HUCC Magazine

New HUCC Magazine Issue Honoring Great Salt Lake

During Lent, HUCC members put together this Easter devotional of art and reflections on the importance of Great Salt Lake and our relationship with it. Please enjoy this free magazine in time for your Earth Day celebrations! Print copies are available from the church office as needed.

Huge thanks to the Creation Justice Team, magazine founder Tom Sturgeon, and all our talented contributors! If you would like to get involved in the new Great Salt Lake Interfaith Action Coalition, please contact Becky Burrage. Together we CAN save Great Salt Lake.

Creation Justice Covenant

Holladay United Church of Christ is the 37th congregation to obtain status as a Creation Justice Church in the United Church of Christ!

If you are interested in joining the Creation Justice Team at HUCC, you can reach Christopher Thomas through our church administrator Peter, at office@holladayucc.org.  

COVENANT AFFIRMING HUCC AS A CREATION JUSTICE CHURCH

Holladay United Church of Christ covenants to embody God’s extravagant love through our care for God’s Creation while seeking justice for the oppressed and vulnerable, and striving for healing and transformational relationships among ourselves, all people, all life, and the planet.

In fulfillment of this covenant, Holladay United Church of Christ commits ourselves, individually and collectively, and commissions the HUCC Creation Justice Team to:

• Explore, recommend to church leadership, and support sustainable improvements in the facilities and operation of our church, as we seek to set a positive example for others;
• Educate, inform, and inspire church members, friends, and the community to adopt sustainable practices where possible at home and in our personal lives; 
• Advocate for a healthy environment and a safe climate, seeking solidarity with those on the front lines of harm, and with compassion for all who feel vulnerable; and
• Endeavor to build a social movement based on “transforming lives through love,” and with a spirit of civility toward all. 

We will, guided by the Holy Spirit and to the best of our capacity, follow Jesus’ lead to responsibly care for and love all of God’s Creation. Jesus’ second greatest commandment was to ‘love our neighbors as ourselves.’  Our neighbors include all humans, and the furred, feathered, and finned creatures, as well as all other life, extending to the far corners of the world.

This covenant was initially established and approved by the congregation in May 2007, and revised with unanimous approval on May 23, 2021.