| | | | | | | | Room Block Now Available for CUG 2025/75th Anniversary Celebration | | Reserve your room now at the special rate of $219.00 per night at the Boston Marriott Newton | | | | | | CUG/NCC 75th Anniversary Celebration sponsorships are available at four levels, with each of the tiered levels offering commensurate perks.
Silver ($500) — Silver level sponsorship includes mention (with name and/or logo) in all Anniversary/CUG promotional materials.
Gold ($1,000) — Includes sponsorship mention (with name and/or logo) in promotional materials, on the Anniversary/CUG landing page of the NCC website, and on all NCC social media outlets.
Frankincense ($2,000) — Sponsorship includes mention (with name and/or logo) in promotional materials, Anniversary/CUG landing page on NCC website, social media accounts, plus a two-minute video greeting played during the event.
Myrrh ($3,000) — Sponsorship includes mention (with name and/or logo) in promotional materials, CUG landing page on NCC website, social media, and in person or video greeting during the Anniversary/CUG gathering. | | | | ARE YOU FOLLOWING NCC ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Check out our social media accounts for NCC updates! | | | | NCC Webinar Examines Budget Reconciliation Bill
"Through a Faith Lens" | | | On Wednesday, August 6, NCC hosted a webinar on the consequences of the H.R. 1 Budget Reconciliation Bill. Hundreds of viewers on Zoom and Facebook watched as panel members articulated the bill's impact on the most vulnerable and its potentially far-reaching consequences.
The Big Brutal Bill represents a major shift in national policy, with wide-ranging impacts on economic justice, healthcare access, immigration, and the social safety net. While proponents have framed it as bold reform, many of its provisions raise deep concerns for the communities we serve—especially those already facing systemic inequities. NCC convened a conversation to examine the bill’s contents through a moral and theological lens and to explore how faith communities can respond faithfully.
Panel Participants: Amelia Kegan, Esq., Associate General Secretary for Policy and Advocacy, Friends Committee on National Legislation Willie Lyles III, Chief of Staff, Rep. Troy Carter (LA) Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, President & General Secretary, NCC Jarrett Smith, Senior Government Relations Associate, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Rev. Adwoa Rey, Legislative Consultant, NCC Rev. Dr. Leslie Copeland, NCC Senior Associate General Secretary & Advocacy Director
If you missed the webinar, click below to watch it on NCC's YouTube channel, or you may view it on NCC's Facebook page. | | | EcoPreacher Cohort Application
Deadline Extended to August 11! | | If you are a faith leader seeking to integrate creation care into your preaching—or you know someone who is—we invite you to apply or share this opportunity with the preachers in your life. Now accepting applications through Monday, August 11, this 10-month journey equips pastors and preachers with the theology, tools, and community support needed to proclaim climate justice from the pulpit faithfully. Created in partnership with The BTS Center and Lexington Theological Seminary, the EcoPreacher Cohort is designed to support, educate, and engage those who feel called to preach in a climate-changed world. Through spiritual reflection, theological grounding, and peer connection, this program helps preachers speak prophetically and pastorally to one of the greatest moral issues of our time. | | | | Center for Christianity and Public Life Announces Speakers for Third Annual Summit, October 20–21 | | | October 20–21, 2025, the Center for Christianity and Public Life will gather in Washington, D.C., for the third annual For the Good of the Public Summit.
At this event, attendees will participate in carefully curated conversations that lead to practical action: how to know and care for neighbors, build stronger neighborhoods, fight poverty, pursue justice, and influence policy. Speakers for the 2025 summit include: Justin Giboney, co-founder of the AND Campaign, on how the Black Church’s social action tradition can inspire hope and healing in the face of today’s polarized culture wars — you’ll also be able to get prerelease copies of Justin’s new book Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around.
Joanna Taft, Harrison Center for the Arts, and Shamichael Hall, Urban Libraries Council, explore the power of civic infrastructure,and the place of beauty and design in public, civic spaces.
Jonathan Eig, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, King: A Life, on what the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. means for our current moment.
Dan Cardinali, the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust; Julia Moore, UNC Charlotte; and Alexia Salvatierra, Fuller Theological Seminary, share paradigms for peacemaking.
Other speakers include: Gov. John Kasich, Freya India, Meghan Sullivan, Richard Reeves, Joshua DuBois
Whether you're new to the summit or have been curious to attend, make plans to attend and bring a friend or colleague! A 25% discount is available to groups that register four or more people! Use the code SUMMIT25 at checkout when you purchase four or more tickets. | | | Moral Mondays: A Southern Call to Conscience | | On Monday, August 18, Repairers of the Breech and partners are calling communities across the Southern states to join in Moral Monday: A Southern Call to Conscience—a unified day of moral action, public witness, and prophetic truth-telling. You are invited to:
1. Join a Delegation
Be part of the action in a Southern state—whether at your state capitol, congressional office, or a designated gathering point. Stand shoulder-to-shoulder with people of faith, impacted individuals, and justice leaders calling for a moral shift in our public policies.
2. Share the Promo Video Widely
Help spread the word by sharing this promo video across all your platforms—email, social media, newsletters, and gatherings. Together, we can inspire a powerful turnout.
Promo Video Link: August 18 Promo Video
3. Mobilize Your Networks
Encourage your members, colleagues, and community to sign up and bring others with them. This is a moment to show that the moral voice of the South is alive, active, and unwilling to be silent. | | Join the National Action Network March on Wall Street, August 18 | | | CCA Releases Volume on Echoes of Nicaea | | | Chiang Mai, Thailand—The Christian Conference of Asia has released Echoes of Nicaea: Enduring Faith and Embracing Unity.
The 482-page book is a compilation of academic papers presented during the Tenth Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS-X), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
CATS-X centered on the theme “Nicaea 1700: Enduring Faith and Embracing Unity”, along with three subthemes: “Ecclesial Synchrony: Oneness in Faith, Witness, and Withness”; “Biocentric Solidarity: Covenantal Bond for Cosmic Wholeness”; and “Cybergenic Synergy: Envisioning Humanity and Digital Wellness.”
The contributors to this volume examined the historical, doctrinal, and contemporary significance of the Nicene Creed through diverse presentations and in-depth discussions.
This valuable resource includes almost all the papers presented at the Asian theological summit, which offer theological reflections on the intersections between faith and Asia’s emerging socio-cultural realities.
The volume provides critical insights into the continued relevance of the Nicene Creed in addressing the pressing challenges of today, including those in digital, ecological, and ecclesial contexts.
An e-copy of the publication, Echoes of Nicaea: Enduring Faith and Embracing Unity, can be downloaded from the CCA website at www.cca.org.hk. (Ecumenical Resources) | | FACE Marketing Internship Opportunity | | | | Creation Care and Resilience: Oreon E. Scott Clergy Conference, September 16–19 | | Register now for the "Resilience and Restoration in the Mountains" Clergy Retreat on September 16–19, 2025, at the beautiful Christmount Christian Conference and Retreat Center. This retreat focuses on clergy and community resilience, and creation care and climate justice.
You'll spend transformative days with distinguished speakers, including Rev. Dr. Heber M. Brown III (keynote speaker and founder of the Black Church Food Security Network), Rev. Carol Devine (Faith and Climate Educator), Rev. Dr. Dara Cobb Lewis (Spiritual Director), and Luke Cannon (Mountain Ecologist), alongside ecumenical colleagues and pastoral innovators.
Whether you're new to creation care or a long-time advocate, you'll gain new language and tools to inspire your congregation to care for God's good earth, interwoven with space for rest, relationship, prayer, and good food.
Registration is open to all ordained Christian clergy with sliding scale options and travel scholarships available. (Email Rev. Carol Devine, carold@ecoamerica.org, if you need travel assistance.) | | | Congressional Black Caucus Annual NREI Summit November 1, 2025 | | Come to New Orleans to commemorate five years of the National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice (NREI)! The 2025 NREI Summit will bring together thought leaders, advocates, and changemakers committed to advancing racial equity across the justice and education systems. Together, we will explore transformative solutions that center Black communities and reimagine pathways to opportunity and justice. From dynamic conversations to community-focused engagement, the Summit will offer space to reflect, strategize, and build power. 📌 Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details on programming and registration. | | | Freedom Church of the Poor Holds Black August Sunday Service and Bible Study Series | | | Black August is a holy season of resistance, reflection, and rededication to a revolutionary love ethic that compels us to struggle with and for each other. It began in the 1970s inside California prisons, after the deaths of Jonathan and George Jackson and other incarcerated Black freedom fighters. It is a time to honor the legacy of those who have struggled for freedom—and to prepare ourselves for the battles ahead.
In the face of growing repression, state violence, and religious nationalism, this season calls us to spiritual clarity, deep connection, political competency, and steadfast commitment to liberation for all who are oppressed. Freedom Church of the Poor believes in a God who breaks chains, who sides with the poor and dispossessed, and who calls believers to build a Beloved Community on earth.
Black August is presented in partnership with the SSING Network, New Disabled South, Highlander Center, and The Black Joy Experience with Black Youth Project 100. Featured Artists & Cultural Organizers Airika Cross (Dream Defenders), ana lara lopez (La Iglesia del Pueblo), Arnaé Batson (The SSING Network), Minister Ciara Taylor (FCOP), Jarvis Benson (Kairos Center), Jendog Lonewolf (People’s Music Network), JeNaé Taylor (Highlander Center), Jonathan Lykes (Black Youth Project 100), Lindsey Wilson (People’s Music Network), Oshara Hayes (We Cry Justice Artist Collective), Patience Rowe (Highlander Center), Rabbi Koach Baruch Frazier, Shun Tucker‑Allen (New Disabled South), and Steff Reed (Dream Defenders). Freedom Church of the Poor Sunday Service Sundays | August 3 – August 31 6:00PM ET / 5:00PM CT / 3:00PM PT
Freedom Church of the Poor Bible Study (Virtual Only) Wednesdays | July 30 – August 27 6:00PM ET / 5:00PM CT / 3:00PM PT | | | Register for Virtual
Christian Climate Training | | September is the Season of Creation, and Blessed Tomorrow is partnering with nine denominations to offer a free live, virtual Christian Climate Training on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 - 11:30 am PT. It will include breakouts by denomination. The majority of Americans are concerned about climate change. But they think only half of those around them feel the same way. As a person of faith, you can help others see they’re not alone in their concern and invite them to take action. The Christian Climate Training equips you with the knowledge, hands-on experience, and resources to speak and take action on climate change from a Christian faith perspective in your home, neighborhood, church, community, with policymakers, and beyond. After the training, you’re invited to become part of the Blessed Tomorrow Climate Ambassador Community, which provides ongoing support, resources, events, and a vast community of Climate Ambassadors from across the U.S. | | | North Carolina Council of Churches Prepares for 90th Anniversary Celebration | | This November, the North Carolina Council of Churches will celebrate 90 years of prophetic witness, faith-rooted advocacy, and ecumenical partnership. We invite everyone to celebrate with us for a day of worship, community, and joy!
NCCC is inviting congregations and organizations to be a part of this historic milestone by becoming a sponsor for this event. Sponsorship will offer a unique opportunity to support our continued work for justice while also receiving exclusive benefits, including:
VIP access to a private reception with the Right Reverend Michael B. Curry Reserved seating during the worship service, where Bishop Curry will deliver a powerful message, followed by a live podcast recording of Everything Happens with Kate Bowle
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