Strengthen The Church Offering Materials Available

The Connecticut Conference has made available materials for collecting the Strengthen the Church offering.

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Racial Justice Team Brings Training To Public Schools

Faculty, staff, and a group of students at Southington High School departed from their usual focus on instruction and assessment to take a hard look at racism in the school.

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Silver Lake Seeks Support for New Challenge Course

Silver Lake Conference Center has announced a new campaign to raise money for a new High Ropes Course at the camp.

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Simple Hospitality

NEW LONDON —Youth and adults from three congregations of the Connecticut Conference spent Saturday, Feb. 17, extending radical hospitality to neighbors from the Homeless Hospitality Shelter in New London.  Mystic Congregational Church, First Congregational Church of Griswold, and Park Congregational Church of Norwich signed up for the New London ...

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Nominations Sought for 2nd Annual Silver Lake Award

By Brian Lapis The Silver Lake Conference Center Board of Directors is excited to announce that nominations for the 2nd Annual Silver Lake Award are open!  This award recognizes a “Silver Laker” who lives their life and faith in a way that reflects the formative experiences they have had at Silver Lake Conference Center. This person truly takes ...

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A Message from the Conference Minister

Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day aligned in the calendar yesterday. That confluence of dates was shattered with the tragic violence against innocents in Parkland, Florida.

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Nominations Being Accepted for Living Waters Award

The Connecticut Conference is currently seeking nominations for the 2018 Living Waters Award, to be presented at the 151st Annual Meeting, June 15 & 16, 2018.   Persons honored by The Living Waters Award are those who work for justice, live ethically, build community, and promote the common good in their workplaces and in their communities. This ...

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Retreat Brings Staff From Three Conferences Together

Twenty-five members of the Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island conferences spent 23 hours on retreat together Sunday and Monday, exploring with one another the distinct cultures of their conferences and envisioning what a brand new, unified conference might look like.

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200 Clergy Sign Letter in Support of Reinstating DACA

In less than 24 hours, nearly 200 Connecticut Conference clergy signed on to a letter standing with DACA recipients and calling on Congress to reinstate DACA and commit to write and pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year. The letter will be sent to Connecticut's two US Senators and five Representatives in Congress. It will also be ...

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Boards Move Forward on Forming New Conference

The Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Conference Boards of Directors on Saturday enthusiastically gave their stamp of approval to bylaws and other documents that will govern a new, unified conference.

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