Share this invitation: Meet UCC General Minister and President

Our new UCC General Minister and President, Rev. Geoffrey Black, will be in the Southern California Nevada Conference for several events between July 13-18. You are ALL invited to attend any or all of these—bring a vanload of folks from your congregation! (registration needed only for July 16) Come to meet Geoffrey and ask ‘everything you’ve always wanted to ask’ about your UCC!

Luau Information

Luau excitement is growing!

You Are Invited To Meet the UCC General Minister and President in SCNC, July

You Are Invited to Meet and Greet Geoffrey Black, The New UCC General Minister & President

Every Church a New Church? —Why NOT?!

Over the next few weeks, in these notes you will likely begin to see signs of my moving toward farewell. Picking up loose ends, saying things that I haven’t yet said, etc. Here’s one of those things: I hope you know that one of the truly most exciting things about this great Conference is your commitment to New Churches and Congregational Vitality.

This Memorial Day-will our Just Peace Church Remember and Reach out to those who serve/ have served in military?

I know from my own history and observation that we UCCs are often as knee-jerk anti-military as some other folks are knee-jerk pro-military. Doesn’t our faith ask more of us all?

Greetings from Haiti–YOU are there!

Please take a minute to read and savor her letter sent to the Irvine church folk and remember that the work on the ground in Haiti that Susan describes is also YOUR ministry through our United Church of Christ, Church World Service and other partners. Thank you ALL for your generous giving that is making this work with the children of Haiti possible.

Death of a SCNC Pastor

It is with great regret that we share with you news of the death of Rev. Larry Grim, pastor of First Congregational UCC, Santa Ana.

CLARIFYING, NEED HYGIENE KIT ITEMS, not full kits, to Annual Gathering

This year’s Annual Gathering participants are being asked to bring the ITEMS for hygiene kits to Annual Gathering—yes, the loose items!

ANNOUNCING SCNC UCC HISTORY AND POLITY CLASS OFFERING

The Southern California Nevada Conference will be offering a new ‘hybrid’ United Church of Christ History and Polity class in conjunction with a UCC colleague at United Seminary (UMC) in Dayton Ohio.

Many Things…Please Read

I have fallen a bit behind in recent weeks so have accumulated a few things I want/need to share with you. Please scroll down and at least check out the basics—and thank you!