Thank you for the honor of serving among you, and for the compassion and support you have shown during this season. Most of all, thank you for your friendship. 

As the days shorten and the air cools, we are reminded that all of creation moves through seasons. The turning of leaves into brilliant shades of red and gold is not only beautiful, it is also a sign of transition. The trees let go of what has given them life, and here in the middle of the country the grass dies away, trusting that in time, new growth will come.

This is what it looks like when justice gives way to cruelty, and when the cost of freedom is extracted from those who can least afford it. Let us hold this truth together as we discern what faithful leadership requires of us now.

The results are in! Here are the three photographs chosen for the Pride Month Photo Contest!!

All Authorized Ministers who do not currently hold Exempt Standing are required to complete Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Training every three years. 

Pastoral ministry is sacred, joyful, and often demanding work. That’s why we’re creating space this fall for rest, connection, and renewal at our Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Clergy Retreat, happening November 14–15 in Manhattan, KS.

Rev. Nikki Stahl answers common questions.

General Synod, Holy Conversations, and What Comes Next

All are welcome to join in celebrating the ordination of Dee Moore at Community United Church of Christ in Carbondale, KS!

All are welcome to join the celebration of the reception of Mosaic Community Church in Oklahoma City into the UCC. Pastors Scott Spencer and Glenda Skinner-Noble will also be installed in the service.

If you’re not planning to attend in person, you’ll still be able to join many parts of the five-day gathering online, so please consider tuning in virtually.

Holy Conversations are intimate gatherings among trusted friends, designed to foster connection, renewal, and purpose within the K-O Conference. These conversations began three years ago when the conference bylaws clarified that the wider K-O community should guide the board's focus each year.

Into the Deep: Banned Books Service Project
JUN 23, 2025 | 3:30PM - 4:30PM EST

El Colectivo of the UCC stands in solidarity with our siblings in Los Angeles, CA, and across the United States of America as they exercise their constitutional right of freedom of speech.

A Public Prayer for the Arrested, the Brown, the Forgotten, and the Furious (Created by Rev. Dr. Lorraine Ceniceros, Vice Moderator of Colectivo de Latinx Ministries UCC )

On June 6–7, nine clergy from across the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference gathered in Tulsa, OK, for a powerful two-day Anti-Racism Training. This transformative experience, led by Pastor Julia Gaughan, deepened our understanding of systemic racism and helped us explore our individual and collective roles in dismantling it.

As part of our shared commitment to accountable, faithful ministry, the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference will begin requiring all Authorized Ministers working in a called ministry to have a formal Three- or Four-Way Covenant in place starting in 2026.

From July 18 to 20, the Unitarian Universalist Church in Manhattan is offering training for the secondary level of OWL, which includes grades 7 through 12.

This gathering is part of Central Seminary’s work through the Thriving Congregations Initiative, generously supported by the Lilly Endowment. The goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges congregations face and how these challenges vary depending on location, size, and denomination.

We are already in the middle of 2025! And for many of us, the world still feels just as unsteady as it did right after January 20th.