Think of it as a family reunion. We’re talking about Annual Meeting 2026, which will take place April 10-11 at Green Lake Conference Center. The meeting theme, Cultivating Community: Rooted in Christ and Bearing Fruit, is a nod to the way the Holy Spirit binds us in relationships that product life-changing ministries. Rooms remain available at Green Lake, with Daycholah Center available to provide lodging for any overflow. And don’t forget to check out the one-day Intensive Workshop, Rooted and Reaching: Connecting Within and Beyond the Local Church, set for Thursday, April 9, at Daycholah Center.

Learn more and register for Annual Meeting 2026.

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Are you concerned about the rise of authoritarianism and white Christian nationalism? Consider joining the Palm Sunday Path, a growing movement of faith communities committed to countering the darker impulses coursing through our society by following the model of Jesus. On Palm Sunday in Madison, for example, Christians carrying palms from morning worship will walk together around Capitol Square, embodying a different vision of power—the way of humility, mercy, and courageous love. Other Palm Sunday Path groups are forming around the state.

Find a Palm Sunday Path group near me.

Email the Wisconsin Council of Churches for more information.

Sister Helen Prejean, activist, and author of “Dead Man Walking,” will speak at 10 a.m. April 12 during worship at Brookfield Congregational UCC. Her topic: “Love Your Enemy.” A book signing and reception will follow the service. Ahead of Sister Helen’s visit, the congregation will host a three-part study of her life and work from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays March 5, 12 and 19. The study series will be available in-person and by Zoom. Questions? Email the Rev. Laura McLeod.

Learn more about the study series.

Registration is open for the 2026 Great Lakes Collaborative Retreat, scheduled for Aug. 23-25 at Five Oaks Retreat Center in Paris, Ontario. The event is expected to draw participants from the United Church of Canada and from UCC conferences in the Great Lakes Region. Theme of the retreat is At Waters’ Edge: Sacred Relations. Attendees will hear from Adrian Jacobs, senior leader for Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation with the Christian Reformed Church in North America. To learn more, email Kathy Douglas of the United Church of Canada or Lisa Hart, associate conference minister for faith formation and justice ministries.



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The Conference Palestine Justice Working group is urging people of faith to sign an online petition prepared by Global Ministries that calls on the Trump administration to demand that Israel halt construction of a new settlement being constructed within a predominantly Muslim and Christian town near Bethlehem. The town, Beit Sahour, is the site of the Shepherds’ Field, where the biblical account says an angel announced the birth of Jesus to local shepherds. The new settlement, Yatziv, threatens to displace Palestinians currently living there. The United Nations’ top court has ruled such settlements a violation of international law.



Learn more and sign the petition.

Join Damascus Project Director Stephanie Perdew at noon on Tuesday, March 3, for Sermon Talk, a  Zoom discussion of biblical texts and sermon ideas for the month ahead. . . . The Supportive Ministries Team will host a discussion they’re calling Spiritual Community and the Power of US at noon or 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5. . . . Make plans now to join the All-Conference Read of Nice Racism, Robin DiAngelo’s examination of how well-meaning progressive white people perpetuate racial harm. You can get a head start by purchasing Nice Racism at Penguin Random House or wherever books are sold.

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