by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 10, 2021 | News
Molly T. Marshall, a retired Baptist theologian, will become the interim president of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, the seminary announced today. Established in 1962 and located in St. Paul, Minnesota, the school is affiliated with the United Church...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 12, 2020 | News
Around 1.6 million people live within three miles, and nearly 170,000 within one mile, of the top 100 toxic emission facilities in the U.S., according to a United Church of Christ report published Feb. 27. Nearly 12,000 children lived within one mile and more than...
by Kevin Eckstrom | Aug 26, 2011 | News
(RNS) An Illinois college affiliated with the United Church of Christ is poised to become the first school in the U.S. to ask prospective students about their sexual orientation. Elmhurst College, located just west of Chicago, said the decision to add sexual...
by Adelle M. Banks | Sep 2, 2010 | News
(RNS) The former president of the United Church of Christ is divorcing his wife and is in a committed relationship with a former co-worker at church headquarters, the UCC announced. The Rev. John H. Thomas was general minister and president for a decade of the...
by Bob Allen | Feb 29, 2008 | News
The Internal Revenue Service is investigating whether a speech last summer by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama to a United Church of Christ national meeting violated rules for tax-exempt charities against partisan campaigning. The IRS notified...