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Below you will find information about and links to other web-based resources and information organized into the following categories (click a category to jump to that part of the list):
UCC Denomination Resources & Links
UCC Online Videos
700 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland OH 44115-1100
Phone: 216-736-2100, Fax: 216-736-2103
UCC Office of General Ministries
The Office of General Ministries is one of four Covenanted Ministries in the United Church of Christ. Its mission is to care for the spiritual life, unity, and well-being of the church, to nurture our covenantal life and its ecumenical and interfaith relationships, to provide regular processes which focus on theological reflection throughout the church; and to assist in the total mission of the UCC.
Justice and Witness Ministries, one of four Covenanted Ministries in the United Church of Christ, helps local congregations and all settings of the church respond to God’s commandments to do justice, seek peace and effect change for a better world. The work of Justice and Witness Ministries is guided by the pronouncements and resolutions approved by the United Church of Christ General Synod.
700 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland OH 44115-1100
Phone: 216-736-3700, Fax: 216-736-3703
Washington D.C. Office:
100 Maryland Ave NE, Suite 330, Washington DC 20002
Phone: 202-543-1517, Fax: 202-543-5994
Franklinton Center at Bricks:
PO Box 220, Whitakers NC 27891
Phone: 252-437-1723, Fax: 252-437-1278
The UCC Justice and Peace Action Network (JPANet) is our denomination’s grassroots advocacy network composed of individual members and local UCC congregations across the country. Join the network and receive weekly action alerts by email.
Torture is the worst agony that one human being can inflict on another. Whether physical or psychological, torture is destructive of the human spirit for both the tortured person and the torturer. As people of faith, we believe that each human being is made in the image and likeness of God. When someone tortures another child of God, they torture Christ.
Local Church Ministries is one of four Covenanted Ministries in the United Church of Christ. Local Church Ministries works to encourage and support the church’s congregations in the fulfillment of God's mission.
700 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland OH 44115-1100
Phone: 216-736-3800, Fax: 216-736-3803
The Stillspeaking Initiative is designed to speak to the alienated and those seeking a spiritual home, let the world know that there is a church unlike any they may have known, invite people to come… and let them know that “No matter who you are, no matter where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.”
Phone: 216-736-2212, Fax: 216-736-2103
Email: stillspeaking @ ucc.org
A UCC resource site for vital ministries and church growth.
A Christian i.community (internet community) project of the Congregational Vitality Initiative, Local Church Ministries, United Church of Christ.
United Church Press is one of the publishing imprints of UCC Local Church Ministries. It publishes curriculum and approximately ten books per year. It also features resources from Northstone Publications, The Pilgrim Press, SPCK, and Wood Lake Books. These materials are focused primarily for clergy and laypersons in the United Church of Christ and the wider ecumenical community.
Phone: 800-537-3394 (Orders), Fax: 216-736-2207
Wider Church Ministries is one of four Covenanted Ministries in the United Church of Christ. WCM supports congregations and the other settings of the church in developing relationships with a wider church that is global, multiracial and multicultural, open and affirming, and accessible to all.
700 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland OH 44115-1100
Phone: 216-736-3200, Fax: 216-736-3203
Common Global Ministries is the worldwide mission program partnership of both the United Church of Christ Wider Church Ministries and the Division of Overseas Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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This site is designed and maintained by the UCC Disabilities Ministries web team to help members and friends of the UCC explore what it means for our churches (and our hearts) to be “accessible to all.”
Affiliated Ministries of the UCC
The Pension Boards administers comprehensive employee benefits programs for the United Church of Christ, providing the highest standards of service, access and options to active and retired UCC clergy and lay employees.
475 Riverside Dr., Room 1020, New York NY 10115
Phone: 800-642-6543 (toll free), Fax: 212-729-2701
Email: info @ pbucc.org
The United Church Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") is a Connecticut non-profit corporation affiliated with and identified through its common religious faith with the United Church of Christ ("UCC"). The Foundation was originally organized to administer the Pilgrim Memorial Fund for the benefit of The Annuity Fund - United Church of Christ. Only a UCC Entity is eligible to participate in one of the Foundation's Funds. A UCC Entity is any tax exempt congregation, association, conference, instrumentality or other institution affiliated with the United Church of Christ
475 Riverside Dr., Room 1020, New York NY 10115
Phone: 877-806-4989 (toll free), Fax: 212-729-2600
Email: info @ ucfoundation.org
The Cornerstone Fund works to strengthen local churches in the United Church of Christ by offering real estate-secured loans that help churches repair, renovate and expand their facilities, improve accessibility, refinance real estate debt, and more. Funding loans with investments from churches, organizations and individuals throughout the denomination, the Cornerstone Fund enables its clients to expand their stewardship by helping to energize established local churches across the country. For more than a decade, individuals and churches across the United States and Puerto Rico have found Cornerstone Fund investments an ideal way to fulfill their financial goals while supporting the mission of the wider church.
700 Prospect Ave., Cleveland OH 44115
Phone: 888-822-3863 (toll free), 216-736-3829, Fax: 216-736-3823
Email: cornerstonefund @ ucc.org
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Other Ministries Related to the UCC
The UCC Insurance Board (UCCIB) is a nonprofit corporation owned by the participating Conferences of the United Church of Christ. UCCIB administers a property and liability insurance program serving two denominations: United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) churches and related entities.
704 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 300, Gaithersburg MD 20878
Phone: 800-437-8830 (toll free), 301-990-3500, Fax: 301-990-3515
CHHSM is comprised of 80 corporate members, all affiliated with the United Church of Christ, that operate 357 facilities and programs providing health care, services to children, services to people with disabilities, and services to the aging.
700 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland OH 44115-1100
Phone: 216-736-2250, Fax: 216-736-2251
Council for Racial and Ethnic Ministries (COREM)
COREM was created to advocate for racial and ethnic concerns within the UCC. It is composed of representatives from the following groups:
CAIM is an integral part of the life of the United Church of Christ. CAIM maintains Indian traditions by employing Native values and cultures to witness in Indian communities through authentic and post-colonial Indian expressions of the Christian faith. CAIM is a gathering “place” for all UCC Indian people who seek such a place.
1515 E 23rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Telephone: 612-721-4393
Council for Hispanic Ministries (CHM) is an autonomous body working cooperatively with Council Regions and Associations, Conferences, and Ministries of the UCC to promote its work among Hispanics/Latinos/Latinas in the United States of America, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and other nations of the Caribbean, Central and South America.
PAAM is comprised of 231 multi-ethnic churches across 6 regions of the United States. These regions include Hawaii, Northern California, Southern California, Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and East. PAAM was organized in 1974 to unite and move forward at the national, regional and local levels as Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans in the United Church of Christ, sharing our unique gifts with one another.
UBC represents lay and clergy persons who faithfully minister in more than 278 predominately African American congregations of the United Church of Christ and those African American members in congregations that are not predominately African American.
MRSEJ are an association of Christian ministers that actively pursues political resolution of Racial, Social and Economic Justice issues.
The Coalition provides support and sanctuary to all our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sisters and brothers, their families and friends; advocates for their full inclusion in church and society; and brings Christ's affirming message of love and justice for all people.
2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland OH 44113
Phone: 800-653-0799 (toll free), 216-861-0779, Fax: 216-861-0782
Email: office @ ucccoalition.org
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Historical Agencies
700 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland OH 44115-1100
Phone: 216-736-2106
Email: UCCArchives @ ucc.org
14 Beacon St., Boston MA 02108
Phone: 617-523-0470
14 Beacon St., Boston MA 02108
Phone: 617-523-0470
Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society Philip Schaff Library
555 W. James St., Lancaster PA 17603
Phone: 717-290-8734
Email: erhs @ lancasterseminary.edu
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Seminaries of the UCC
210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre MA 02459-2243
Phone: 617-964-1100
2 College Circle, PO Box 44, Bangor ME 04401-0411
Phone: 207-942-6781, 800-287-9781
5757 S. University Ave., Chicago IL 60637-1507
Phone: 773-752-5757
75 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis MO 63119
Phone: 314-961-3627
555 W. James St., Lancaster PA 17603-2897
Phone: 717-393-0654
798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley CA 94709
Phone: 510-848-0528
3000 5th St. NW, New Brighton MN 55112
Phone: 651-633-4311
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 Youth Ministry Resources
Based in Chicago, Interfaith Youth Core builds mutual respect and pluralism among young people from different religious traditions by empowering them to work together to serve others.
An online magazine for spiritual seekers in their 20’s and 30’s.
A reading list compiled by The Rev. Karen L. Wood, Th.D., Associate Chaplain for Vocational Exploration, Director, The Lilly Project, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon. The list is provided here in the Adobe Acrobat PDF file format.
A new format for getting Christian perspectives and spiritual direction. It's short films. Compact, portable, and concise. Each NOMAA touches on issues that we care about, that we want to talk about, and it comes in a way that fits our world.
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UCC-Related Blogs
The Rev. Chuck Currie: Views from a United Church of Christ Minister
My Blurred Vision: Life at the Intersection of Theology, Music, Politics, and More
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Ecumenical and Organizations and Partners
In 1989 the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) approved a historic partnership of full communion. The two churches proclaimed mutual recognition of their sacraments and ordained ministry. Though remaining two distinct denominations, the UCC and Disciples have committed through their partnership to seek opportunities for common ministry, especially where work together will enhance the mission of the church. For more information, click here.
EMO is an association of 17 Christian denominations including Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox bodies across the state of Oregon that work together for unity and justice.
Global Ministries is the worldwide mission program partnership of both the United Church of Christ Wider Church Ministries and the Division of Overseas Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Progressive Christians Uniting is committed to equipping individuals and congregations for the work of transforming society through the radically inclusive gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Interfaith Resources
An on-line calendar listing all the major religious holidays for many traditions, along with explanations of those holidays.
The NCC Office for Interfaith Relations provides resources for Christians to explore the challenges and opportunities of living among people of other faiths.
The Pluralism projects mission “is to help Americans engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources.” The Project provides comprehensive resource on religious diversity within the U.S.
Based in Chicago, Interfaith Youth Core builds mutual respect and pluralism among young people from different religious traditions by empowering them to work together to serve others.
An award-winning website with links to information and resources about major religions. The Beliefnet mission “is to help people like you find, and walk, a spiritual path that will bring comfort, hope, clarity, strength, and happiness. Whether you're exploring your own faith or other spiritual traditions, we provide you inspiring devotional tools, access to the best spiritual teachers and clergy in the world, thought-provoking commentary, and a supportive community.”
The Interfaith Alliance celebrates religious freedom by championing individual rights, promoting policies that protect both religion and democracy, and uniting diverse voices to challenge extremism.
Educational Resources
The online Revised Common Lectionary is a project of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School Library.
Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources.
Living the Questions is a source of curriculum and media for both seekers and “church alumni/ae” convinced that Christianity still has relevance in the 21st Century. Providing a variety of flexible resources, Living the Questions can help people explore the future of Christianity and what a meaningful faith can look like in today’s world.
Located in Salem, Oregon, the Northwest House of Theological Studies is an extension program of graduate theological education for mainline Protestant students.
A new format for getting Christian perspectives and spiritual direction. It's short films. Compact, portable, and concise. Each NOMAA touches on issues that we care about, that we want to talk about, and it comes in a way that fits our world.
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Environmental Concerns
INEC connects, informs and empowers people, congregations and religious institutions to work for justice and the care and renewal of the earth.
Eco-Justice Ministries is an independent, ecumenical agency that helps churches answer the call to care for all of God's creation, and develop ministries that are faithful, relevant and effective in working toward social justice and environmental sustainability.
A one-stop source for saving money and saving the planet by energizing your life, your home and your church, temple or synagogue. Find easy ways to reduce your carbon output, increase energy efficiency and lower your energy bills.
he Eco-Justice Program office of the National Council of Churches works to provide an opportunity for the national bodies of member Protestant and Orthodox denominations to work together to protect and restore God's Creation.
The Center was founded on a singular vision: citizens will provide the essential leadership to a sustainable culture. Individuals have immense potential to assume an expanded leadership role in daily life by (1) reducing personal impact on the earth, (2) being an agent of change, and (3) being an assertive advocate for the earth. As a strategy, the Center develops classes and workshops for citizens who seek to assume a greater leadership role or to increase their capacity; facilitates projects for targeted groups where untapped leadership potential exists; and organizes events to support is programs.
OIPL, a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, empowers congregations and their members to conserve energy and invest in clean renewable energy. OIPL offers educational and consulting services, resources and information regarding energy stewardship and the Energy Stewardship Covenant.
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Justice, Peace & Social Concerns
Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of churches, diverse faith communities, and labor, environmental, solidarity, and community organizations. They aim to build a grassroots movement to achieve the complete cancellation of debt owed by countries with high levels of human need, the cancellation of odious debt, and an end to the imposition of economic policies as a condition for debt relief. Jubilee USA promotes its mission through public education, grassroots organizing, media outreach, policy analysis and advocacy.
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center offers a variety of training events and workshops around the country.
The Center on Conscience & War (CCW), formerly the National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO), was formed in 1940 by an association of religious bodies. CCW works to defend and extend the rights of conscientious objectors. The Center is committed to supporting all those who question participation in war, whether they are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, documented or undocumented immigrants--or citizens in other countries.
The Save Darfur Coalition is an alliance of over 100 diverse faith-based, humanitarian, and human rights organizations that was formed in response to the massive crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.
The Interfaith Committee on Homelessness in Washington County is comprised of representatives from many concerned churches that work to increase awareness, raise funding and offer support for the family shelters in Washington County, Oregon.
An online campaign to show the faces and commitment of the pro-peace majority in a nonpartisan public witness to end the war in Iraq. Friends for Peace is a project of the American Friends Service Committee.
The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. Founded by Quakers in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian war victims, AFSC's work attracts the support and partnership of people of many races, religions, and cultures.
Progressive Christians Uniting (PCU) are members of congregations committed to peace, justice, a radical welcome and inclusion, and all those similar issues which reflect God’s commonwealth as articulated by Jesus. All of us work together for the common good, and for a more peaceful, just world.
The Center for Intercultural Organizing in Portland, Oregon is a diverse, grassroots organization working to build a multi-racial, multicultural movement for immigrant and refugee rights.
NRCAT is a growing membership organization committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Since its formation in January 2006, over 130 religious groups have joined NRCAT, including representatives from the Roman Catholic, evangelical Christian, mainline Protestant, Unitarian, Quaker, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh communities.
Torture is the worst agony that one human being can inflict on another. Whether physical or psychological, torture is destructive of the human spirit for both the tortured person and the torturer. As people of faith, we believe that each human being is made in the image and likeness of God. When someone tortures another child of God, they torture Christ.
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GLBT Concerns
The Coalition provides support and sanctuary to all our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sisters and brothers, their families and friends; advocates for their full inclusion in church and society; and brings Christ's affirming message of love and justice for all people.
2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland OH 44113
Phone: 800-653-0799 (toll free), 216-861-0779, Fax: 216-861-0782
Email: office @ ucccoalition.org
CWC is an Oregon and SW Washington interfaith ministry and advocacy organization working toward full inclusion and equality for transgender, lesbian, bisexual, gay and questioning persons. CWC’s work brings together people of faith who believe in the inherent dignity and worth of every person.
P.O. Box 14948, Portland, OR 97293-0948
Phone: 503-665-8741
Organizers of Portland, Oregon’s annual Pride Festival and Parade.
The Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition (OSSCC) seeks to create safe schools and communities where every family can belong, every educator can teach, and every child can learn regardless of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The OSSCC believes that all youth deserve to feel safe and welcome in our schools and communities.
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 13 Regional Directors. Check the PFLAG website for local chapter information.
GLSEN envisions a future in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for ALL students.
TransFamily is a support group for transgendered and transsexual people, their parents, partners, children, other family members, friends, and supportive others. We provide referrals, literature, and over-the-phone information on all transgender issues.
Activists awakened by anti-GLBT campaigns formed BRO with the vision to build a movement that could defend against attacks, but would also build a pro-active movement brought real change to Oregon.
The Human Rights Campaign represents a grassroots force of more than 700,000 members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions an America where GLBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
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