📅 Monday September 28th, Faiths United to Save Democracy (FUSD) will be hosting a poll chaplain/ peacekeeper training. ▷ Sign up now at https://ow.ly/caYq50ZKXuT.
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The UCC Office for Public Policy & Advocacy is the advocacy arm of the United Church of Christ located in Washington D.C. 🔗 linktr.ee/UCCDCOffice
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Join our team at the UCC Washington D.C. Office as the Justice and Peace Policy Fellow! Applications close on September 15th, 2026. Learn more about the position and apply here: https://ow.ly/qzwi50ZJyTY
🧊 ICE’s deadly detention system has claimed 52 lives in 2025—four times more than before. Join UCC leaders on Sept 10, 3:30 PM ET, to learn how faith communities are resisting and how you can help. 👉🏾 Register: https://ow.ly/43Kk50ZGQ0A
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Responding to the Deadly ICE Detention System: Ways to Resist. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
As Immigration and Custom's Enforcement (ICE) continues to terrorize communities, separate families, and even kill citizens and non-citizens alike as part of this administration’s mass deportation campaign, there is also increased public scrutiny of this country’s detention center system for migrants. In 2025 alone, ICE broke records for the number of people who have died in detention, most often due to the horrific conditions and lack of proper medical care. Since this administration's inauguration in 2025, 52 people have died in detention according to Human Rights Watch—four times that...
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🚨 Applications close on Friday, September 4th! Are you passionate about faith and social justice? Consider joining our team at the UCC Washington D.C. Office as the Justice and Peace Policy Fellow! Learn more about the position and apply here: https://ow.ly/UGpw50ZHHcp
Faith communities have a critical role to play in this election. The UCC is proud to co-sponsor #TheVoteIsSacred, a webinar series hosted by Interfaith Alliance. Learn more & register today: https://ow.ly/i78650ZHlq5
Do you live in MA? Your primary election is happening on Tuesday, September 1st! Take a minute today to visit our #ElectionCenter to confirm your voter registration & polling location. Then text 3 friends and ask them to do the same! ▷ Election Center: https://ow.ly/RCao50ZFhOM
Join our team at the UCC Washington D.C. Office as the Justice and Peace Policy Fellow! Know someone who might be interested? Send them the link! Applications close on September 4th, 2026. Learn more about the position and apply here: https://ow.ly/8kWw50ZC1Lt
Election season is here! Head to the UCC #OurFaithOurVote Election Center to: ✅ Check your registration status ✅ Find your polling location ✅ Access state-specific voting resources ✅ And so much more! ▷ Check it out: https://ow.ly/uzgG50ZB4UR #VoteWithLove
Do you live in Oklahoma? Runoff elections are happening on Tuesday, August 25th! Take a minute today to visit our #ElectionCenter to confirm your voter registration & polling location. Then text 3 friends and ask them to do the same! ▷ UCC Election Center: https://ow.ly/41Nf50ZABCt
Do you live in AK, FL, or WY? Elections are happening on Tues, August 18th! Take a minute today to visit the #UCC #ElectionCenter to confirm your registration & polling location. ▷ Election Center: https://ow.ly/F7y450Zx9Vj ▷ More election resources: https://ow.ly/frw250Zx9Vi
Today is Poll Worker Recruitment Day! Serving as a poll worker is one of the most effective ways to support elections — you’ll hand out ballots, greet voters, and more. Sign up today and help your neighbors vote. ▷Sign up here: https://ow.ly/C7EX50ZwlVu
🗳️ Are you confused about what your church can and can't do this election season? ✅ As we head into the 2026 election, now is the time to get clear. This webinar cuts through the confusion around 501(c)(3) status and IRS guidelines, giving you practical, actionable guidance.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Be Prophetic, Not Partisan: Election Engagement 101 for Congregations. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The United Church of Christ's mission calls us to welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all. Living out that call means speaking boldly in the public square through public policy advocacy and election engagement that shape our common life together. But are you confused about what your church can and can't do this election season? You're not alone. Many congregations avoid political engagement altogether, unsure of the rules, while others charge in without knowing the risks. As we head into the 2026 election, now is the time to get clear. This webinar cuts through the confusion...
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Do you live in CT, MN, VT, or WI? Elections are happening on Tues, August 11th! Take a minute today to visit the #UCC #ElectionCenter to confirm your registration & polling location. ▷ Election Center: https://ow.ly/eSue50Zx9IU ▷ More election resources: https://ow.ly/l7Qr50Zx9Ix
🌱 Each month, UCC experts unpack a complex justice issue through our #GettingToTheRoot series. This month, the UCC Office of Public Policy & Advocacy team reflect on how to make the most of #AugustRecess. Read the full reflection here: https://ow.ly/pemR50Zx5Mu
Join faith partners on tonight, August 6th, in Washington D.C. to mark #NuclearPrayerDay. Let us gather in prayer and call on lawmakers to choose the grace of helping life to flourish, instead of the greed of funding more war and weapons. Register here: https://ow.ly/nYKf50ZwlsZ
This #WorldDayAgainstHumanTrafficking, join our partners in urging #Congress to re-introduce the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act today. ▷ Send a message: www.votervoice.net/JAWM/Campaig...
Today, for the first time since 1991, we do not have a standing treaty on nuclear restraint with Russia. Tell Congress we need to recommit to nuclear disarmament today: https://ow.ly/yT9c50ZtXFg
Delaney Hall’s reopening as an ICE detention center demands a response. UCC clergy and community members are raising their voices for justice, calling for an end to detention and the restoration of dignity for all. 📰 Read more: https://ow.ly/V2I650Zuub3
As ICE injustices escalate, so do acts of faith and witness - United Church of Christ
With temperatures rising to triple digits and 18-wheelers barreling down Newark, New Jersey’s potholed industrial roads, United Church of Christ clergy
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📅 SAVE THE DATE: Just Peace Sunday is September 20th 2026. Each year, the United Church of Christ recognizes the Sunday before International Day of Prayer for Peace as Just Peace Sunday. Stay tuned for upcoming worship resources: https://ow.ly/STaM50ZuspG
"Defending the right to vote is a non-partisan action. Communities of faith continue to call for justice on multiple issues, including the call to protect the civil rights of voters." -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, UCC GMP 👉🏾 Full reflection: https://ow.ly/Tije50Zu214
Do you live in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia or Washington? Elections are happening a week from today, August 4th! Take a minute today to visit the #UCC #ElectionCenter to confirm your voter registration & polling location. Then text 3 friends and ask them to do the same!
Join the UCC and faith partners on August 6th in Washington D.C. to mark #NuclearPrayerDay. Let us gather in prayer and call on lawmakers to choose the grace of helping life to flourish, instead of the greed of funding more war and weapons. Register here: https://ow.ly/54Ll50ZtrNq
🗳️ Are you confused about what your church can and can't do this election season? ✅ As we head into the 2026 election, now is the time to get clear. This webinar cuts through the confusion around 501(c)(3) status and IRS guidelines, giving you practical, actionable guidance.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Be Prophetic, Not Partisan: Election Engagement 101 for Congregations. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The United Church of Christ's mission calls us to welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all. Living out that call means speaking boldly in the public square through public policy advocacy and election engagement that shape our common life together. But are you confused about what your church can and can't do this election season? You're not alone. Many congregations avoid political engagement altogether, unsure of the rules, while others charge in without knowing the risks. As we head into the 2026 election, now is the time to get clear. This webinar cuts through the confusion...
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🌎 Data centers are still too new for us to fully understand their long-term effects on surrounding communities and the environment. That uncertainty demands responsible stewardship. ✉️ Tell your members of Congress to hold data centers accountable: https://ow.ly/jZit50ZqUIH
Join the UCC, Disciples of Christ, and Church of the Brethren for a “Supporting Returnees” Webinar, Thursday, July 23 at 3 pm ET, featuring Taylor McNaboe, Director of International Programs at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. ▷ Register: https://ow.ly/nCQN50ZqIRg
Do you live in South Dakota? A runoff election is happening July 28th! Take a minute today to visit our #ElectionCenter to confirm your registration & polling location. ▷ Visit our #ElectionCenter: https://ow.ly/VVWz50Zq8OJ ▷ Check out more election resources: https://ow.ly/Skte50Zq8OI
On Day 4 of #YouthVoicesBoldFaith, our advocates organized and led a public witness lifting up their call for justice through poetry, scripture, & song. Under their own chosen theme #FreedomForAll, they spoke out on economic injustice, gun violence prevention, immigration justice, and more!
🗳️ The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would require states with a history of voting discrimination to receive approval from the Department of Justice before changing voting practices. Tell Congress to protect the sacred right to vote: https://ow.ly/UIoi50Znl7l
On Day 3 of #YouthVoicesBoldFaith, our advocates took to Congress to speak truth to power. They put their skills into action, meeting with congressional offices to advocate for just immigration bills, protections for LGBTQ+ individuals, & gun violence prevention laws.
Election season is here! Head to the UCC #OurFaithOurVote Election Center to: ✅ Check your registration status ✅ Find your polling location ✅ Access state-specific voting resources ✅ And so much more! ▷ Check it out: https://ow.ly/QhlJ50ZnVax #VoteWithLove