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Elly Chong Is Featured in Conversation with John Dorhauer
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jun 25, 2020
  • 1 min

Elly Chong Is Featured in Conversation with John Dorhauer

Listen to a recording of a conversation with John Dorhauer, General Minister and President of the UCC, and Eleanore Chong, member of Central Union Church in Honolulu and member of the UCC Board of Directors. She talks about her love for the UCC and her experiences growing up in Hawai'i. United Church of Christ: This week's special "Conversations with John" guest is UCC Board member, Elly Chong. Elly tells the Rev. John C. Dorhauer that her love for the United Church of Christ
Conference Minister Reflection: A Time to Deepen Beauty
David Popham
  • Jun 24, 2020
  • 2 min

Conference Minister Reflection: A Time to Deepen Beauty

I am a fan of Catholic theologian John Haught. His work in theologies of evolution gives insights into the ways of God's work in the world that remain unnoticed by historical theological approaches. For example, Haught believes the purpose of creation is beauty. Of course, this is hinted at in the opening verses of the Genesis where God reflects on creation and pronounces it "good," and ultimately, "very good." Haught develops an exciting notion of how beauty emerges through
Justice & Witness Missional Team Issues Statement on "Black Lives Matter"
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jun 11, 2020
  • 3 min

Justice & Witness Missional Team Issues Statement on "Black Lives Matter"

The Justice & Witness Missional Team of the Hawai'i Conference has issued a statement, "Black Lives Matter." George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Atatiana Jefferson. Philando Castile. Botham Jean. Tamir Rice. Trayvon Martin. We speak their names to honor their precious lives while simultaneously adding them to a list of those whose lives have been claimed by a vicious disease that continues to plague the society in which we exist – racism a
Reopening Church Facilities: By What Day Can We Reopen?
David Popham
  • Jun 3, 2020
  • 2 min

Reopening Church Facilities: By What Day Can We Reopen?

We are finding ourselves a bit worn out, for while we are done with COVID-19, the novel coronavirus is not done with us.
Call to Conference-Wide Prayer
David Popham
  • Jun 3, 2020
  • 2 min

Call to Conference-Wide Prayer

Like me, many of you are beside yourself with the scenes playing out nightly of protestors and clashes and unrest. Let me state unequivocally that black rage is legitimate, and any solution which seeks to ignore or play down this rage is not a solution but a whitewashing of the decay and death that resides within our culture. We exist in a social system that is built on the premise that certain lives do not matter: the native American Indian, the African American, the Latinx
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