Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ

06/04/2026

🌈 Today Is Give OUT Day! The nation’s largest day of giving for LGBTQ+ organizations.

❤️ What sustains you?

Today, we're asking supporters to make a gift in honor of the people, pets, communities, practices, and small joys that help carry them through life.

Make a gift to help sustain LGBTQ+ affirmation, advocacy, and community through the Open and Affirming Coalition.

⭐ Bonus Opportunity: If you give between 12:00–12:59 PM ET or 10:00–10:59 PM ET, you'll help boost our chances of earning additional prize funds. The LGBTQ+ organizations that raise the most money during those Power Hours can win bonus awards, helping your gift go even further.

We all have something that sustains us.

Love. Faith. Chosen family. Friendship. Community. Creativity. A beloved pet. Music. Art. Prayer. The people and practices that remind us we are not alone.

Give now:
https://www.giveoutday.org/story/39a45g

Read our campaign message:
https://openandaffirming.org/giveout26/

Share what sustains you:
https://tinyurl.com/pe22cueb

Or text "Pride26" to 855-589-2210 and tell us what sustains you. We may feature your story during Pride Month and Give OUT Day.

06/01/2026

05/28/2026

Join us in June when First Friday presents Karla Harris an acclaimed jazz vocalist who has devoted more than four decades to the art form she loves, captivating audiences from Portland to Provence with her dynamic voice and magnetic stage presence.
The public is invited for great music, dinner, fun, and fellowship. (Please note: No outside food or alcohol is permitted.) Doors open at 6:00 PM. Seating is limited. Season Ticket Pass and Season Ticket Table holders are guaranteed premium seating. General Admission tickets are $25, student tickets are $10 each with student identification (show ID at the door). Reserved tables of 8 are $200. Prices for dinner range from $4.00 to $10.00.

Ticket available here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-friday-at-first-live-june-2026-karla-harris-tickets-1979632105919?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

05/28/2026

Click the attached picture for details about Clinical Pastoral Education

PATHWAYS offers CPE through a partnership with CPEO. Click below to learn more.

05/25/2026

🙏🏾 God of Shalom.

We pray our eyes will open to see that our climate is changing.

That natural disasters are happening more frequently and are more severe.

We pray, that we can take action to slow down climate change.

We pray that we can take better care of Earth.

Forgive us God, for hurting the Earth. Amen.

-Clyde Harrell
Wesley Memorial UMC - Johnson City

👉🏾 Add your prayers to the People's Prayers for Peace initiative:
https://ow.ly/Yqwo50Z0UVO

05/22/2026

As we celebrate 250 years, let’s unite in compassion! Join the USofKindness Challenge, download the resources, and be part of a movement of hope and healing across our communities. Every act of kindness—big or small—creates a ripple that lifts us all.

Take the challenge, share your story, and help build a kinder, healthier nation: https://ow.ly/7IYF50Z2AZx

05/20/2026

Congratulations to you, Ruth! Join PATHWAYS in celebrating and thanking Ruth. Her new role begins in August.

05/16/2026

🙏🏾 I pray that we, who are divided by things such as stance on Biblical interpretations, political party, race, gender, creed, difference of faith or how we see faith, financial life, and more, can come together through it all and help each other.

To love our neighbors as ourselves and to love God so much we have to do this. We love God first and then we love each other including others who are different than us or who make themselves our enemies.

Please and Amen.

-Jenna
Shelton, CT

👉🏾 Share your prayer: https://ow.ly/3O8S50YZcaA

05/14/2026

Be sure to register, and we will send you the link on Thursday (it will also be in your inbox once you register).

Chapel has been such a gift! We hope to see you there!