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About the United Church of Christ
While preserving relevant portions of heritage and history dating back to the 16th century, the UCC and its forebears have proven themselves capable of moving forward, tying faith to social justice and shaping cutting edge theology and service in an ever-changing world. Affirming that Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, the UCC claims as its own the faith of the historic church expressed in the ancient creeds and reclaimed in the basic insights of the Protestant reformers. Yet the UCC also affirms the responsibility of the church in each generation and community to make faith its own in reality of worship, in honesty of thought and expression, and in purity of heart before God. It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures, and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to prosper its creative and redemptive work in the world. One of the UCC's distinguishing characteristics is its penchant to believe that ... God is still speaking, ... even when it puts us out there alone. History has shown that, most often, we're only alone for a while. Join us!
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February 09, 2012
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SUNDAY WORSHIP Join us for worship every Sunday, year-round, at 10:30 a.m.
REGISTER NOW FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL First day of our regular Sunday school is September 18. Sunday school usually begins around 10:45am immediately following the children's message. Click here to download a registration form. Please visit our Ministry for Children and Youth webpage for more information.
HAWORTH UTTERLY COOL CINEMA Saturday, February 11 at 7:30 pm Cry Freedom In honor of Black History Month, we will present Richard Attenborough's sweeping story of black activist Stephen Biko (Denzel Washington) and a liberal white newspaper editor Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) who risks his own life to bring Biko's message to the world. After learning of apartheid's true horrors through Biko's eyes, Woods discovers that his friend has been silenced by the police. Determined not to let Biko's message go unheard, he undertakes a perilous quest to escape South Africa to bring Biko's remarkable tale of courage to the world. This riveting, true story offers a stirring account of man at his most evil and most heroic. RATED PG.
HAWORTH COFFEEHOUSE February 18, 2012 SETUP STARTS AT 5.30 SIGNUP STARTS AT 7 PM Info: HAWORTH COFFEEHOUSE Do you sing? Play an instrument? Write poetry? Dance? Rap? Do stand-up comedy? Monologues or scenes? Magic?Check it out - Bring friends - Come On Down!We have a sound system, a piano, & affordable refreshments! We don't have a drum kit, but you can bring drums!NON-DENOMINATIONAL (non-religious). Respectful lyrics requested- that's it. We Reserve the Right to Refuse Inappropriate Material.
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Welcome to the United Church of Christ — a community of faith that seeks to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed. The UCC was founded in 1957 as the union of several different Christian traditions: from the beginning of our history, we were a church that affirmed the ideal that Christians did not always have to agree to live together in communion. Our motto—"that they may all be one" — is Jesus' prayer for the unity of the church. The UCC is one of the most diverse Christian denominations in the United States.
Besides, we receive so many gifts from our ecumenical partners, being "early" seems to be one of ours.
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