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Watkins installed as chair of National Council of Churches of Christ
During a ceremony Nov. 17, General Minister and President Sharon Watkins was installed as the chair of the board for the National Council of Churches of Christ (NCCC) for 2016. Watkins has been serving...
View Article‘Give me your tired, your poor…’
It hits hard that one of the first Syrian families turned away in the new wave of fear following the Paris attacks was a family coming to Indiana. They were part of the long-standing processes...
View ArticleDisciple, United Church of Christ leaders speak up for Muslim sisters, brothers
A joint statement of the leadership of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ December 9, 2015 As people of faith, we are called to “love the Lord our God with all...
View ArticleLetter from Sharon Watkins, Rick Spleth on Indiana’s LGBT legislation
Many of you have been watching as the Indiana legislature once again took up the questions raised by last spring’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. You may recall that Governor Mike Pence signed a...
View ArticleMigrant advocates deliver letter to U.S. president
As leaders in the faith community, we the undersigned, write to express our opposition to the current immoral and unjust ICE raids, as ordered by your administration and carried out by Department of...
View ArticleHouston reverend part of viral pastoral discussion
It may have happened by accident, coincidence, serendipity or Spirit, but whatever the case may be, when Rev. Elizabeth Grasham and her colleague Rev. Mihee Kim-Kort, introduced the #realclergybios tag...
View ArticleNew Mexico churches join forces for Lent experiment
In a world where the role of the church is rapidly changing, two vital Carlsbad congregations are experimenting with genuine unity. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and continuing through Easter Sunday, the...
View ArticleU.S. faith leaders send letter to Congress on eve of papal visit
“An authentic faith, always involves a deep desire to change the world, to transmit values, to leave this earth somehow better that we found it. We love this magnificent planet on which God has put us,...
View ArticleCreation waits
a meditation offered at the interfaith service on Care for Creation Thursday, Sept. 24, at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. My name is Sharon Watkins. I serve as General Minister and...
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Faith leaders place ad supporting papal message
This full-page advertisement was placed in the New York Times during Pope Francis’ visit as a welcome and support of his message to care for our common home. If you would like to join in the call for...
View ArticlePresident of Disciples Home Missions speaks at Capitol Hill press conference
On Monday, Sept. 28, Rev. Ron Degges, president of Disciples Home Missions, spoke at a faith leaders press conference on Syrian refugees. In his comments, Degges noted Disciples’ historic faith...
View ArticlePennsylvania congregation works to feed 10,000
People participating in the Sayre Christian Church’s Fall Festival to Impact Hunger, Saturday, Sept. 19, were not only there to have fun, but also to help children in third-world countries and in the...
View ArticleMoral Monday Movement leader receives Roosevelt ‘Four Freedoms’ award
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Roosevelt Foundation presented awards to five laureates including the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, pastor of Green Leaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, NC and leader of the...
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DHM president joins amicus brief to Supreme Court
For Immediate Release March 8, 2016 Contact Megan Cagle, (602) 399-0723 Paul Marchione, (202) 601-7869 ***Press Release*** National Faith Groups File Brief with Supreme Court in Support of DACA and...
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Reflection on a Middle East Pilgrimage, Part 1
In March 2016, Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ led a delegation of church leaders to the Middle East to meet ministry partners there....
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Reflection on a Middle East Pilgrimage, Part 2
photo by Rick Spleth Egypt. One of the stepping off points for the Arab Spring – and for the disappointment that followed. Land of pharaohs and pyramids, of desert and of fertile Nile basin. Home to...
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Reflection on a Middle East pilgrimage, Part 3
Maundy Thursday They brought us coffee. The thick Turkish kind that gets stuck in your teeth. One of the young men of the community brought it to where we were standing, talking. We could see him...
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Reflection on a Middle East Pilgrimage, Part 4
And how are the children? “How are the children… all of the children?” This refrain from a sermon preached by the Rev. Traci Blackmon, the United Church of Christ’s acting executive minister for...
View ArticleGuest blog: Acompañamiento
The Wee Waltz – a metaphor for mission Elena Huegel serves with the Pentecostal Church of Chile (IPC). She serves as an environmental and Christian education specialist. Her appointment is made...
View ArticleGuest blog: Faith groups work to mobilize disability vote
By Curtis Ramsey-Lucas, Director of Interfaith Engagement, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) One of the four major areas of focus for the Justice Table of the Christian Church...
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