God is still speaking,

at First Congregational Church

United Church of Christ

in Downtown Naperville

"Never put a period where God has placed a comma." – Gracie Allen

Explore this site to find out more about why we believe God is Still Speaking in this time. 

News: 

UCC’s newest, ‘edgy’ TV ad begans airing April 3, 2006.  View the "Ejector Pew" Commercial. The United Church of Christ's new "ejector" TV ad is now ranked as the most-popular commercial at ifilm.com, a well-known online hosting site for videos. More than 12,029 people have watched "ejector" during the past week.   among others. 

Rejected by the major networks and several cable stations for being "advocacy" and "political" – claims that UCC leaders have refuted – the UCC's ad began a three-week run on April 3 on multiple cable networks, including CNN, A&E, BET, Lifetime, E!, TBS, TNT, History and Hallmark,

Click here to view a booklet of reflections on the "Ejector Pew" ad by UCC leaders.

Viacom, NBC-owned cable channels become next to reject UCC's ads (April 6, 2006)
 

Network censorship can't silence church's campaign
Ron Buford Op-ed in the San Jose Mercury News April 6, 2006
 

History Repeats Itself: While multiple cable networks have accepted “ejector pew,” all the major broadcast networks — CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and WB — have thus far rejected it, claiming it’s a controversial, issue-advocacy ad.  Starting April 3, the ad will run for three weeks on CNN, USA, TNT, BET and eight other cable networks, along with three Spanish-language stations.

March 31, 2006 e-mail from Ron Buford, Director, The Stillspeaking Initiative at the UCC regarding what you can do!

UCC announces campaign to amplify mainline churches’ public voice Written by J. Bennett Guess Monday, 27 March 2006.  Click here to go to the new Accessible Air Waves site.

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