Conservation Lobby Day Thursday, April 3rd, from 8 AM – 12 PM
The 2025 legislative session is in full swing, and critical decisions are being made about how to tackle climate change, move toward 100% clean electricity and universal electricity access, and cultivate healthier communities.
Action Alert: Show Up in Augusta on Wednesday, March 26
We are asking everyone who can to come to the State House in Augusta on Wednesday, March 26. It is vital we have a large, passionate crowd who can continue to convey to legislators the urgency of passing strong gun safety legislation this year.
Here We Are. Send Us!
Join us on Tuesday, January 14, at 4pm, for the first in a series of online “town hall” gatherings to discuss ways Maine’s communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable groups are targeted by the new administration. We will focus specifically on effective strategies for 4 especially vulnerable groups: immigrants, LGBTQ folks, women seeking reproductive health care, and the environment. Registration for this free online event is required to receive the Zoom link.
Interfaith Prayer Service
Commemorating the Anniversary of the Lewiston Mass Shooting
Tuesday, October 1, 10am, in Augusta
Gun safety ‘sabbath’ brings conversation over gun violence into religious spaces
The initiative, launched by the Maine Council of Churches, was present in congregations across Maine this weekend. Author: Donovan LynchPublished: 8:19 AM EST February 19, 2024Updated: 8:19 AM EST February 19, 2024 https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/gun-safety-sabbath-maine-churches/97-352fe1e5-c41c-479a-8507-8b6d15cae4cf BELFAST, Maine — Across the state this weekend,… Read More
Opinion: Together we can confront gun idolatry in Maine
Feb. 16-18 is Gun Safety Awareness Sabbath, an opportunity for all faith communities in the state to pray in unity for safety from gun violence. Posted February 16The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown Special to the Press Herald… Read More
Community Engagement Manager
Job Posting: Community Engagement Manager First Congregational Church, UCC Location: South Portland, ME FCC UCC is an active, progressive church community. We routinely open our doors to collaborate with the wider community. We seek to extend an expansive… Read More
Download Prayer Vigil Order of Service
The Maine Council of Churches expresses its deep gratitude to Bishop Thomas Brown, Episcopal Diocese of Maine, for organizing and hosting last night’s statewide online prayer vigil.
How long, O Lord? How long?
MCC statement on Lewiston mass shooting
As Maine now joins the devastatingly long line of places that have suffered a mass shooting incident, we at the Maine Council of Churches lift our voices with the psalmist to lament, “How long, O Lord? How long?” How long must this scourge of gun violence destroy lives and tear at the fabric of beloved community? And we pray
