Lake Edge United Church of Christ

The United Church of Christ concluded its Mission:1 hunger awareness campaign with a Nov. 11 live-streamed worship service held at Old South Church in Boston UCC. The 350 members of the UCC's joint boards meeting in Cleveland also viewed the service.

The Rev. J. Bennett Guess, the Rev. James Moos and Mr. W. Mark Clark will be installed as members of the five-person United Church of Christ Collegium of Officers at Pilgrim UCC in Cleveland on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m.

Physical hunger is one thing. But the hungry also have an appetite for empowerment.

What's a congregation that is known for its generosity to do during Mission:1? For the members of First Congregational UCC of South Portland, Maine, it means delving into food justice advocacy issues and acting for change.

The National Council of Churches Governing Board approved a “process for a stable and grace-filled transition” after General Secretary the Rev. Michael Kinnamon announced his intention to leave his position due to health reasons.

Neither an ailing economy nor a rare New England autumn snowstorm has put a chill on the hunger-fighting efforts of Mission:1 at two UCC churches in Connecticut and Ohio.