You are invited to Rev. Melissa Finlaw Draper's 40 year of Ministry and retirement celebration! It will be held in person at Northeast UCC in Lincoln, NE on March 13th from 10:30am to 2:30pm CT. All attendees will be required to wear masks and hand sanitizer will be available. Rev. Melissa requested that you bring […]
Transitioning from being an active pastor to retired takes many forms and no two of us navigate it exactly the same way. From great joy to deep grief, we have real experiences of what it's like to no longer shepherd a flock, or lead worship, or live through Lent and Holy Week and Christmas. Join […]
As congregations, we find ourselves at a crossroads sometimes; when a pastor leaves, when numbers dwindle, when "the way we've always done it" no longer works. When we encounter these times, we are invited, as people of faith, to discern our next faithful steps. Often we make quick and logical decisions without doing the slow […]
Please join Judicatory, Pastors, and Laity from around the UCC for a monthly conversation on ministry in rural settings hosted by the national setting of the UCC. Whether you've joined in before or this is your first time, you are invited the first Tuesday of every month via Zoom from 4:00pm until 5:30pm ET. Zoom […]
LIFE at Eden Theological Seminary invites you to their Zoom webinar series on the treasure of Solomon. The first session will be held on Friday, April 8th from 7:00-9:00pm CT and the second session will be held on Saturday, April 9th from 9:00am-2:00pm CT. More registration information can be found on Eden's website. Participants can […]
Rev. Les Parmenter will be installed as Pastor of Thomas County Parish (Halsey, Seneca, and Thedford UCC churches) and Rev. Coral Parmenter as Pastor of Purdum UCC on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 in a Joint Service at 11:00am at First Congregational UCC in Thedford, NE. The service will be attended by all four congregations. Rev. […]
