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What does it mean to be in full communion with another denomination?

The United Church of Christ has long had a commitment to reconciliation among the many branches of the Body of Christ that includes its relationships of full communion. In line with tradition in years past, the 35th General Synod of the UCC, July 11-15 in Kansas City, Missouri, which is the church’s national gathering, will invite heads of full communion to join in witness, and continue to live into our vision that “all may be One.”

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Emergency resolutions for Synod consideration address immigration, humanitarian funding, genocide in Palestine

Five new resolutions will come before delegates at the upcoming General Synod 35 in Kansas City. They are now available for review.

These Resolutions of Witness each address current political and humanitarian concerns and were submitted by the May 31 deadline for late-arriving resolutions that could not have been anticipated by the original deadline.

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Proposed Bylaws Changes Regarding Director Terms for Consideration by General Synod 35

This summer, General Synod 35 will review and act on three different sets of proposed amendments to the UCC Constitution and Bylaws. This is the second article in a series of articles regarding the proposed amendments.

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Resolutions for General Synod 35 span global contexts, holistic health, Conference change

The final proposed resolutions for General Synod 35 are now available for review. Eight resolutions and one formal motion are ready to be considered by this national body of the United Church of Christ in Kansas City, July 11-15.

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All four Pennsylvania conferences pass motion toward one combined conference

On Nov. 9, each of the four United Church of Christ conferences in Pennsylvania passed the same motion requesting authorization from the UCC General Synod for the four to become one.

These coordinated but separate meetings were one step further toward the possibility of forming a new, combined Keystone Conference from the Penn WestPenn CentralPennsylvania Southeast, and Penn Northeast Conferences.

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