Well, I’ve made another major step United Church of Christ-ward by joining Grace Reformed Church, UCC, Washington this morning. I have the certificate of membership and box of offering envelopes to prove it.
The service, after the announcements, had the construction of a confirmation which the Reformed churches historically retained. (No kneeling, though.) I made a […]
Of all the angst-ridden group processes Unitarian Universalists have endured in recent years, none has promised so much and produced so little as the quest to find a “theological center.”
I think that quest asked too much. I was much heartened to read what the Rev. John H. Thomas, the General Minister and President of the […]
One of the reasons I love typography is that it is one of the sources of art and design that nearly everyone sees and at some level appreciates. I was looking at the work of German calligrapher and typefounder Rudolf Koch (1876-1934) and recognized the hand (or at least the influence) behind the the […]
One of the nice things about slipping out of the inner UU orbit is that I get to be a bit of a newcomer again with the UCC, and that I can make disinterested (and I hope helpful) comments about the UUA. PeaceBang (her most recent word) et alia have kicked up some dust about […]
R.E.M.’s “(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville” is playing as I re-read Shawn Anthony’s recent post about his Christian faith and how this puts off the Unitarian Universalist Association ministerial formation path. If you’re not a fan of early R.E.M., you’ll have to trust me that this sets the perfect tone. (Rockville is an easy ride […]
I got my first (and unsolicited) reference as a UCC blogger from Respect the Comma.
What makes this particularly nice is that the author is himself joining the UCC church he found in nearby Frederickburg, Va. on Sunday.
What makes this poignant is that the book that led him in his faith journey was the universalist-theology If […]
I am very, very dissappointed with Andrew Young, though I admit I haven’t much followed his career since his Atlanta mayoral days. Somehow I missed his thumb’s-up of overseas Nike factories ten years ago, and didn’t know he was, until very recently, a spokesperson for Wal-Mart. (”Different Focus in Atlanta on Young’s Remark” by Shaila […]
I was going to reply to Chutney’s half-question about independency and congregationalism after reviewing (and if appropriate, referring) a pamphlet I read ages ago. But I couldn’t find it online. Instead, I found the NACCC’s magazine available for download as a PDF file: The Congregationalist
Prefer the UCC’s newspaper? Choose United Church News (choose “PDF format” link […]
That’s a bit tongue in cheek. I’m recalling the 1920s proposed merger of the Congregational churches and the Universalist Church. The Universalists got cold feet at what would have been a virtual absorption. The Congos went to merge with the “Christians” (a part of the American movement that includes the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)) […]
I’ve made a page on Wikipedia listing those associations of the United Church of Christ I could find. I know it is incomplete, so if you see an error please correct it.
Associations of the United Church of Christ (Wikipedia)
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