All People Are Created in God's Loving Image
As our nation marked Memorial Day this week and mourned the loss of all those who have given their lives for our country, we also reflect on the challenges and discrimination that many of our current service members face.  Just as women and Black, Indigenous and...
Love the Least of These: Protect Children, the Sick, and the Poor
The American Dream is built on the idea that each person would be able to meet their essential human needs as well as their wildest dreams of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To enact a dream, one cannot be caught in a cycle of survival wherein they are looking...
Help Protect Our Right to Speak Out Against Injustice! Urge Congress to Vote NO on the Budget Reconciliation Bill
The House Ways & Means Committee recently sent a bill to the floor that includes tax cuts for billionaires, cuts the clean energy tax credits, and, alarmingly, allows nonprofits to be stripped of their legal status without due process, simply because the Administration...
End the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
On May 15, Palestinians mark 77 years of the Nakba, or catastrophe.  In 1948, more than 750,000 Palestinians became refugees, forced from their communities, displaced and dispossessed of their homes and property following Israel’s declaration of statehood at the end of...
Tell Congress: NO CUTS to Federal Support for Mothers and Children!
We know that all our moms deserve much more financial, emotional, and physical support. Children are blessings, who model for us what it means to follow Jesus and help all of us see Christ’s love for the world. Yet Congress is currently considering cutting the funding...
Tell Congress, It’s time for Moral Courage
Over the last nearly 100 days of the Trump Administration, our nation has seen alarming actions of executive overreach that attempt to sideline Congress and threaten the checks and balances our Constitution was built to protect.From freezing funds Congress already approved,...
This Earth Day, Support Environmental Justice for All!
This Earth Day, urge our government to protect communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and exposure to toxins!Communities of color and lower-income communities are much more likely to be exposed to pollution in their neighborhoods due to environmental racism...
As You File Your Taxes, Say Yes to Peace
The president recently pledged the first ever $1 trillion defense budget. Congress, meanwhile, is working off the same script as they work to pass a budget reconciliation bill that authorizes more than $100 billion in defense spending. Congress' current budget proposal, in...
Tell Congress to Pass a Moral Budget
As people of faith, we know the budget is a moral document. Through dollars and cents, our federal budget reveals the nation’s priorities—which is why, as Christians, we must urge Congress to vote NO on the current proposal that increases funding for immigration enforcement...
Support for Humanitarian Aid and Peacebuilding Is Non-Negotiable
When the Trump administration took office, a 90-day review of programs and projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was issued, immediately halting critical global work and providing a window for the administration to dismantle the...
Protect Government Funding
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a long-term temporary spending bill that makes significant cuts to programs that help keep costs down in housing, healthcare, veterans services, seniors services, and more.  This bill shifts significant funding from...
This Womxn’s History Month: Christians Unite for Reproductive Rights!
In 1973, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a pregnant person’s right to an abortion is protected under the Constitution. For nearly 50 years, women had the choice to make decisions about their own bodies. But the reversal of this landmark decision in 2022 has paved...
Stand Up and Protect DEI!
President Trump and Elon Musk are currently dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the country. DEI programs recruit and retain people of color, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups to address ongoing bias in hiring...
Protect Medicaid and Food Stamps: Tell Congress to Stop Stealing from the Poor to Give to the Rich!
“When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people the giant triplets of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are incapable of being conquered. A civilization can flounder as readily in the face of moral...
Protect Trans, Nonbinary, and Intersex People’s Civil Rights!
Our faith teaches us that transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people are beloved children of God. Recently, this community has come under attack by our federal government. Banned from serving in the military and fired from positions in the federal government. Prohibited...
Protect Everyday Consumers! Call on Congress to Save the CFPB
The agency dedicated to protecting consumers from abusive financial practices is under attack. It's time for everyday Americans to step up and speak out!  The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fired dozens of its staff and closed its office doors. This...
Have a Heart for God’s Planet
Did you know that your church can join thousands of others who are making their communities more ecologically sustainable using clean energy tax credits? Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022, religious communities are eligible to receive direct...
Protect Lifesaving Foreign Aid
President Trump has ordered U.S. foreign aid to halt for 90 days while the government reviews existing programs. New administrations reviewing government-funded programs is normal. Pausing the programs during a review, however, is not.  The world is already feeling the...
Oppose the Illegal Federal Funding Freezes
Updated January 29th, 2025 at 3pm: Earlier this afternoon, the White House Office of Management and Budget  rescinded the memo demanding a freeze of federal funds. While we celebrate this victory, we acknowledge it is likely temporary and encourage our advocates to...
Say NO to Xenophobic Immigration Policies!
President Trump and his Administration have attacked the immigrant community since the very first day of his presidency. This includesSuspending all border entries, including asylum-seekers, effectively ending asylum at the US-Mexico border, as well as ending humanitarian...
Protect Our Trans Siblings! Tell Congress to Vote NO on H.R. 28
This week Congress will be voting on H.R. 28, a bill which would effectively ban transgender women and girls from competing on women's athletic teams that receive federal funds. This discriminatory proposal seeks to exclude transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people from...
Celebrate John Lewis’s Legacy: Join the Fight to Protect Voting Rights
Our democratic institutions are contingent on the idea that each person’s voice is represented by their vote. Right now, barriers exist for voters of color, veterans, voters with disabilities, rural voters, new Americans, and young people. Recently, Congress has been moving...
Tell Congress: Protect Affordable Internet for Millions!
Created in 2021, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) helps nearly 23 million low-income households access high-speed broadband. It provides $30 per month to qualifying families for affordable internet access and up to $75 per month for households residing on tribal...
Urge Congress to pass the Truth & Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act!
In 2003, the United Church of Christ’s General Synod passed a resolution addressing the UCC’s role in supporting the shameful history of Indian Boarding Schools. These schools were ideologically rooted in the Doctrine of Discovery, and institutionally began in 1869 with...
Call on the US Congress to Block Sales of Military Aid to Israel
More than a year has passed since Israel declared war on Gaza, in response to the deaths of 1200 Israelis and more than 200 taken hostage.  Since then, more than 41,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed and nearly 100,000 injured.  The UN also...