Church and Society

This series is devoted to topics and events of community interest, topics that deal with the relationship and impact of church on society and vice versa.

Cy and Carolyn talk about the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s, the Institute of Religion, and other topics from that era

Four video segments that total about 1 hour. Recorded in Raleigh NC on Feb. 28, 2010.

Cy and Carolyn King on the 1950s and 1960s

Covenant Community "Save Darfur" worship service, April 19, 2009

Covenant Community worships at 5 PM on Sunday afternoons at CUCC. As part of a national effort to bring attention to the continuing genocide in Darfur, Betty Anne Ford (a member of both CUCC and Covenant Community) organized a worship service on April 19 which focused on the tragedy of genocide in general and on Darfur in particular. This 5-minute video was produced by Lavon Page to be part of a collection of videos at YouTube endorsed by the national campaign to bring attention to Darfur. Several CUCC members participated in this event.

(After you click the play button, a "HQ" button will appear beneath the video if you have a fast Internet connection. Clicking this button will bring you the "high quality" version of the video. The video also may be viewed at YouTube.)

 

Maggie Stoddard returns to CUCC in the pulpit

Maggie Stoddard grew up in CUCC, and on August 19, 2007, Maggie returned to the pulpit to give the homily. Maggie recently completed her seminary studies at Pacific School of Theology.

Maggie Stoddard Homily - August 19, 2007 (15:38)

Jimmy Creech at the Sunday Forum

On March 18, 2007, Jimmy Creech spoke to the Sunday Morning Forum at CUCC. Jimmy served as Pastor at Fairmont Methodist Church in Raleigh and became involved in a controversy involving his support for gay and lesbian rights. At the Forum Jimmy speaks on the current status of his efforts on this issue. Jimmy is introduced by Cy King.

Jimmy Creech on Gay and Lesbian rights (1:04:24)

Separation of Church and State

A panel sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Peace Fellowship, Pullen Memorial Baptist, and North Raleigh United Church on April 27, 2006. The speakers are Stephen Middleton, NCSU history professor; Rev. Collins Kilburn, former pastor of CUCC and executive director emeritus of the NC Council of Churches; and Prof. Marshall Dayan, NCCU law school. Dr. Clay Stalnaker,retired professor of philosophy at NC State, moderates the discussion. The audio files listed below are in mp3 format.

I Have A Dream

The famous Martin Luther King speech as read by Geri Bowen for the Community UCC worship service on January 20, 2002.

Geri Bowen reads the "I Have A Dream" speech of Martin Luther King (31:10)