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UCC Transition House Needs Your Support
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jan 21
  • 1 min

UCC Transition House Needs Your Support

Since its beginnings in 1991, the UCC Transition House has successfully provided housing for female survivors of domestic violence and their children at a house located on O'ahu. In the midst of the pandemic the need for housing has significantly increased. In spite of the challenges COVID has presented, the UCC Transition House established a partnership with the Domestic Violence Action Center (DVAC) in late 2020. And just before Christmas, the Transition House once again op
Reflection on Living in Tense Times
David Popham
  • Jan 21
  • 1 min

Reflection on Living in Tense Times

On Friday evening the Hawai'i Conference office sent out information composed by the national staff of the United Church of Christ (UCC) alerting our congregations that the FBI had confirmed a general threat of violence made against mainline congregations. [Read more about the alert HERE.] After further discussion we can affirm this threat appeared in two states, Michigan and Arizona. The threats were reported to leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), a
HCUCC Reconciliation Working Group Calls on Churches to Commemorate the Overthrow
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jan 14
  • 1 min

HCUCC Reconciliation Working Group Calls on Churches to Commemorate the Overthrow

January 17 marks the anniversary of the unlawful overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. The HCUCC Reconciliation Working Group urges churches to remember in their worship on January 17 the Kingdom of Hawai‘i; the unlawful overthrow of the Kingdom and its monarch, Queen Lili‘uokalani; and the apologies of the United Church of Christ for its complicity in the overthrow and the apology of HCUCC for the complicity of some of the officers of its predecessor, the Hawaiian Evangelical
Religious Leaders and Organizations Condemn Attack on U.S. Capitol
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jan 14
  • 1 min

Religious Leaders and Organizations Condemn Attack on U.S. Capitol

Religious leaders and organizations around the country issued statements of condemnation in the wake of the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump: UCC General Minister and President John Dorhauer sent a message of hope on the feast of Epiphany. UCC national leaders condemned the insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and called on church members to engage in acts of love, kindness and compassion. The Hawai'i Conference's Jus
Reflections on the Washington D.C. Insurrection
David Popham
  • Jan 14
  • 2 min

Reflections on the Washington D.C. Insurrection

What we witnessed last Wednesday was an attack on the institutions of United States democracy by the cult of personality. A cult of personality arises when an individual or group of people use techniques through mass media, social media, and the promulgation of misinformation to create an idealized, heroic, and worshipful image of a leader. Those caught up in a cult of personality often believe their leader is a second Jesus or savior and will use the veneer of piety to excus
UCC 2020 Church Trends: COVID-19 and Our Congregations
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jan 10
  • 1 min

UCC 2020 Church Trends: COVID-19 and Our Congregations

Erica Dollhopf, Director of the United Church of Christ's Center for Analytics, Research & Development, and Data (CARDD), shares with Hawai‘i Conference clergy and church leaders about UCC church trends according to data from 2020 when churches were faced with the COVID-19 pandemic. RESOURCES Survey Report: COVID-19 and Our Congregations (slides from this webinar) UCC Statistical Profile 2020 With reflection/discussion questions for church leaders Erica Dollhopf dollhopfe@ucc
Be Aware of COVID Scammers
Danny Tengan
  • Jan 8
  • 1 min

Be Aware of COVID Scammers

Danny Tengan, HCUCC Disaster Ministries Coordinator, reminds us to stay vigilant and to be aware of scammers exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic: Federal health and law enforcement agencies have issued tips for consumers to protect themselves against COVID-19 vaccine scams by recognizing red flags of potential fraud, including: You are asked to pay out of pocket to get the vaccine. You are asked to pay to put your name on a vaccine waiting list or to get early access. You see ad
Conference Mourns the Passing of Janice Sommerville
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jan 7
  • 2 min

Conference Mourns the Passing of Janice Sommerville

Staff in the Conference Office were saddened to hear of the passing of the Rev. Janice Sommerville, 69, of non-COVID related issues, on December 31, 2020, in Berkeley, California. Janice was the director of the Pacific School of Religion's Theological Education for Leadership (TEL) program and instrumental in the partnership that recently brought this program to the Hawai'i Conference. Expanding the TEL program to Hawai'i had been a dream of Janice's for many years, and she w
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