You’ve probably heard of Drive $mart Wisconsin, but did you know about its UCC connection? Founded in 2006 as the Milwaukee Hybrid and rebranded with the current name in 2011, the two-decade-old organization teaches safe and fuel-efficient driving skills that can be...
By Pastor Peter Morris, Memorial UCC & Arbor Good Neighbor House For 60 years, Arbor Covenant Church sat at the end of McDivitt Road in Madison. It never grew large but it was always vibrant — a place where community took root, where friendships were cultivated,...
Here is a suggested service for welcoming spring or celebrating the change from spring into summer. It was inspired by personal observations during a Mothers’ Day canoe paddle in Northwest Wisconsin. The nature observations involved would occur earlier in the...
Blowin’ in the wind by Dennis Keeney, Middleton Community UCC March 20, 2026 Bob Dylans’s great 1962 ballad has a prophetic phrase “Yes and how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they’re forever banned? The answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer...
Our church, First Congregational UCC in La Crosse, is at the base of Granddad’s Bluff, in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin. We believe the creation of God is sacred and beautiful. We work for a just world and understand that environmental justice intersects with...
For more details and registration, go to this link: Creation Care 5k (Virtual). The Creation Care team of the Wisconsin Conference UCC invites all of our congregations to start planning NOW for Earth Day: April 22, 2026, or use these ideas to help honor our earthly...
Project Overview The goal of this project was to purchase and install a unique bicycle rack on our church property to enable and encourage members and visitors to ride bicycles to church. A bike rack positioned in a visible location supports our commitment to...
First Congregational Church of Oshkosh Uses CCT Grants and Focus on Energy to Reduce Energy Use In the summer of 2024, Focus on Energy conducted an energy review of our building. One of their recommendations was to replace fluorescent tubes in second floor classrooms...
Are you passionate about preserving the Great Lakes? Mark your calendars now for the 2026 gathering of the Great Lakes Collaborative, scheduled for Aug. 23-25 at Five Oaks Retreat Center in Paris, Ontario. The collaborative is a community of disciples from the UCC...
Try these questions to see - 1) Which is a bigger fire hazard, an EV or a gas car? 2) True or false: You can plug an EV into a normal household outlet 3) True or false: EV's lose some of their range in winter 4) True or false: EVs are only affordable by rich people 5)...