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UCC elects first woman—and first woman of African descent—to lead denomination
UCC leader Teruo Kawata dies at 94
by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
In two years, the UCC has paid off $100 million in Americans’ medical debt
by Emily McFarlan Miller
United Church of Christ declares racism a public health crisis
Darrell Goodwin to be first director of new United Church of Christ conference
Former UCC president Avery D. Post dies at 96
by Hans Holznagel
Deborah Krause to become first female president of Eden Theological Seminary
Horror and hope in the face of climate change
Jim Antal calls for a green reformation among churches.
by Wesley Snedeker
Gabriel Fackre, 'ecumenical evangelical' theologian, dies at age 92
Fackre was influential in the formation of the United Church of Christ and wrote the five-volume work The Christian Story.
by Christian Century staff
Margaret Bendroth intends to rescue liberal Protestants from scholarly anonymity and the disdain that accompanies numerical decline.
by John G. Turner
I was ordained to the Disciples denomination. But I'm serving in a congregation of the UCC, and the plan is to be here for a good long while. So what to do about baptizing our children?
By Katherine Willis Pershey