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June 1, 2025

We gather in person and online. Join us at 10 a.m. on Sundays via Facebook: hopeuccmacomb or IN-PERSON.

The June Beacon Newsletter- Is available on our website (revised online edition) or hard copies are at church.

THIS SUNDAY- Holy Communion- all welcomed

THIS SUNDAY- At Coffee Hour come hear a presentation by Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido. He will be speaking about fraud protection and scams.

June 8th- Pentecost Sunday- Happy Birthday to the church- please try to wear red.

June 15th- Father’s Day and Choir Appreciation Sunday.

JUNE 19th SAVE the DATE: Blood Drive - donors and helpers needed

June 22nd-Graduation Sunday- we need any high school or college graduates to fill out the form and provide a picture ASAP

June 22nd- Ecclesiastical Council for LaToya Young at 3pm at Hope. Come support LaToya as she takes this step on her Ordination path.

CAMP CARING- Registration now open!

Please continue to support the church. We have maintenance and program expenses, and we need your support! You can give online or in person.

We have entered the season of celebrations, and we remember our joy comes from our Lord.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a distinct and diverse community of Christians that come together as one church to join faith and action. With over 5,000 churches and nearly one million members across the U.S., the UCC serves God in the co-creation of a just and sustainable world. The UCC is a church of firsts, a church of extravagant welcome, and a church where "…they may all be one" (John 17:21).

The Church of Firsts

Since 1957, the United Church of Christ has been the church of firsts, weaving God’s message of hope and extravagant welcome with action for justice and peace. Together, we live out our faith in ways that effect change in our communities. The UCC's many "firsts" mean that we have inherited a tradition of acting upon the demands of our faith. When we read in Galatians: "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus"—a demand is made upon us. And so we were the first historically white denomination to ordain an African-American, the first to ordain a woman, the first to ordain an openly gay man, and the first Christian church to affirm the right of same-gender couples to marry. We were in the forefront of the anti-slavery movement and the Civil Rights movement. Our response to the demands of our faith is woven into the history of our country.

A Church of Extravagant Welcome

Today, we continue to change lives throughout the world. We work alongside more than 200 mission partners. We labor ceaselessly to fight injustice, in the United States and abroad. We instill our vision into our youth and young adults, forging leaders who will imagine new dreams. And we sustain and develop church leaders, pastors, and our local churches to live their faith in exciting new ways. We believe in a God that is still speaking, a God that is all-loving and inclusive. We are a church that welcomes and accepts everyone as they are, where your mind is nourished as much as your soul.

We are a church where Jesus the healer meets Jesus the revolutionary, and where together, we grow a just and peaceful world.