by Tami Spindler | Sep 22, 2025 | News
Pictured above: Rev. Roberto Ochoa, Rev Bonnie Lipton and the Board of Directors of Mayflower Community In 1950 Rev Dr Royal J. Montgomery, a retired superintendent of the Iowa Conference of Congregational-Christian Churches (precursor of the Iowa Conference of the...
by Tami Spindler | Sep 15, 2025 | News
A reflection by Rev Roberto Ochoa, Conference Minister, Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of Christ. But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat...
by Tami Spindler | Sep 15, 2025 | News
By: Rev. Dr. Jessica Margrave Schirm – Senior Pastor (she/her)Grinnell United Church of Christ – Congregational I know you’ve heard the saying, “Perfection is the enemy of good.” Supposedly it is an old Italian proverb that was brought into the public...
by Tami Spindler | Sep 8, 2025 | News
“I ask not only on behalf of these but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that...
by Tami Spindler | Sep 2, 2025 | News
A reflection by Rev. Roberto Ochoa, Conference Minister Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of Christ Pastor Rev Dr Brian High, Interim Pastor First Congregational Norfolk, his wife Andrea, me, Pastors Abel and Araceli Garcia, Iglesia Linaje...
by Tami Spindler | Aug 25, 2025 | News
by Rev. Elaine L. Miller, Conference Deacon Rev. Elaine Miller from the beginning of my start as Conference Minister, reached out, welcomed me and made herself available for any assistance I needed. I have truly appreciated Rev. Elaine for her commitment and...
by Tami Spindler | Aug 18, 2025 | News
A reflection by Rev Roberto Ochoa, Conference Minister Nebraska South Dakota Iowa Conferences of the United Church of Christ Purdum United Church of Christ Thedford – First Congregational United Church of Christ Seneca – First Congregational United Church...
by Tami Spindler | Aug 11, 2025 | News
The United Church of Christ is often noted for many “progressive” positions taken at General Synod and by the National Ministries of the UCC. As a denomination, the UCC national setting nor the General Synod speaks “for” the local congregations and other UCC settings,...
