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Conference Minister's Corner Rev. Gordon Rankin, Conference Minister 6.24.26 Sabbatical Announcement Our Conference Minister, Rev. Gordon Rankin, will be using the remainder of the sabbatical time he started in 2024 early next year. Gordon’s sabbatical leave will be January 6 to February 16, 2027. The Rev. Deborah Blood has agreed to serve as a half-time Sabbatical Bridge Conference Minister to assist Rev. Linda Hurst with the ministry needs of the Conference while Gordon i

Conference Minister's Corner Rev. Gordon Rankin, Acting Associate Conference Minister 6.17.26 NH Weekly News Article. June 17, 2026 A couple of weeks ago about 20 of us attended the Clergy Day at Hooksett Congregational Church, sponsored by the Clergy Support Ministry and led by storyteller Valerie Tutson. It was a great opportunity to get to know Valerie, ourselves a little better and one another, all in a few hours. At one point she sent us off in groups of three to sha

Conference Minister's Corner Rev. Gordon Rankin, Conference Minister 6.10.26 “Reclaiming the Narrative” In nine days, we recognize an important day in American history – Juneteenth. This was the day in 1865 that African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were no longer slaves. This was more than two years after they had legally been emancipated. June is also Pride month. We celebrate the divine intention created in those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgend

Conference Ministers’ Corner By: Associate Conference Minister, Rev. Linda Hirst 6.3.26 I got to spend Pentecost in Charleston, SC, at the Circular Congregational Church. I arrived early and spent time looking at all the Pentecost decorations in the sanctuary. I am in awe of people who can decorate and make the sanctuary space inviting, sacred, thematic, and just plain special.Over the choir loft in the front of the church, the decorating folks had created a “Holy Spirit” out