On January 19, 2021, National Council of Churches joined with many of our member communions to call for an immediate five-year extension of the New START treaty, in order to avoid a nuclear crisis interfering with the other urgent priorities facing the nation and the world — from containing the pandemic to restarting the economy. […]
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OPEN LETTER TO VICE PRESIDENT PENCE, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND THE CABINET CALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
January 8, 2021 Our faith instructs us to take seriously positions of leadership, not to lead others astray and to be careful about what we say and do. In Philippians 2:3-4 we are taught to, “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.Let each of you look […]
NCC STATEMENT ON THE MOB ATTACK OF THE U.S. CAPITOL
“See how they conceive evil, and are pregnant with mischief, and bring forth lies.They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made.Their mischief returns upon their own heads, and on their own heads their violence descends.”Psalm 7:14-16 (NRSV) The National Council of the Churches […]
Christmas Message 2020
As Christians, what beautiful imagery we have to celebrate Christmas: A baby born in a stable, he and his family huddled among farm animals and shepherds; A star in the eastern sky guiding three wise kings bearing precious gifts for this newborn child; Angels in the heavens praising God for the child’s […]
NCC Policy Priorities for 2021
The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) has served as a leading voice of witness to the living Christ for 70 years. NCC is a diverse covenant community of 38 member denominations with more than 35 million individuals in 100,000 congregations from Protestant, Anglican, historic African-American, Orthodox, Evangelical, and Living […]
