United Church of Christ
Canton, OH:
Keeping You Connected on January 17, 2019
All churches should have received information, either by email or USPS, regarding the 2019 UCC Annual Reporting. You can also download it here. Please complete your online reporting by Wednesday, March 6. Be aware that the data you provide may not be included in the 2019 Yearbook if the deadline is missed. Please do not wait until the last minute. Anything can happen and make it impossible for you to enter your data before the deadline.
SWISS STEAK DINNER
The Strongsville UCC church (13740 Pearl Rd, Strongsville) will have an all-you-can-eat swiss steak dinner open to the community on Saturday…
Hidden Danger in Keeping Christmas?
Family togetherness and the life of Jesus Christ are wonderful things. But does God want us to celebrate these things by keeping Christmas?
You Are Who You Keep Seeking
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Why Traditions are Worth Keeping
"Traditions also provide a constant for us in an ever-changing and fast-paced life. In that way, they ground us."
4 Things Keeping Us From True Community
In his classic work Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote, “The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.”<br>I’ll admit it. I love my dream of community.<br>We all want it. Our calendars buzz with community gr
How Religious Leaders Are Helping People Stay Connected in a Time of Isolation
Services and informal groups are moving online, while others are organizing help for elderly congregants
7 Steps To Getting (And Keeping) Loyal Volunteers
Every church has heard about the 80/20 rule, where 80 percent of the work is done by 20 percent of the people. But how can you break out of that?
Why Keeping a Sabbath Should Be Your New Year's Resolution
Sabbath is like holding a newborn for the first time for many of us. We don’t really know what to do with it. It confuses us. The ideas that we inherit
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MultiBrief: 3 signs your church isn’t connected to your community
Has someone been talking with you and you start wondering if they realize you're not listening? Perhaps your spouse? A friend? You feel like they're saying things that don't make sense to you or interest you at all. You feel like you could walk away and they wouldn't notice. Perhaps your community thinks that about your church!
Jack McCall: Keeping up hope when life brings despair
Whatever the circumstances may be there is something in all of us that whispers, from time to time, “Why don’t you just give up?” It is a ghostly whisper. It is a temptation of a ghastly sort.
Why keeping cellphones out of the classroom is a good spiritual practice
A theology professor decides there is no other option: Cell phones are incompatible with spiritual reflection.
Doing These 3 Quick Things Every Day Will Make You Happier and More Connected
