🙏🏼 God of all bodies, you teach us that we are many parts, but we are all one body. We cannot be separated from each other no matter how much we try. Help us all to feel that connection. Help us to act for the benefit of all. Amen. #FortyDaysofPrayer

🌎 As people of faith, we call on the US to take bold and ambitious action to fight #climatechange. As the US prepares to attend the UN Climate Summit (#COP29), we must make our voices heard. 💚 Join us next Tuesday, October 22nd at 11:30am! RSVP here: ow.ly/brbp50TMFy8

"As you approach the ballot box, reflect deeply on the Imago Dei within each, and all, who deserve love, care, and autonomy in their bodies." 💙 Read our reflection on the importance of protecting #reproductivehealthcare & voting with love for everyBODY. ow.ly/rnn650TMHw3

🙏🏼 God of all things, we know that the election will not change everything, but it is a step in facing the things that need changing. Give us the courage we need to vote. Amen. #FortyDaysofPrayer

Rwanda and Uganda, U.S. allies, continue to pursue a war of aggression & plunder against the Congolese people. Tell President Biden to withhold aid from countries funding the conflict and promote a just peace in the Congo! #CongoWeek 👉🏼 Take action now: ow.ly/kk8l50TMNXV

📅 The Keep Hope Alive Campaign kicks off next Monday! 🕊️ Join us for a week of solidarity & education opportunities to engage with our Palestinian partners and to work toward a future of peace with justice for all who live in the region. 👉🏽 Learn more: ow.ly/vgy450TNCrb

🌿 How can we leverage our resources to offer solidarity to Palestinian partners for the long term? Join us to hear from experts from the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the East Jerusalem YMCA & YWCA of Palestine and United Church Funds. Register now: ow.ly/yPct50TNU7R

📣Calling all D.C. area friends! Please join us and many of our faith partners for a prayer vigil ahead of #COP29. We'll deliver a petition calling for strong commitments from the U.S. on climate finance, and climate & environmental justice. RSVP here: bit.ly/WISCCOPREG

🙏🏼 Ask God to plant deep within you the certainty that even now, amidst hard headlines and frightening realities, God’s creativity is at work. Let the Peace of God fill you. #FortyDaysofPrayer

🎉 The UCC Washington D.C. Office is now on Instagram! Follow us for: ✅ The latest from the Our Faith Our Vote campaign ✅ Weekly opportunities to take action ✅ Information on upcoming events & webinars ✅ Much, much more! 👉🏽 Follow us here: ow.ly/N8bk50TOxM7

🎃 One of the best ways to keep the election scaries away is to have a plan in place, as a church, for the many scenarios that could play out. This Halloween, join us for a conversation on to best prepare for 11/5 and the following days! 👉🏼 Register here: ow.ly/Xyls50TN8bw

🙏🏼 To vote is to cast a vision for the future, to lay our hopes bare. God of our dreams, carry our hopes for the future into the systems of power that can make them a reality. Free them from cynicism and corruption, so that they might flourish. Amen. #FortyDaysofPrayer

🙏🏼 Holy God, today we pray for the churches- the congregations that are sending postcards, making phone calls, registering voters, hosting candidate forums, and planning rides to polling places. Thank you, God, for the engagement of all. Amen. #FortyDaysofPrayer

🙏🏼 The prophet Micah tells us that God’s desire for us is that we do justice, love mercy, & walk humbly with our God. As our nation prepares to go to the polls, we pray that our collective deliberating & decision-making reflects God’s dream for us as a people. #FortyDaysofPrayer

🕊️Welcome to Keep Hope Alive Week! We are partnering with the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the YWCA of Palestine and YMCA of East Jerusalem to support Palestinian farmers & plant olive trees previously uprooted by Israeli settler violence. 👉🏼Learn more: ow.ly/bMt950TOTu8

🌱 New to the Keep Hope Alive campaign? 👇🏼 Learn about our work directly from Shari Prestemon (Assoc. General Minister & Co-Executive of Global Ministries) and Rev. Dr. LaMarco Cable (President of Disciples Overseas Ministries and Co-Executive of Global Ministries) vimeo.com/1012508502

🌱 For the past 20 years, our longstanding partners in Palestine have been raising money to support the planting of olive trees on land threatened by Israeli settler violence. 💚 Our goal is to raise enough to plant 500 trees. Will you help us? 👉🏼Donate: ow.ly/jajN50TPjTw

🕊️ Offering our prayers is just one of many ways we support our partners in the Middle East. 👉🏽 If you’d like to submit a prayer of solidarity, we encourage you to submit one to the People’s Prayers for Peace Initiative. ow.ly/gOog50TQ33G