Southern New England Conference offices are closed today (June 19) in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

Juneteenth commemorates an effective end of slavery in the United States by marking the day, in 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure enslaved people were freed. It came 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. 

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As the Southern New England Conference continues to live into its new purpose and structures, an area of recent attention is the ways in which members of the Conference can work together on issues of shared concern and to make the love and justice of Jesus real in our region. 

The three historic Conferences had various models for volunteers to work together on justice and witness issues, and when the new Conference formed, these multiple models were grouped together under the broad banner of Task Teams.

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In preparation for this weekend's 5th Annual Meeting, Treasurer Calvin Price released his annual report. In it, he writes in part:

Like the financial teams in your local congregations, we seek to be faithful stewards of shared resources to support a common Vision.  And like you, we wrestle with financial choices and challenges in the wider context of God’s abundant grace. 

That grace shows in the big picture of our financial results for 2023. The Conference received income of nearly $7.8 million from all sources. This represented over 97% of what had been budgeted, supporting a vibrant collective ministry touching countless lives throughout southern New England and beyond. 

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Related: Meeting Reports

Materials related to the 5th Annual Meeting are available, in English and Spanish, at: www.sneucc.org/2024AM. Next week, return to the same link for reports, photos and videos from the meeting. www.sneucc.org/2024AM

In the latest installment of the Go Tell It On the Mountain video series, Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin chats with the Rev. David Figliuzzi, pastor of the Rocky Hill Congregational Church (UCC) in CT.

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