synod.uccpages.orgGeneral Synod 2017 | June 30-July 4, 2017 | Baltimore, Maryland

GENERAL SYNOD 2017 please wait preload page... Toggle navigation GENERAL SYNOD About Materials Agenda Speakers News Hotels Youth/YA Registration Agenda Sponsor Materials Speakers Youth/YA News Workshops Hotels General Synod 2017 June 30-July 4, 2017 | Baltimore, MD Baltimore Convention Center | #UCCGS Videos Resolutions Photos What’s New?General Synod resolution seeks to open doors to ministry to under-represented groups About General Synod 2017 Every two years, General Synod brings together thousands of faithful members of the United Church of Christ for formal church witness, inspirational worship, and fellowship with friends (new and old). In June 2017, thousands from across the country (and abroad) will gather for General Synod 2017 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Together, we will discern resolutions of witness, church structure, and function. We will stand up for issues that demand a faithful witness. And we will join together in worship each day to lift up the Stillspeaking God. At General Synod 2017, we will "Make Glad!" as we celebrate, debate, worship and witness. Join us. Come back to this site in coming weeks and months for lots more information. Register For Synod Gala Dinner: "Building a Just World for All" Event Materials for General Synod 2017 General Information Unofficial Listing of Resolutions as Adopted by the Thirty-first General Synod The Constitution and Bylaws as amended by the Thirty-first General Synod Detailed Plenary Agenda Resolutions and Formal Motions Submitted for Consideration by the Thirty-first General Synod Educational Intensive Leaders Proposed Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws Reports to General Synod General Synod Logos Optional Dining Events Service Projects Special Events Getting to General Synod – Transportation Registration Information for Children’s Program (K through grade 6, through 12 years) and Child Care (6 months through Pre-K) General Synod Standing Rules for GS31 (2017) General Synod Parking General Synod Opportunities General Synod Sponsorship Opportunities (pdf) UCC Polity Course Polity Course Information (pdf) A Video Resource to Get You Ready for Synod General Synod Program & Agenda Agenda in PDF Format Pre-Synod Fri, June 30 Sat, July 1 Sun, July 2 Mon, July 3 Tues, July 4 Wed, July 5 Tuesday 4:00 PM National ONA Gathering Details Here . 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday 2:00 PM UCC Polity Course Hosted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Location TBA. Wednesday 6:30 PM UCC Polity Course Hosted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Location TBA. Thursday 9:00 AM UCC Polity Course Hosted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Location TBA. Thursday 2:00 PM Baltimore: Before and After Freddie Gray 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Description Here . Thursday 2:00 PM UCC Polity Course Hosted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Location TBA. 9:00 AM UCC Polity Course Hosted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Location TBA. 9:00 AM Member in Discernment Breakfast Baltimore Convention Center Room 327-328. 9:00 am - 11:00 am. 12:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open 12:00-6:00 PM 12:00 PM Lead by Example HIV Testing Booth 102 in the Exhibit Hall. 12:00-2:00 PM 1:00 PM Educational Intensives 2:00 PM UCC Polity Course Hosted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Location TBA. 2:30 PM Opening Worship 3:45 PM First Plenary 5:00 PM Dinner Optional Dining Events 5:00 PM Church Vitality Mixer for Conference/Denominational Staff LCM Hospitality Suite, Marriott Hotel Room 902. 5:00-7:00 pm. 7:15 PM Synod Committee in Session 9:30 PM UCC Science and Technology Network Mixer Details Here 9:30 PM After Hours Reception for 20/30s Clergy & MIDs Hilton Baltimore (401 West Pratt Street) in the Peale Room. 9:30-11:30. 8:00 AM Second Plenary 8:00 am - 11:30 am. Exhibit Hall F 9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 11:30 AM Lunch Optional Dining Events 11:30 AM Lead by Example HIV Testing Booth 102 in the Exhibit Hall. 11:30 AM-2:00 PM 1:30 PM Workshops - Session 1 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Details Here 1:30 PM Valerie Russell Lecture: Unnatural Causes: The Toxic Effects of Racism on Church and Society Details Here 1:30 PM Blue Water Baltimore Full Information Here 1:30 PM Service Projects Details Here 3:00 PM Workshops - Session 2 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Details Here 5:00 PM Dinner Optional Dining Events 6:00 PM General Synod Gala Fundraiser Free Time 8:00 AM Committees in Session If Needed 8:00 AM Meet the Candidate Rooms 341 and 342 of the Baltimore Convention Center 9:00 AM Hearings Information 9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM Lunch Optional Dining Events 11:30 AM Lead by Example HIV Testing Booth 102 in the Exhibit Hall. 11:30 AM-1:00 PM 1:00 PM Search and Call Fair Baltimore Convention Center Room 339-342. 1:00 – 2:30 pm. 1:30 PM Injustice Walks Full Information Here 2:30 PM Community Worship Service 4:30 PM Exhibit Hall Open 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM 5:00 PM Dinner Optional Dining Events 7:00 PM Third Plenary 9:30 PM UCC New Church Planters Cocktail Hour LCM Hospitality Suite (suite number to be announced), Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel. 9:30 - 11:00 pm. All Day Information Coming 8:00 AM Fourth Plenary 9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM 12:00 PM Lunch Optional Dining Events Rev. Dr. John Deckenback Memorial Crab Feed 12:00 PM Interim Ministers’ Reception Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel. 110 S Eutaw St. LCM Hospitality Suite – suite number yet to be determined. 12:00 – 2:00 pm. 2:30 PM Fifth Plenary 4:45 PM Antoinette Brown Society Happy Hour Baltimore Convention Center Room 322. 4:45 – 6:15 pm. 5:00 PM Dinner Optional Dining Events 5:00 PM UCC Research and Statistics Mixer Details Here 7:00 PM Sixth Plenary 8:45 PM Worship Service 9:00 PM MID Happy Hour Members in Discernment are invited to socialize over drinks and snacks. Co-sponsored by the UCC MID Network and the MESA Ministry Team.. LCM Hospitality Suite, Marriott Hotel Room 902. 9:00-11:00 pm. 8:00 AM Seventh Plenary 9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 11:30 AM Lunch Optional Dining Events 1:00 PM Eighth Plenary 3:00 PM Closing Worship Service 4:30 PM Adjournment 8:00 AM Visit to Washington D.C. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Description Here . *There is a wait list for this event. Names are being accepted should there be a cancellation. 9:00 AM UCC Polity Course Hosted by Lancaster Theological Seminary. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Location TBA. Speakers, Preachers & Workshops General Synod 2017 Keynote Speakers Glennon Doyle Acclaimed author Glennon Doyle is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior , which was chosen as one of Oprah’s Book Club picks for 2016, as well as the inspiring and hilarious New York Times bestseller, Carry On, Warrior . Doyle is the founder of Momastery, an on-line community where millions of readers meet each week to experience her shameless and laugh-out-loud funny essays about faith, freedom, addiction, recovery, motherhood and serving the marginalized. She is a speaker, activist, and the creator and president of Together Rising, a non-profit organization that has raised seven million dollars for families around the world through Love Flash Mobs,” which have revolutionized online giving. Ms. Doyle will speak Saturday morning. Aaron Mair Environmental Activist Aaron Mair brings three-plus decades of environmental activism, and 25 years as a Sierra Club volunteer leader, to his new position as the Sierra Club’s first African American president. During his time with the Sierra Club, an environmental organization and one of the first large-scale preservation groups in the country, Mair has shown a commitment to grassroots action, environmental justice, and transforming the culture of the Sierra Club to make it — in his words — "a more welcoming environment to all people, regardless of their race or socio-economic status." He became a Sierra Club member in 1999 after...