You are Not Alone:
"Hope Beyond Roe: A Service of Gathering and Lament" was one way Keystone gathered this past week, with many across the UCC. Know you are not alone in your feelings, and you are part of a community of prayer and hope that has a long history of showing up, and will continue to do so. You may find solidarity in watching some of this recording of this online service here.
Long before the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, the United Church of Christ, by action of the General Synod, affirmed the right of every individual to follow their personal religious and moral convictions regarding their reproductive healthcare. We continue to stand by this conviction today. This religious and moral agency includes the autonomy of birthing people to decide whether to complete or terminate a pregnancy. You can find them here: Our Synod resolutions and God loves and cares for people who have abortions, and so does the United Church of Christ. We believe all people have the right to make their own decisions about their bodies and medical treatment. We believe women have an inalienable right to shape the direction of their lives as they see fit, and no institution established by humankind should supersede such freedom.
We will stand with you in protest. We will kneel with you in prayer. And we will maintain our commitment to educate people about abortion access and safe medically supported reproductive healthcare. Now and always, we remain firm in the knowledge that all are beloved of God, and this cause is right and holy.
(excerpted from our UCC officers.)