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In Hard Economic Times, Church Must Proclaim Justice, Good Stewardship
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In Hard Economic Times, Church Must Proclaim Justice, Good Stewardship

Rev. Thistlethwaite on the church's role in hard economic times

God has not abandoned the people or the church in this time of national economic crisis.  We, as members of the United Church of Christ, its pastors, its teachers and its laypeople, must be clear as we address this crisis not only from our pulpits, but also when we speak to the nation at large, that our faith is that God is with us. Read more here.

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Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite