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February 4, 2014

STANDING IN SOLIDARITY FOR JUSTICE, LOVE & MERCY
UCC national officers and New England seminary students will join North Carolina churches in a moral march for justice. Tens of thousands will gather on Saturday to hold state lawmakers accountable to the people.
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FEATURES

A UCC Formula for Faith Formation
The Rev. Ivy Beckwith, leader of the UCC Faith Formation Team, is turning faith formation on its ear, believing every church already has the tools for nurturing faith within. Listen in >>

Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath
Join the discussion on how faith communities can work together to reduce gun violence. Mark March 13-16 for prayer, education, acts of kindness and action - to remember those who have lost their lives to gunfire, and pray for those whose lives have been forever changed. Learn more >>

Send In Your Stats!
Time to report your church data and update the 2014 Yearbook. Complete your annual reporting online using the UCC Data Hub. Report today >>

Update your ministerial profile online
New ministerial profiles site should improve, streamline UCC search and call process. Try it out >>

HEADLINES

UNITED CHURCH NEWS

	Immigration advocates overall supportive of House GOP's immigration reform principles
	Photo exhibit a path to marriage equality for Oregon congregations
	UCC churches help provide clean drinking water to undeveloped communities through shoe donations
	Remembering a UCC pioneer for disability ministries, Virginia Kreyer
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UCC IN THE NEWS

	UCC leaders to visit for Saturday march in Raleigh
	Local pastors rally for gun control in Olympia
	Chicago UCC kicks off Black History Month celebration
	Dancing for Dr. King in St. Louis
	North Carolina congregation hosts speakers for Moral March on Raleigh
	Iowa church focuses on faith through learning about social issues
	Fundraising gears up for historic Florida church
	New windows will lower costs, make Oregon church cozier
	Chicago church, museum come together to mark Black History Month
	Longtime pastor leaving Connecticut church
	The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr. to speak at Lancaster Theological Seminary
	Illinois church raises money for community programs
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OTHER RELIGIOUS NEWS

	Where faith meets justice: Jobs That will change you and your world
	Methodist church divided over marriage equality
	Utah to allow lengthier brief in same-sex marriage appeal
	Dismissed Catholic teacher takes on new role: activist
	Church World Service on House Republican's "Standards for Immigration Reform"
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Take Action Now: One Billion Rising for Justice

Around the Globe: Working Children - Dominican Republic

Witness for Justice: Looking Out For Each Other

Changes & Deaths: Ministerial Updates

Vital Signs & Statistics: Thoughts on Being a Religious Researcher

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