78-year-old gentleman living in his family home with three young children that he and his wife adopted at in Gulfport MS....

New York Times Bestselling Author Featured in Webinar on April 30

The featured guest for this month's Creation Justice Webinar recently entered into the New York Times bestseller list. Author adrienne maree brown will focus on the...

Southeast Conference Churches Planning Mission Trip to Puerto Rico; Donations of Support Welcome!

by Rev. Nancy Elsenheimer Senior Pastor, Garden of Grace UCC Columbia, South Carolina In September 2017, Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico. Overall, life in...

Conference Disaster Team Forming

We all know that natural disasters happen and we want to be helpful and supportive when it does. We also know that there are...

National Wildlife Federation Certifies New Wildlife Habitat in Uplands Village

UCC Retirement Community in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee Makes a Difference in Protecting Wildlife We have a unique tradition at Uplands Village Life Plan Retirement Community...

2019 Heifer Field Trip: Ending Hunger and Poverty

by Mary Ruth Pleasant Hill Community Church (PHCC) gathered together 16 senior adults for a ‘Field Trip’ to Heifer Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas, March 11-14,...

UCC Cuba Study Seminar 2019 offers unique discovery amidst this island’s people

by Rev. Tom Warren Since 1980, the United Church of Christ has been in relationship with the people and churches of Cuba. For the past...