UCC Coalition :: Open and Affirming (ONA) Program

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Open and Affirming (ONA) Program Youth and Young Adult Program Local Organizing National Gathering About the ONA Program Who is the ONA program? ONA staff ONA consultants ONA Churches and Settings ONA-Spirited Youth ONA Basics #1: Why is ONA necessary? Guidelines for ONA statements Sample ONA statements Shaping Your ONA process How to be listed as ONA More ONA Resources More Resources ONA communique newsletter Real Life ONA Blessings of being ONA ONA supporters share thoughts ONA Sunday (3rd Sunday in January) Background 1985 General Synod "Open and Affirming" Resolution text ONA FAQ	ONA is "shorthand" for Open and Affirming, the designation for congregations, campus ministries, and other bodies in the United Church of Christ which make public statements of welcome into their full life and ministry to persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Open and Affirming: The Basics, provides an overview of the program and is a good place to start, if you are new to the program. Recent program milestones include... 742 active ONA congregations in the United Church of Christ 30 out of 38 Conferences now have at least one ONA Consultant for their churches Congregations of United Black Christians, The Fellowship, and Pacific-Islander/Asian-American Ministries have ONA Consultants To learn more... Who is the ONA program? ONA staff ONA staffing update ONA consultants ONA Churches and Settings ONA celebrations 7/2008 - Expanding Opportunities 4/2008 - ONA Campus Ministry (God-Talk @ USF) 3/2008 - ONA Sunday (Woodmont UCC) Recent ONA declarations ONA-Spirited Youth About ONA-Spirited Youth ONA Basics #1: Why is ONA necessary? Guidelines for ONA statements Sample ONA statements Shaping Your ONA process How to be listed as ONA More ONA Resources More Resources ONA communique newsletter Real Life ONA Blessings of being ONA ONA supporters share thoughts ONA Sunday (3rd Sunday in January) Background 1985 General Synod "Open and Affirming" Resolution text ONA FAQ		Celebrate with us! Recently declared ONA settings are listed below: Old South Congregational Church, UCC Hallowell, ME FEAST: The United Campus Christian Ministry at UCSC Santa Cruz, CA Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ Casco, ME Light of the Soul UCC Reno, NV First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX West Avon Congregational Church Avon, CT Cresskill Congregational Church, UCC Cresskill, NJ First Congregational United Church of Christ Platteville, WI South Acton Congregational Church Acton, MA Eggertsville United Church of Christ Buffalo, NY
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