
I’ve really appreciated how our community partners in the Southwest Neighborhood Association affirm and demonstrate the equality of all people living in the neighborhood of Orchard Ridge Church.
Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ
Spiritually Alive, Joyfully Inclusive, Committed to Justice

I’ve really appreciated how our community partners in the Southwest Neighborhood Association affirm and demonstrate the equality of all people living in the neighborhood of Orchard Ridge Church.

Some of life’s transitions are very enjoyable and easy. Others are anything but! Sooner or later, we may encounter a very painful and difficult situation: like losing a job, home, or health; like losing a loved-one to a break-up, divorce or death; like having children move out of the home; like leaving a much-beloved faith [...]

Believing that it is a right that our youth receive complete information about sexuality is grounded in our understanding that sexuality is a beautiful part of the human experience, and is blessed by God.

Clearly, the life of Jesus of Nazareth was so compelling to his followers that they searched for ways to tell the story about him that truly captured his impact on their lives. There was something about Jesus that convinced them that death is overcome by life, that the fear of death is overcome by the hope for life

When asked what means most to us about Orchard Ridge UCC, people quite often highlight our care for the world and our care for one another.

pause
This collection of images is created by photographer Cheryl Diermyer with reflections written by Rev. Winton Boyd. Each image invites each of us to pause and reflect on our connectedness with each other and with earth’s natural beauty. The hurried pace of 21st century daily life in much of the United States leaves us little time for reflection, or to pause and really see others. It is often in the quiet spaces of our lives, when we find deeper understanding of how we make our way in the world. This exhibit invites moments of stillness and offers an opportunity to connect us to humanity and with all creation.
Exhibit hours and locations are:
May 11 - July 1
Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ (ORUCC)
1501 Gilbert Road, Madison, Wisconsin
Tuesdays & Fridays, 9:00 - 3:30 and Sundays 11:00AM - 4:00PM
To schedule other viewing times call 608-271- 7212

Departing from male-dominated ways of interpreting society and the church, feminist theologies embrace an alternative vision of community, one of equality and mutuality among sexes, races, classes, all peoples, and between human beings and the earth.
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