03/21/2023 - Cheshire Church, Faith Community Partners form Creation Care Group
Environment Local BuzzIn 2021, First Congregational Church of Cheshire, Conn. joined with people from their town’s Episcopal, United Methodist, and Reform Jewish ...
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03/09/2023 - FALMOUTH ENTERPRISE: 'Citizen Of The Year'; Minister Preaches Openness, Social Justice
Local BuzzA look at why Rev. Nell Fields, pastor of Waquoit Congregational Church, has been named by the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce as 2023 “Citizen of the ...
11/27/2022 - We-Ha.com: West Hartford Pride Hosts Vigil and Rally in Response to Colorado Springs Shootings
Local BuzzDozens of people from across Connecticut gathered in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square Saturday for a vigil and rally against LGBTQ+ hate and gun ...
11/08/2022 - Immigrant Arrival Response a Bigger Effort Than Previously Reported
Justice and Witness Local BuzzVarious SNEUCC members provide meals, coats, and their time to make a difference to the unhoused.
09/28/2022 - Bishop Clemmons Honored with Street Naming
By: Marlene Gasdia-Cochrane - Church History and Identity Local BuzzCity of Norwalk Common Council approved the proposal to honorarily name Trinity Place to “Bishop Joseph D. Clemmons, Sr. Drive” in honor of the founder of Miracle Temple Church of God In Christ (COGIC), UCC.
11/23/2021 - WGBH: Brookline Church Paying ‘Royalties’ When it Sings Spirituals Composed by Enslaved Africans
Local BuzzThose “royalties” will be donated to a nonprofit youth music program in Roxbury called Hamilton-Garrett Music and Arts.
05/20/2021 - THE RECORDER: Ashfield church earns $50K grant for relationship building
Local BuzzThe First Congregational Church of Ashfield on Main Street has received a $50,000 grant from the Southern New England United Church of Christ (UCC) ...
04/27/2021 - Greenfield Seminarian Receives Preaching Award
Local BuzzJulie Britton, a member of Second Congregational Church, UCC Greenfield, MA and a member in discernment with the Franklin Association, has received the 2021 G. Campbell Morgan Aware for Excellence in Preaching from Chicago Theological Seminary
01/29/2021 - MIDDLETOWN PATCH: Middletown Church Needs Help In Fight Against Food Insecurity
Local BuzzFirst Church in Middletown is helping the fight against food insecurity while supporting city restaurants with its Sunday Lunch program.
01/15/2021 - HARTFORD COURANT: MLK Day event features King associate, fundraising for Unity Green
Justice and Witness Local BuzzA virtual event on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday will bring a colleague of the icon to speak about the historical Civil Rights movement and the ...
12/27/2020 - HARTFORD COURANT: Darrell Goodwin represents more than 600 churches as the new leader for the United Church of Christ
Conference staff Local BuzzRev. Darrell Goodwin, the new Executive Conference Minister for the Southern New England Conference is interviewed by the Hartford Courant.
11/05/2020 - NEW HAVEN REGISTER: Black Church Project in New Haven aims to provide culturally affirming addiction treatment
Local BuzzKimberly Guy has not used crack cocaine in 18 years, a success she partially attributes to her ability to seek and receive help for her addiction.
09/23/2020 - Tolling Our Bells to Commemorate the Loss of 200,000+ American Lives to Covid-19
Local BuzzThe Parish Council of First Parish UCC, Westwood invites the churches of our Conference to join them in remembering the 200,000+ Americans who have ...
06/21/2020 - WWLP.COM:Community to-go meals resume at First Congregational Church of Chicopee
Local BuzzChicopee’s First Congregational Church resumed its mission late Sunday afternoon of providing food for families facing hard times caused by the ...
06/13/2020 - TELEGRAM.COM: Worcester’s Park Congregational Church ends 133-year run
Local BuzzPeople have worshipped at Park Congregational Church United Church of Christ since 1887, but the number of members has plummeted so the church will ...
06/04/2020 - CTPOST: Milford clergy lie silently on ground to note last minutes of George Floyd’s life
Local BuzzA heartbeat coming from a loudspeaker drowned out the noise of traffic around the Milford Green when 16 members of the clergy and 100-plus ...
06/04/2020 - MIDDLETOWN PRESS: First Church Middletown launches partnership to feed city’s neediest
Local BuzzJust days before the pandemic closed down the state of Connecticut, First Church of Christ in Middletown approved a new outreach plan focusing in part...
05/28/2020 - NEWS8: Bloomfield churches pool resources to support families in need with backpack program
Local BuzzThe Bloomfield Congregational Church may not be able to hold services as usual during the pandemic, but it’s food programs are still going strong ...
05/23/2020 - JOURNAL INQUIRER: Interview with Rev. Nina Barlow Schmid
Local BuzzThe First Congregational Church in South Windsor celebrated its 325th anniversary this past October. The original roadside chapel may not exist ...
05/04/2020 - REPUBLICAN AMERICAN: Local woman “Zoomed” into Ordination
Local BuzzKaeley McEvoy was ordained via Zoom in a service that included art, scripture, music, sermon message, and even a virtual laying on of the hands.
05/02/2020 - FOX8: Pastor memorializes each of the thousands of COVID-19 victims in his state with a white flag
Local BuzzA pastor in Connecticut is planting white flags on his church’s property for each person who has died from COVID-19 in the state. Patrick Collins of ...
04/22/2020 - VALLEY NEWS: Hope Garden sprouts outside First Congregational Church in Woodstock
Local BuzzThe First Congregational Church in Woodstock has started a new garden.
04/13/2020 - THE GARDNER NEWS: Congregational Church of Phillipston broadcasts Easter Sunday service on the town common
Local BuzzOn Easter morning, April 12, the town common was reminiscent of a drive-in theater, but instead of a movie, it was a live five-star feature ...
03/02/2020 - FALMOUTH ACADEMY NEWS: MLK Day, A Call for Restless Determination
Justice and Witness Local BuzzOn Monday, January 20, several Falmouth Academy faculty members and students (and a few siblings) attended the sold-out 13th Annual Martin Luther ...
01/16/2020 - THE GARDNER NEWS: Karen Hodges, New Pastor At First Congregational Church In Gardner, Is Ready To Lead The Way
Local BuzzKaren Hodges took over the duties as pastor at First Congregational Church in December, and the new minister, who lives with her husband in Wayland, ...
11/26/2019 - THE BULLETIN: Griswold Church Celebrating 300 Years
Local BuzzMembers of the First Congregational Church in Pachaug are kicking off a celebration of the 300th anniversary of the church’s founding.
11/26/2019 - UCC.ORG: Conference Ministers Tour Sacred Sites in Alabama
Local BuzzThirty United Church of Christ Conference Ministers - including Southern New England Bridge Conference Ministers Marilyn Kendrix, Don Remick and Kent ...
11/22/2019 - UCC.ORG: First Transgender Day of Remembrance Service in NW Connecticut Draws 70
Local BuzzBack in September, the Rev. Robyn Gray was planning ahead. A new resident of rural Washington, Conn., she wanted to attend and support a Transgender ...
11/21/2019 - ORANGE TOWN NEWS: Orange Congregational Church Welcomes New Senior Minister
Local BuzzOrange Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, has called a new Senior Minister. The Reverend Jennifer Campbell studied anthropology at SUNY ...
10/25/2019 - PATCH: Five Churches Hold Benefit Concert for Milford Pride
Local BuzzFive Milford churches have come together to sponsor a family-friendly a benefit concert for local LGBTQ+ advocacy group, Milford Pride.
10/19/2019 - THE INDEPENDENT: Peace Dale Congregational Church hopes to help you find your ‘Pumpkin with a Purpose’
Local BuzzHundreds of orange, white, blue, green pumpkins for sale in an assortment of sizes and shapes fill the church’s front lawn. It’s a Halloween setting ...
09/23/2019 - THE HARFORD COURANT: Avon Congregational Church Celebrating 200th Anniversary With Special Worship Service
Local BuzzThe Avon Congregational Church is celebrating the 200th anniversary of both the founding of its congregation and the building of its meetinghouse with...
07/29/2019 - THE HARTFORD COURANT: Farmington First Church Of Christ Begins Partnership With Family Promise
Local BuzzThe First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652, in Farmington is starting a new partnership with the nonprofit Family Promise of Central ...
06/18/2019 - THE WILTON BULLETIN: Wilton Congregational Church is ‘Open and Affirming’
Local BuzzThe Wilton Congregational Church has a long history. Founded in 1726, eight years before the birth of George Washington, the present church building ...
06/01/2019 - PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: Bristol church offers shelter to Nicaraguan youth group
Local BuzzSeveral members of the performance group are seeking asylum in the United States.
05/26/2019 - NewportRI.COM: Tiverton church’s art gallery aims to open doors to the community
Local BuzzFunds will help raise money to pay off a loan for the new handicapped addition, and kick off a plan for an art gallery in the church hall
05/22/2019 - MASSLive: Area religious leaders: Rev. Franklin Graham does not speak for us
Local BuzzNumerous Mass. Conference clergy signed on to this letter expressing concern about the message that the Rev. Franklin Graham planned to bring to the ...
05/12/2019 - WGBH: Boston's Old South Church Turns 350
Local Buzz“We've had a lot of smart people who with great faith have weathered revolution, war, epidemic, persecution and slavery, and look to the future,” Nancy Taylor said. “I think looking to the future has always been a key for this church with our storied past.”
05/06/2019 - THE MIDDLETOWN PRESS: Middletown Church Presents ‘Day of Tears’ Performances
Local BuzzFirst Church Middletown will present a performance of Julius Lester’s “Day of Tears,” a novel centered on the largest slave auction in American ...
04/15/2019 - THE DAY: New Niantic Communinity Church Pastor Has Local Ties
Local BuzzPrior to moving to Connecticut to serve as the new pastor at Niantic Community Church, the Rev. Stephanie Haskins’ only experience in the state had ...
03/12/2019 - UNITED CHURCH NEWS: Small Connecticut church consistently tops OGHS giving
Local BuzzHow can a church that didn't become part of the UCC until 1989 celebrate being a major donor to the One Great Hour of Sharing offering for 67 years?
01/31/2019 - THE PATCH: Danbury Looks to Preserve, Lease First Congregational Church
Local BuzzLocal officials are endorsing a plan that would see the city purchase the First Congregational Church of Danbury and lease it back to the ...
01/24/2019 - THE PATCH: Old Lyme church Assists Family With Immigrant Deportation Case
Local BuzzThe First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, which successfully helped fight a deportation case last year, announced it would be working with ...
01/08/2019 - PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: Interfaith vigil at R.I. State House lays out goals to fight poverty
Local BuzzHundreds of activists, many of whom were clergy, gathered in the State House rotunda Tuesday afternoon, taking a moment to recover from the rain that ...
01/07/2019 - WICKED LOCAL: Needham Welcomes New Reverend, John MacIver Gage, at Congregational Church
Local BuzzThe Congregational Church in Needham welcomed its newest reverend on Jan. 2, John MacIver Gage, who has filled the senior minister role left open ...
01/05/2019 - PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: Women of the cloth: R.I. clergywomen serve as role models while serving their flocks
Local BuzzAnswering God’s call brought these women into a field that has long been dominated by men. Though the number of clergywomen nationwide has increased ...
12/30/2018 - THEDAY: After 183 Years, Congregational Church Is Dissolving
Local BuzzFollowing its move out of New London in 2013 and the cessation of independent worship services in September, the Second Congregational Church — more ...
12/21/2018 - TELEGRAM.COM: Rev. Dawn M. Adams helped put First Congregational Church back on its feet
Local BuzzWhen the Rev. Dawn M. Adams first joined the First Congregational Church on Main Street, there were only 20 to 40 members struggling with the ...
12/13/2018 - NEWSTIMES: Danbury, First Congregational Church negotiating sale to city
Local BuzzThe steeple of the First Congregational Church of Danbury will remain an iconic part of the city’s skyline for years, though more than church music ...