Pastor Caela Simmons Wood of First Congregational UCC Manhattan KS testified before the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee in support of trans youth in Kansas.

I bring you greetings this cold week in February. Many conversations in my circle are centering around Synod and the event is still some months away!

If you ever wondered what coaching could do for you, come join Peter for a conversation over zoom at our next clergy gathering on  Tuesday, February 21st at 10:15. All questions welcomed!

PATHWAYS exists to offer a range of stimulating, accessible, and affordable online progressive Christian resources for church leaders, faith explorers, pastors, and those discerning various vocations and callings within and outside the church community.

Links to some helpful programming resources!

We are still receiving news regarding the damage and loss of life caused by the devastating earthquake and after shocks on the border of Turkey and Syria.

The Jesus Has Left the Building Podcast wraps up a fantastic 3 episode mini-series discussing strategies and frameworks of anti-racism with a live discussion: Monday evening, February 6 at 7pm Central.

On Monday, January 9, the inauguration of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's second term opened with an invocation from Lindsborg resident Rev. Rachael Pryor.

This week, Rev. Lorraine Ceniceros from the Kansas Oklahoma Conference leads us in prayer for our conference staff.

This week, please join with the Rev. Dr. Courtney Stange-Tregear, Conference Minister for the Pacific Northwest Conference, in praying for our local churches, our associations and conferences, and and our covenanted partners.

SISU Staff will speak and be presented the award during Cathedral of Hope OKC's evening service on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 6 PM in the sanctuary of Church of the Open Arms, 3131 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Oklahoma City. 

Antoinette Brown Award Nominations: What outstanding clergywomen can you nominate from your Association or Conference?  We’re challenging every conference to nominate two or more women and one church-related organization to receive an Antoinette Brown Society Award!

Join in this zoom conversation with other conferences to discuss resourcing church legacies. 

One of Mayflower OKC’s youth group members, Honor (they/them), was the winner in the 14-17 year old age category.

On Sunday, January 8, 2023, Rev. Chris Moore, Lead Pastor at Fellowship UCC in Tulsa, received the Secretary of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award for the extraordinary support he provides his employee Rev. J. D. Morrison, a Chaplain and Captain in the Oklahoma Air National Guard.

The Network of Wider Church Youth Ministers (NOWCYM) met in Atlanta following AM21. The role of NOWCYM is to coordinate with the Faith Info Team in the national office and also collaborate across conferences for youth ministry programs and resources.

Registration for the United Church of Christ’s 34th Synod will open online Monday, Jan. 23, for all delegates and visitors. The biennial gathering is taking place June 30-July 4 at the Indiana Convention Center.

Friends, I pray you and your loved ones experienced a peace filled Christmas and a happy beginning of the New Year. I’ll share with you some of the things conference leaders and I have been working on.

Grants and scholarships are available for authorized ministers and members in discernment (MIDs).

This week, please join with the Rev. Tyler Connoley, Conference Minister for the Central Pacific, in praying for all our authorized ministers.