by Aidan Spencer | Jun 24, 2020 | News
June 13, 2020 Meeting Summary Normally the June meeting of the Board is held on Friday afternoon to finalize business for the Annual Gathering of the Conference. This year we would have been meeting at United Congregational Church in Grand Island, but instead we...
by Aidan Spencer | Jun 16, 2020 | Rooted and Grounded in Love: Leaders of Extravagant Welcome and Justice
Today’s “Rooted and Grounded in Love” will lift up Rev. Kate West and the work of First Congregational UCC in Belle Plaine, IA where she has been serving for the past 6 years. The sanctuary at First Congregational is closed, but that hasn’t stopped Rev. Kate and her...
by Aidan Spencer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorized, News
June 15, 2020 Dear Friends and Neighbors, We, the undersigned leaders of Christian denominations in the state of Iowa, are compelled by our shared faith to add our voices to those who rightly and firmly affirm that Black Lives Matter. Silence in this time is...
by Aidan Spencer | Jun 9, 2020 | Rooted and Grounded in Love: Leaders of Extravagant Welcome and Justice
Welcome to the first “Rooted and Grounded in Love: Leaders of Extravagant Welcome and Justice”. This is one of our conference’s ways of expressing immense gratitude and awe for the hard work and unique ministry of our pastors and churches in these trying times. Today...
by Aidan Spencer | May 15, 2020 | News
Dear Friends of the Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of Christ. I am the Reverend Brigit Stevens, your Conference Minister. First, let me say, I miss you! I miss the hugs, handshakes, the coffee hours, and the smiles of being...
