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Conference Minister Shares Addendum to COVID Recommendations
Suggestions and ideas for re-opened church facilities as well as for home visits during this stage of the COVID pandemic.
Hawai‘i Conference Office
Apr 12, 20221 min read

"Three Years" Reflection by Associate Conference Minister
Our Associate Conference Minister reflects on "Three Years" of the COVID-19 pandemic and invites us to ask, "Oh God, what now?"
Jonathan C. Roach
Feb 2, 20222 min read

What Makes an Exemption "Religious?"
Originally published in the Coconut Wireless, January 12, 2022. In the January 5 Wednesday Conversations this question was raised. What...
David Popham
Jan 13, 20222 min read

Tips for Vaccination Campaigns
In response to a local newspaper ad that listed Christian clergy who support vaccination, local clinical psychologist Nada Mangialetti,...
Hawai‘i Conference Office
Sep 21, 20215 min read

Your Church's Response to COVID Now
A number of pastors and other religious leaders in Hawai'i have signed a letter to be published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser and the...
Hawai‘i Conference Office
Aug 26, 20212 min read


Sanitize Church Facilities
As churches begin to return to their buildings and we continue to exercise caution as the coronavirus still lingers, churches are...
Hawai‘i Conference Office
May 12, 20212 min read


Can a Church Require Its Members to Disclose Whether They've Been Vaccinated?
Heather Kimmel, General Counsel of the United Church of Christ, shares with Conference Ministers a response to a question she has been...
Heather E. Kimmel
May 10, 20212 min read

Updated Recommendations for Reopening Church Facilities (February 2021)
Download as PDF Autonomy of the Local Church Decisions about resuming in-person gatherings in your church rest in your hands, not in the...
Hawai‘i Conference Office
Feb 10, 20219 min read


UCC 2020 Church Trends: COVID-19 and Our Congregations
Erica Dollhopf, Director of the United Church of Christ's Center for Analytics, Research & Development, and Data (CARDD), shares with...
Hawai‘i Conference
Jan 10, 20211 min read

Hawai‘i Conference aims to be "AlohaSafe"
Clergy learn about AlohaSafe Alert, an app designed in partnership with the Hawai‘i Department of Health to amplify contact tracing efforts
Hawai‘i Conference
Dec 3, 20202 min read