SEC Campaign Resources

Below are various resources that will assist you and your church in promoting the conference campaign.

Download Campaign Remittance of Funds Form

Download Local Church Campaign Manual

Download Campaign Letter of Encouragement

Download Conference Campaign Brochure

Campaign Video

“Transforming Churches – Transforming Lives” Campaign Video from Southeast Conference UCC on Vimeo.

United Church of Christ News

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Global Ministries

DMV Sanctuary group works for release of mother of two detained by ICE in Virginia

20 May 2017

As a group of almost two dozen people, faith leaders and immigration activists, stood in solidarity outside the Fairfax, Va., ICE office on Thursday morning, a mother of two young children and a resident of Virginia for more than a decade was detained and moved to a detention center, so she can be deported.

CHHSM Vice President J. Bennett Guess Leaving to Become ACLU of Ohio Executive Director

19 May 2017

The Rev. J. Bennett Guess, Vice President of the United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries, is leaving to become the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio.

Faith community speaks out as FCC begins rollback of open internet rules

19 May 2017

The Federal Communications Commission is beginning to roll back the internet neutrality rules that regulate Internet service providers, and the faith community is pushing back. The rules provide strict oversight of internet provider companies — something that United Church of Christ advocates on the issue say is necessary to ensure equal access to the internet.

Synod resolutions seek to enhance UCC giving model with modern approaches

18 May 2017

Philanthropy has evolved since the formation of the United Church of Christ 60 years ago, but the denomination's policy and patterns around giving have not. That could soon change.

Commentary: The “other” is not actually the problem!

18 May 2017

A couple of months ago, African students living in Delhi, India had to bear the brunt of angry mobs.

Pennsylvania congregation calls attention to opioid epidemic in highly visible way

17 May 2017

A UCC congregation interested in doing something about the opioid epidemic touching families in Western Pennsylvania set aside this week to raise awareness of the problem, in a highly visible and sobering way.

Pilot project promotes partnership between UCC climate justice teams and 350.org

16 May 2017

A pilot project to build a partnership centered on climate justice is inviting green teams of UCC congregations to affiliate with the grassroots organization 350.org.

General Synod resolution seeks national study of gun violence

16 May 2017

Bolstered by the belief that gun violence has reached a crisis point in the United States, the Council for Health and Human Services Ministries is asking General Synod of the United Church of Christ to proclaim gun violence as a public health concern.

Commentary: A call to action opposing mandatory minimums for drug crimes

16 May 2017

The United Church of Christ remains a faithful witness and advocate for criminal justice reforms and an end to the disproportionate number of people of color within the prison industrial complex.

Jeanette Vizguerra leaves sanctuary just in time for Mother's Day

13 May 2017

A Colorado mother of four who has been living in sanctuary in Denver churches for 86 days in fear of deportation, is now able to return home with her family, just in time for Mother's Day.

WCC calls for prayer for just peace in the Holy Land

22 May 2017

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is calling on Christians worldwide to join in prayer for just peace in the Holy Land by taking part in a Pentecost prayer service.

An Open Letter to Religious Leaders in Kenya

19 May 2017

17th May 2017, original post here

Your Grace, Imam, Swami, Rabbi and all priests of faith,

Why is there such a gap between your vision for our communities and the country and the reality we see every day. What is missing in your leadership that would make a difference?

3rd Thursday Action Alert: Urge Members of Congress to attend a briefing on Life for Palestinian children under Israeli military occupation

16 May 2017

Be a voice of hope for children! Contact your senators and representative today and urge them to attend this important briefing to learn more about the struggles of Palestinian children. Ask them to work for an end to 50 years of military occupation and to support a just and lasting peace for all Palestinians and Israelis.

JAI Call for Action - Remembering al-Nakba: Collective Dream and Unalienable Right

16 May 2017

2017 is a year of significant anniversaries. 1947-1948 were the years, which Palestine was depopulated through ethnic cleansing. Over 800,000 Palestinians were made refugees and over 500 villages were depopulated. There were more than 70 massacres in which over 15,000 Palestinians were killed.

Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of May 15, 2017

16 May 2017

This week the Palestinians are commemorating the Nakba, the catastrophe that happened 69 years ago, 530 Palestinian villages and towns were destroyed and over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly driven out their homes in 1948. The Nakba created an enormous refugee problem and catalyzed a process of generational dispossession for Palestinians.

Climate justice grows ever more urgent for Pacific islands

16 May 2017

For Pacific island nations, climate change is more than a political concern - it’s rapidly leading to extinction of peoples, lands and a way of life. In one of the biggest examples of environmental injustice in the world, the Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to climate change, despite contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions.

People-to-People Pilgrimage Inspired Creation of Womens Group in Mexico

16 May 2017

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1.1-5)

Global Ministries at General Assembly 2017

15 May 2017

An update from Justapaz on peace in Colombia

15 May 2017

Colombia

News from the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

15 May 2017

Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

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