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🗓️Date: Thursday, November 19th ⏰Time: Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 6:30pm 📍Location: The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley 🎟️Ticket link coming soon! Save the date! Join us for Love Over Fear: Celebrating 25 Years of Building Beloved Community — our fourth annual benefit concert, an evening of music and storytelling that celebrates communities across race, language, and immigration status. Experience a powerful lineup of local BIPOC musicians as we explore themes of journey, justice, and liberation. This year holds special meaning as IM4HI marks 25 years of this work. We look back with gratitude at our roots and the leaders whose courage and vision made this moment possible — and…

Skyline Community Church 2nd Annual Musical Extravaganza Saturday, October 3, 2026 This MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA will be a lovely evening of music, dance - starting with rap! -in the beautiful outdoor patio of Skyline Community Church, high in the Oakland Hills – right before Sunset! Family friendly.  Plenty of free parking. The event is free but is a fundraiser.  See below. DATE: Saturday October 3, 2026 GATES OPEN: 4:00 BAND PLAYS 4:30-6:30 GATES CLOSE: 7:30  3 O’Clock Jump is an 18-piece big band specializing in danceable and watchable jazz and standard charts from the Swing Era forward. Fronted by trumpeter Gus Wedemeyer, the band puts on a well-organized and…

The Northern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ joins the wider church in mourning the passing of Rev. Derek Terry, Executive Director of the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ. Our hearts are especially heavy knowing that Rev. Derek was recently here in the Bay Area, sharing his presence, ministry, and commitment to the extravagant welcome of God within our NCNC UCC community. Rev. Derek’s life and ministry embodied the sacred truth that whoever you are, and wherever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here. His courageous leadership and unwavering commitment…

The Trump administration’s announcement of $75 million in federal funding to build a massive coal export terminal at the foot of the Bay Bridge in West Oakland has re-ignited one of the most important environmental justice fights in our region. If built, the terminal would send two mile-long coal trains per day through the rail corridors of Martinez, Richmond, Berkeley, Emeryville, and West Oakland — exposing our most vulnerable neighbors to coal dust and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) linked to asthma, heart disease, stroke, cancer, and premature death. There is no safe level of exposure. The communities along this route…

            On June 30, four young adults from Chinese Congregational UCC in San Francisco began their journey to Taiwan to participate in the I Love Taiwan Immersion Trip, hosted by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. Luke, Jennifer, Andy, and Elizabeth will be in Taiwan from July 2 to July 16. During this two-week program, they will meet young people from around the world, learn from the life and witness of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, and visit local churches in the Tainan Presbytery, which is one of NCNC’s Global Partnership partners. They will also have the opportunity…

Songs in the Key of Resistance has officially released a new movement music album! The self-titled debut record features cultural workers from across the nation lifting their voices to let you know you are not alone! No están solos! The artists and cultural organizers who are part of Songs in the Key of Resistance are rooted in the living tradition of movement music, lifting up songs born from struggle, survival, joy, and collective dreaming. This album was made possible through the vision, commitment, and powerful artistry of the musicians, vocalists, and cultural organizers who believe in the power of song…

 by Rev. Sven Verbeet Many churches today are not struggling because of a lack of faith or commitment, but because trust has slowly eroded over time. When trust weakens, collaboration suffers, and faithful people can begin operating from anxiety, guardedness, or exhaustion rather than shared purpose and joy. At St. John’s, we have learned that rebuilding trust is not primarily about solving conflict or launching new programs. It requires tending to the relational and spiritual health of the church: how disappointment is handled, how conflict is addressed, and how unresolved pain is carried over time. As Nehemiah discovered while rebuilding…