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History Staff Board of Directors Donate Programs UCC Coalition News One Tribe, One Table schedule is now available One Tribe, One Table Registration is open! April 2008 Ripples Coalition signs Amicus Brief in Iowa same-sex marriage case Other Breaking News: New Release: (FREE) The Real Rules: Congregations and IRS Guidelines on Advocacy, Lobbying, and Elections, from the UUA New Release: Christianity And Homosexuality - Some Seventh-day Adventist Perspectives Unity Fellowship Church Movement Welcomes First Lesbian Bishops Presbyterian minister, Janie Spahr, cleared on charges on performing ceremonies affirming same-sex couples Join in Lobby Day for Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) The Lesbian Writers Fund of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice offers $10,000 for poetry and fiction Archive of all Newsbits...	Board of Directors The Coalition Board of Directors guides the work of The Coalition. The board is comprised of volunteers from around the United States, together with the executive director. Kathy Church Rich Fluechtling John Gage Ruth Garwood Lisa Robinson Mike Schuenemeyer Shannon Spencer Trent Williams Lydia York Coalition Staff Kathy Church Vice Moderator Community Church of Jensen Beach (Jensen Beach, FL) flcoalition@bellsouth.net Rich Fluechtling Treasurer First Congregational United Church of Christ (Madison, WI) richf@chorus.net John Gage Moderator United Church on the Green United Church of Christ (New Haven, CT) revjohngage@yahoo.com Ruth Garwood Executive Director Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, OH) ed@uccCoalition.org Ruth also oversees The Coalition's staff. See staff listing for details. Lisa Robinson Church of the Evangel (Brooklyn, NY) Mike Schuenemeyer ex-officio member Archwood United Church of Christ (Cleveland, OH) schuenem@ucc.org The Rev. Michael “Mike” Schuenemeyer is the Executive for Health and Wholeness Advocacy in Wider Church Ministries in the national offices of the United Church of Christ. Mike also serves as Executive Director of the UCC HIV/AIDS Network, as Steering Committee member of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable, and as a Board Member of the Equality Ohio Education Fund. Shannon Spencer First Congregational United Church of Christ (Santa Cruz, CA) cutedivineone@yahoo.com Trent Williams St Paul’s United Church of Christ (Gerald, TX) T.S.WILLIAMS@tcu.edu Lydia York Secretary First Congregational United Church of Christ (Montclair, NJ) LYork@ctschicago.edu Coalition Staff The Coalition relies on volunteers to fuel its work in the church and society. The Coalition's staff support the board of directors and coordinate the efforts of the larger community.		Get Involved! There are many ways to contribute to the growing work of The Coalition: • Contact the national office • Donate your time, talent or treasure • Become an ONA Consultant • Attend a local training or event • Serve on the National Gathering planning committee • Lead a workshop • Serve as a youth chaperone or chaplain • Join a the ONA Advisory Committee, the YYA Advisory Committee, the Financial Stewardship Committee or others • Tell others about The Coalition • Ask your church to include The Coalition in your annual budget • Staff a table at a Pride event or annual Conference meeting • What’s your idea? Members • Allies • ONA Settings (congregations, Conferences, Associations, seminaries, ONA-spirited youth, historically related colleges, campus ministries, etc.) • Individuals (clergy, lay, parents, friends, etc.) • Donors ASIST, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, will be offered by The Coalition's Youth and Young Adult Program. June 23–25, 2008, at First Community UCC in Dallas, TX, before the National Gathering 2008, and July 21–23, 2008, at Church of the Savior UCC in Knoxville, TN, before the UCC National Youth Event
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