The Founders of the Sock It To Em Sock Campaign, Phillis Shimamoto and Sue Lee are members here, so we might have had a slight advantage in that First Plymouth Congregational Church is very familiar through them, of the tremendous need of socks for men, women, and children experiencing homelessness. First Plymouth Congregational Church is… Read More
Thank you, thank you, thank you, RMC Churches! We are so so humbled and grateful to all churches who participated in our inaugural Socksgiving Sock Collection Drive! This drive was a huge success with 7,740 pairs of socks collected by our churches in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. 20 churches reported their sock collection numbers to us… Read More
Each year The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado awards three “Force of Good” awards — one each to a Colorado State Legislature, a Colorado non-profit community organization, and a Colorado faith community for their measurable action for radical love and justice in the past year. We are thrilled to share with you that Mountain View United… Read More
Hayden Congregational UCC joyfully remembered 120 years of ministry to Christ with a wonderful celebration on August 24, 2019. Folks traveled from Iowa, Montrose, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Denver areas to join together in laughter, sharing of memories, learning more about the history of this congregation and, of course, enjoying delicious food through our… Read More
Gotta love Pinedale! On Sunday, June 28, Pinedale Community UCC dedicated seven peace poles in a special ceremony. The ceremony was lovely with a lot of good liturgy and beautiful photos. And a special visitor to the church made his way onto the scene after the dedication. A story on Pinedale Community UCC and the peace poles will run… Read More
Dear RMC, Thank you so much for an incredible time at Embracing the Spirit of Joy and Light: Annual Celebration 2019 in Grand Junction. On Friday we received an exhilarating presentation from our keynote speaker, John Dominic Crossan. We passionately shared ideas during the Open Space conversations. We ate together and danced the night away during… Read More
The RMC has reserved a discounted room block at the Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, and SpringHill Suites in downtown Grand Junction. These hotels are very conveniently located just across the street from Two Rivers Convention Center. Use the Online Group Booking Codes if you plan to book your room online. If booking over the phone,… Read More
Share the JOY and LIGHT this Annual Celebration through song! We will be having a conference-wide choir during our Saturday worship. The song we will be singing is called “Beyond All We Can Imagine,” by Pepper Choplin (SATB, Shawnee Press, # 35029919). You can find it here. If you are staying over for the Holmgren… Read More
Celebrate Our Radical Rocky Mountian Conference connectedness with our sister church in beautiful Gunnison, Colorado! From June 10 – 16, 2019, a work camp will be held to assist Gunnison Congregational Church, UCC (GCC) move into their newly purchased storefront location. Half of the building has been remodeled for their worship/multi-purpose space, offices, conference room, and restrooms.… Read More
Submitted by Robb Lapp, President – Archway Housing and Services, Inc. Archway Housing and Services, Inc., a Mission Affiliate of the Rocky Mountain Conference UCC and 501(c)(3) non-profit, was started in 1997 as a mission of the Conference. Since then, we’ve created communities for marginalized and underserved people across Colorado. As of January 2019,… Read More
