HARTFORD – The Connecticut Conference has launched a brand new website designed to be both easy for users to navigate, and easy for Conference staff to consistently update with new information and resources.

"I am grateful to Tiffany Vail and Drew Page who put countless hours into bringing this new communication vehicle to life," said Conference Minister The Rev. Kent J. Siladi. "We believe that the new site will help to communicate in fresh and new ways the mission and ministry of our Conference and churches and members.  I love the new look and we hope it will assist in deepening our connections with one another."

SHARON – "Nothing can dim the light that shines from within."– Maya Angelou, poet.
 
"SHINE" was the theme for the annual Thinking About Working For God (TAWFG) retreat at Silver Lake, and the last weekend of October was a time for busy teens to reflect and recharge.
 
Youth enjoyed team-building games at the challenge course, songs and prayers around a campfire, and worship at the waterfall chapel. One after another they commented on how much they enjoyed spending time at Silver Lake.

HARTFORD — Just days after the First Church of Christ celebrated its 384th anniversary, the oldest church in Hartford has been selected to participate in a national grant-making program. The church will receive a planning grant and in-kind professional services leading to the opportunity to access up to $250,000 in capital grants.

The award comes as part of an unprecedented $14 million National Fund for Sacred Places announced by Partners for Sacred Places and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to assist aging churches in need of repair and restoration.  The Fund will provide up to $250,000 in capital grants, in addition to planning grants and an array of services, for at least 50 individual congregations from a diversity of faiths over four years.