UCC in the News

‘I don’t need them’; Maryland residents turn in 150 firearms at UCC church
https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/i-dont-need-them-maryland-residents-turn-in-150-firearms-at-gun-buyback-event-sheriffs-office-gift-card-grocery-united-church-of-christ-interfaith-gun-violence-prevention-network-ghost-guns-shotgun-assault-rifle-peace-public-safety-gun-control-police

Meet the teenager challenging Iowa’s anti-LGBTQ legislation
https://truthout.org/articles/meet-the-teenager-challenging-iowas-anti-lgbtq-legislation/

54th Earth Day recognized at East Central College
https://www.emissourian.com/features_people/54th-earth-day-recognized-at-ecc/article_df37a488-fc1a-11ee-9051-b7d7c367c3a4.html

Putting love and justice in the right light: UCC Pastor Otis Moss III
https://divinity.yale.edu/news/putting-love-and-justice-right-light-otis-moss-iii

Jazz concert at Ohio church to benefit Disaster Care Bucket Program
https://crawfordcountynow.com/local/jazz-concert-at-first-united-church-of-christ-in-galion-to-benefit-disaster-care-bucket-program/

Idaho church to hold services at Scout Mountain
https://www.idahostatejournal.com/townnews/astronomy/first-congregational-united-church-of-christ-to-hold-services-at-scout-mountain/article_fcece3cc-fc2d-11ee-8956-330f3d9e1080.html

Maine church to celebrate Earth Day with Wild Church Weekend
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/17/waterville-church-to-celebrate-earth-day-with-wild-church-weekend/

Greensboro community rallies with auction to support children in Gaza
https://www.newportdispatch.com/2024/04/18/greensboro-community-rallies-with-auction-to-support-gaza-children/

Unwanted guns exchanged for gift cards at drive-thru buyback in Maryland
https://www.mymcmedia.org/unwanted-guns-exchanged-for-gift-cards-at-drive-thru-buyback-in-germantown/

Drag story hour held at Connecticut Community College
https://www.wwlp.com/news/connecticut/drag-story-hour-held-at-asnuntuck-community-college/

Free event at Ohio church will address minority health
https://www.aol.com/free-event-kent-church-address-201448404.html

Speaking out: There’s danger in state-sponsored Christianity
https://newspub.live/midwest/north-dakota/speaking-out-theres-danger-in-state-sponsored-christianity/

Symposium to explore ways faith, science are woven together
https://nebraskasbestcountry.com/news/symposium-to-explore-ways-faith-science-are-woven-together

Residents swarm council meeting after plan for LGBTQ+ festival draws scowls
https://headtopics.com/us/residents-swarm-council-meeting-after-plan-for-lgbtq-51052881

LGBTQ clergy, same-sex marriages front and center at United Methodist meeting
https://newsnetdaily.com/lgbtq-clergy-same-sex-marriages-front-and-center-at-united-methodist-meeting-npr/

Wisconsin church to host blood drive
https://themonroetimes.com/community/st-johns-ucc-to-host-blood-drive/