Pending review, we’ll publish it on the website and our weekly newsletter, In the Loop.
Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson offers a message of hope, joy, and triumph ahead of Resurrection Sunday.
In today’s social and political climate—when LGBTQ+ people are being targeted across the country—your church’s public commitment to welcome and justice is more important than ever. This webinar will walk you through the foundational steps to becoming an Open and Affirming (ONA) congregation, or help you reinvigorate your existing ONA commitment.
The session will be co-led by Rev. Derek A. Terry, Acting Executive Director of the Open and Affirming Coalition, and Barb Biedenstein, ONA consultant in the St. Louis area and long-time leader in Gateway ONA.
Registration Fees:
Individual: $30
Small churches (75 members or fewer): $50
Large churches (76 members or more): $70
(Scholarships available—just reach out!)
A recording will be available for 45 days after the live event.
Let’s continue building a church that affirms, advocates for, and celebrates everyone.
Meeting with others each month can provide each of us with ideas for worship, teaching, group studies, prayer groups, and weekend retreats. These new ideas and resources are not intended only for youth and children but are open to the needs of every generation.
Honoring the 80th Anniversary of the 6 Million Jewish Lives Lost in the Holocaust
Sunday, April 27, 5:00 pm
Phoenix Symphony Hall
75 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Join the Phoenix Holocaust Association in collaboration with the Phoenix
Symphony for a powerful community-wide Commemoration featuring:
Local Holocaust Survivors
Candle Lighting Ceremony
Keynote Address
Survivor Remarks
Annual Shofar Zachor Award
Symphony Quartet Performance
Music and Prayers
Information and registration here
If you would like to attend the Phoenix Symphony concert preceding the Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration, you can purchase tickets HERE.
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Sunday, April 27, 2:00 PM | Symphony Hall
Those attending the Commemoration can receive 20% OFF concert tickets. The PROMO Code for discounted concert tickets will be sent by email after you register for the Commemoration. *Discount does not apply to previously purchased tickets.
Beginning May 7, PATHWAYS offers The Bible as Guide: Going Green, a 6-week course in the Environmental Justice program. Using The Green Bible: New Revised Standard Version, your faith community’s hymnal, online discussions, a daily journal, and more, this course will explore how creation is at the heart of the Bible. What are the ways humans, as part of the web of life, impact all of creation negatively or positively? How does the Bible guide us as stewards of creation? How does the Bible’s story of creation intersect with concerns about climate change?
Go to the PATHWAYS website (pathwaystheological.org) to learn more and to apply for this and other courses.
Now that Jesus has entered the city, we are walking with him into the most sacred days of our shared faith. Palm branches have been laid down, cloaks spread out, and hosannas shouted—but now, the road turns. Holy Week calls us not just to remember but to recommit.
As clergy, we are entrusted with leading communities through this week's mystery and meaning: from the intimacy of the upper room to the agony of the garden, to the final breath on the cross, and finally to the quiet, trembling hope of dawn at the tomb. This is no small calling, and we do not carry it alone.
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Friday's opening worship at our Annual Meeting will include the installation of our Associate Conference Ministers, Rev. Dr. Gloria Smith and Rev. Dr. Derrick Elliott!
ALL ARE WELCOME—if you're in Albuquerque you are welcome to attend the worship service whether you're attending the Annual Meeting or not.
Insurance Board Presents: How to Plan for Emergencies in Your Church
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 11:00 am AZ / 12:00 pm NM & El Paso via Zoom
Register to attend this webinar by visiting the link below. The Zoom has a limited number of live participants, and the recording will be posted on the Insurance Board's Online Learning page.
Equip your ministry for effective response and recovery during any emergency. Enhance your knowledge and boost confidence in planning efforts to safeguard your community.
By completing the four theological courses below and a project (which you design with the approval and oversight of a facilitator/supervisor), you will earn this certificate and be eligible for continuing education credits.
Approved Contemporary Theological Perspectives Project
The project could be a curriculum design for your faith community, a sermon, a discussion group or another way in which you can share what you learned with your faith community.
Go to the PATHWAYS website (pathwaystheological.org) to learn more and to apply for this certificate or other offerings.
Every two years, General Synod brings together faithful members of the United Church of Christ for inspirational worship, fellowship with friends (old and new), and public witness including through engagement with the business of the church. In July 2025, we are excited to welcome thousands from across the country for General Synod 35 in Kansas City, Missouri – and Nurture the Soul is helping to get you there by introducing a 4-part series that goes deep into General Synod and why we hope to see you all there.
Part 1 – General Synod 101 will help us better understand what Synod is and why it is so important that you show up! We’ll have a time for Q&A so you can ask the questions that’ll help you better prepare for our time together this summer.
