United Church of Christ

The "good news" can be delivered via myriad methods, and if you ask David C. Driskell, it may well involve a paintbrush, a keyboard or a strong set of pipes. Appearing on the eve of the Lenten season as part of the UCC's celebration of Black History Month, the 80-year-old Driskell is one of the world's leading authorities on African-American art.

Eighteen youth and young adults from France, along with three pastors, are planning to join their U.S. counterparts for the National Youth Event, July 10-14 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

The 26-year-old Open and Affirming movement in the United Church of Christ reaches a milestone today (Feb. 21) with the certification of Pillar of Love Fellowship UCC in Chicago as ONA congregation #1,000.

Nestled in a small Minnesota harbor village on the north shore of Lake Superior in the middle of winter, members of First Congregational UCC in Grand Marais have warmed to the idea of the Bread for the World Offering of Letters campaign.

Even as Gov. Chris Christie’s threat of a 'swift' veto looms, gay-rights activists basked in victory after the state Assembly voted Feb. 16 in favor of legalizing same-gender marriage in New Jersey.

The UCC's Amistad Chapel at the Church House in downtown Cleveland rocked Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 15) with incredible jazz and powerful words.

Leaders of the United Church of Christ today (Feb. 15) released a statement in response to the proposed 2013 budget announced by President Obama.

The Rev. R. Joaquin Willis, senior pastor of the 300-member Church of the Open Door UCC in Miami, is one of nine leaders recognized as a 2012 Black History Month Civic Honoree by Legacy Magazine.

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Valentine's Day 2012 is especially sweet for marriage equality proponents in the U.S. Northwest, where Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law Feb. 13 a measure making Washington the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.

For the Rev. Michael Mulberry, no other component is more critical to the mission of the Christian church.

If you're a music fan, you know that Sunday night (Feb. 12) is the 54th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, coming to a CBS station on a TV near you.

Two UCC ministers are taking center stage today (Feb. 10) in Maryland, as the state legislature listens to testimony in favor of marriage equality. Maryland is considering upgrading the status of same-gender couples from domestic partnerships to full marriage.

Due to a late-arising scheduling conflict, David Driskell’s guest-speaking appearance in the Amistad Chapel of the UCC Church House has been rescheduled from Feb. 22 (Ash Wednesday) to noon Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Led by the reverberating bass of the Rev. Paul Sadler and the soul-lifting splendor of guest soloist Pat Harris, UCC national staff members gathered Feb. 8 in the UCC Amistad Chapel for a "Sing-A-Long" during the second worship service celebrating Black History Month.

Now that they know "whodunit," more than 400 youth and young adults from the UCC's Penn Central Conference can tally up "who-all's-going" to National Youth Event, July 10-13 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

Leaders from across the Christian landscape, including the United Church of Christ, met Jan. 10-11 in Baltimore to discuss the future of the Christian unity movement in the United States.

Leaders from the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) held a first-ever, face-to-face meeting Feb. 7 at the UCC Church House in Cleveland.

United Church of Christ justice advocates have joined with the National Council of Churches and a growing list of religious and advocacy organizations calling for the tightening of laws to prevent Internet stalking.

The Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, UCC general minister and president, introduced the first of five weekly Black History Month observances at the United Church of Christ's Amistad Chapel in Cleveland as "setting the stage for things to come."