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Hurricanes · New OrleansKatrina and other hurricanes caused devastating damage in the southeastern U.S. in the summer of 2005. A study by the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) shows that in the years following the disaster, establishments in counties with higher rates of church membership saw a significantly stronger recovery in terms of productivity.See the Story
Church Membership Contributed Significantly to Economic Recovery After Hurricane Katrina, Study Finds
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Hiroshima · HiroshimaThis summer is the 80th anniversary of both the Trinity test that launched the atomic age, and the U.S.’s nuclear attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that killed and injured hundreds of thousands. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries are a somber,… The post Blessed Are the Peacemakers: the Legacy of Nuclear Weapons appeared first on United Church of Christ.See the Story
Blessed Are the Peacemakers: the Legacy of Nuclear Weapons
Justice · AustinDuring the offertory time at a church in Austin, Texas, UCC Minister for Economic Justice Rev. Seth Wispelwey recalls an initiative where youth would push a grocery cart down the sanctuary’s long aisle and collect food items the church had… The post Church as ‘a source of mutual aid and power’: Resources available for Labor Sunday appeared first on United Church of Christ.Read Article
