What’s the best way to attack the housing crisis? In River Falls, it’s one tiny house at a time in an initiative called Wellspring Village. The project was hatched by an ecumenical collaborative of six congregations, including First Congregational UCC of River Falls,...
The Rev. Shannon Joshi, the new associate conference minister for the Northern Region, seems to have been born for the role. She’s an Eau Claire native and holds a degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She eventually found her...
Pentecost Sunday was extra special for 23 members of Lake Edge UCC in Madison who were welcomed as new members of Common Grace, a federated congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Moravian Church. The Lake Edge members had been looking for a...
The Rev. Shannon Joshi has been selected as the next associate conference minister for the Northern Region. She currently serves as associate minister at First Congregational UCC in Eau Claire. “Shannon will be a terrific addition to our Conference staff team,”...
On Thurs., Jan. 22, and Fri., Jan. 23, 2026, Conference Minister Franz Rigert, along with 600 other interfaith clergy, attended "A Call to Minneapolis: Faith Leaders Answering History in a time of Peril and Possibility," organized by MARCH Minnesota. The following is...
Dear Wisconsin Conference UCC, As I am coming to the end of my time as an Associate Conference Minister in the Wisconsin Conference, I asked for the opportunity to write about some things I have loved about working in the Wisconsin Conference. When I applied for the...
Following Associate Conference Minister Michael Jones' resignation to lead a UCC congregation in Illinois, the Conference has begun the search for our next ACM. Details and the job listing can be found at the UCC Ministry Opportunities website.
Associate Conference Minister Michael Jones will leave his post at the end of January to become senior pastor of First United Church of Oak Park, Illinois. Conference Minister Franz Rigert announced the news in an email to the Conference. “Michael has served us...
Please see this webpage for the 2026 compensation guidelines for full time and part time ministry positions.
Conference Minister Franz Rigert was among the UCC conference ministers last week who took the prophetic voice of the church to Capitol Hill, advocating forcefully for justice and peace. Here is his account of the visit. By Franz Rigert We advocated around immigration...