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Feb 18, 2025

Self-nominations requested for individuals to serve as General Synod committee chairs

As planning for General Synod is well underway, the General Synod staff are seeking self-nominations for people to serve as committee chairs. This invitation is specifically for delegates at General Synod 35 in Kansas City, which takes place July 11-15.

Feb 04, 2025

General Synod 35 keynote speaker is a minister at the intersection of faith and civic engagement

The keynote speaker for this summer’s General Synod 35 is a faith-based activist and author with a long history of working to build public attention for issues of faith and justice.

The Rev. Jennifer Butler is perhaps best known for her role in founding and leading the organization Faith in Public Life – a coalition of influential and diverse faith leaders that work toward a just, inclusive, and equitable country – from 2005 to 2022.

Dec 03, 2024

General Synod 35 online registration now open

Registration for the 2025 General Synod of the United Church of Christ is now open.

The event takes place July 11-15, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri, and offers the opportunity for thousands of folks within the United Church of Christ to gather for worship, fellowship, attending to business, offering public witness, and setting the denomination’s priorities for ministry.

Nov 19, 2024

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 West, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Southeast, and Penn Northeast Conferences.

Sep 03, 2024

UCC opens search for two Associate General Minister positions

Applications are now open for the Associate General Minister of Love of Church and the Associate General Minister of Love of Neighbor.

A search committee has been formed for each position, and they are beginning the process of discernment to identify the people called to these roles, in accordance with the UCC Bylaws.

Jun 25, 2024

Excitement grows as the UCC goes “Into the Deep” for GS35

Excitement is mounting as the announcement that General Synod 35 rules and deadlines have been announced, calling United Church of Christ members to Kansas City in July of 2025. The theme of the gathering is “Into the Deep,” based on Luke 5:4, which says, “When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.’”

Jun 18, 2024

General Synod 35 rules and deadlines are approved and announced

Deadlines and information are now available for those who want to submit business to General Synod 35, the next major gathering of the United Church of Christ.

Apr 23, 2024

General Synod Nominating Committee calls for applicants to UCC Board and Synod leadership

Applications to serve the church as a member of the UCC Board are now open, and the Nominating Committee of the United Church of Christ General Synod is encouraging people across the denomination to apply.

The committee is seeking candidates for three types of positions: General Synod moderator and assistant moderator, as well as 12 UCC Board members.

Jul 11, 2023

For next General Synod, Kansas City will welcome UCC in 2025

There’s plenty to see in Kansas City.

That was the invitation from Missouri Mid-South Transitional Conference Minister the Rev. Mary Nelson, and Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Minister the Rev. Lorraine Ceniceros, during the final plenary of General Synod 34 on July 4.