by Tami Spindler | Aug 4, 2025 | News
Dear friends of the Iowa Nebraska South Dakota conferences. It is with mixed feelings that I received the re-retirement of Rev. Jeff Hagaman as Associate Conference Minister for Search and Call. I am pleased though, that Rev. Jeff has agreed to be the lead...
by Tami Spindler | Jul 28, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
A reflection by Rev Robert Ochoa, Conference MinisterIowa Nebraska South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of ChristJuly 28, 2025 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen God’s glory…full of grace and truth”. (John 1:14) I arrived at...
by Tami Spindler | Jul 21, 2025 | News
A reflection by the Rev Roberto Ochoa, Conference MinisterIowa Nebraska South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of Christ “Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I...
by Tami Spindler | Jul 14, 2025 | News
A Reflection by Rev Roberto Ochoa, Conference Minister for the Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of Christ “Then Jesus said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” When they heard...
by Tami Spindler | Jun 30, 2025 | News
A reflection by Rev Roberto Ochoa, Conference Minister Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of Christ Photo taken by Rev. Roberto Ochoa in Iowa Falls, IA – June 25, 2025 As they were going along the road, they [Phillip and the Ethiopian...
by Tami Spindler | Jun 23, 2025 | News
A Reflection by Rev Roberto Ochoa, Conference Minister for Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of Christ “The river runs deep, Kaleo remains. A fire burns bright through the dark and the cold. We come and we go, but the spirit sustain, a...
by Tami Spindler | Jun 16, 2025 | News
A Special ReflectionRev. Roberto Ochoa, Conference Minister, Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Conferences Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand,...
by Tami Spindler | Jun 16, 2025 | News
By Rev Roberto Ochoa, Conference Minister, Iowa Nebraska South Dakota UCC Conferences But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. (Luke 15:20 – NRSVUE) Jesus’ parable of the...
