We in the Wisconsin Conference recognize the value of sharing the inspiring stories from our congregations around the Conference. Stories reveal opportunities, possibilities and limitless worlds beyond what we already know. Stories help us understand and learn from one another and they often stretch us and challenge us to grow or expand our worlds.
We will add your stories as we receive them. Check back often to see what new things Wisconsin congregations are doing!
ONA Team: High court rulings on trans athletes ‘contrary to our faith’
Members of the Conference ONA Team have issued the following statement: We, the members of the Wisconsin Conference UCC Open and Affirming Team, declare that recent Supreme Court decisions allowing...
UCC member steers Drive $mart Wisconsin
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...
Catalyst funds help get River Falls tiny-house project off the ground
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...
New ACM’s calling: ‘Helping people through difficult moments’
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...
Two Madison Churches Become One Community to Love Neighbor and Care for God’s Creation
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...
Lake Edge members find new home with longtime neighbor
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...
We want to lift up as many stories as possible so that we can see more clearly what God is doing in the Wisconsin Conference to transform lives and change our world. Email us your congregation’s ministry story and photo(s):