by Deanna Sargent | Dec 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Rev. Bonnie Lipton, UCC Gladbrook, IA Wow, the 11th Kids Shopping Day was a huge success. The weather was very nice for December. The shoppers were lined up and ready to make out their shopping list for their loved ones long before 9 a.m. on Saturday,...
by Aidan Spencer | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
We are excited to share that Kerry Steever has now been with Placerville Camp for 25 years! Kerry serves as the director of the camp and, along with the whole Steever family, has been creating countless opportunities for connection, service, and adventure over the...
by Aidan Spencer | Oct 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Seward Helping Hands Kiwanis and Friedens United Church of Christ recently received a $1,000 Covid relief check from the Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota Conferences United Church of Christ. The funds will benefit the [Kiwanis] Helping Hands Backpack program. Pictured...
by Aidan Spencer | Jan 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
January 16, 2021 Dear Friends of the Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota Conferences of the UCC, As followers of Jesus Christ, we endeavor to love God fully with our whole being and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Loving our neighbors and ourselves, includes working...
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...
