Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin will begin a three-month sabbatical following the Annual Meeting in June, during which time he will visit churches and meet with their leaders in Paris and Italy before spending time touring Egypt, Africa and the US. 

During his call process with the Conference, Rev. Goodwin had requested that he be allowed to take a sabbatical during his third year of service. He began with the Southern New England Conference Jan. 1, 2021.

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Related: Goodwin Named one of Top 5 Progressive Christian Influencers in 2024

Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin was named one of the top progressive Christian influencers by Feedspot, a website that offers a database of influencers in a wide range of categories.

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In a video released today, Rev. Dr. Chris Davies and Rev. Timoth Sylvia talk about the upcoming Annual Meeting.

Watch and get details for how you can register for the meeting and share a social media post to receive a FREE SNEUCC rainbow umbrella! 

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Faith Formation Team Leader Debby Kirk writes: 

We've all seen the reports and the statistics of spiking levels of depression in youth. Perhaps you know a young person who struggles with anxiety, or maybe you have heard youth express feelings of being overwhelmed with the state of the world ...

We who have been nurtured by the church know that each person is created in the image of God-- that we are enough.   We rest on the promise that God is always with us, that we are never abandoned.  We are strengthened by caring relationships formed in the church.
 
Conferences in the United Church of Christ have joined together to offer the Eastern Regional Youth Event (RYE) this summer that will share a message of hope with young people. The overall theme for each RYE is love is greater than fear. 

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