by Aidan Spencer | Nov 17, 2020 | News
A Message from Rev. David Schoen, Minister for Church Legacy and Closure: Greetings of grace and strength in God’s Spirit. Thank you for your ongoing ministry and leadership. This article contains information on: Pastor zoom conversation group dealing with closure...
by Aidan Spencer | Oct 27, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
Dear Members of the United Church of Christ: Grace and peace to you in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ. In August the National Setting of the UCC committed to hire a consulting firm to lead them through “an objective racial equity assessment” to hold the national...
by Aidan Spencer | Oct 27, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
As you may be aware, the Boy Scouts of America have filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy largely due to the number of sexual molestation claims they are facing. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Office of General Counsel, in consultation with the legal offices of...
by Aidan Spencer | Sep 23, 2020 | News
Dear Friend, As we are entering our sixth month of social distancing because of the Covid-19 global pandemic, I am aware of so many things that have changed in our daily lives in a very short amount of time. We have postponed events, adjusted our regular shopping and...
by Aidan Spencer | Sep 18, 2020 | News
We are looking for the next epic team member to join Executive Conference Minister, the Rev. Brigit Stevens, and current/continuing Associate Conference Ministers, the Rev. Darrell Goodwin, the Rev. Ellis Arnold, and the Rev. Samantha Houser to serve in and on behalf...
by Aidan Spencer | Aug 31, 2020 | News
It is my opinion that reopening churches for worship is a worse idea now than it was in March. Infection numbers are rising precipitously. Recent ratings on cases per capita basis having Iowa at #8, Nebraska at #21, and South Dakota at #27. Attending church is...