The United Church of Christ Movement for Palestinian Solidarity (UCCMPS) is organizing a UCC Delegation to Palestine in August 2026 and we are hoping that you'll consider joining us.

Our intention is to travel with at least 15, and as many as 30 leaders, and to meet Palestinian Christians face to face, hear their first-hand testimonies and wrestle with the implications of their call for solidarity, resistance and frienship in a moment of excrutiating violence and immense need. Working with our partners at Sabeel (the Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre in Jersusalem), we are designing an experience that will deepen relationships, expand our capacity for "costly solidarity," and inspire individuals for the work ahead.

As we recruit for this 2026 delegation, we’re especially mindful of the connections between Palestinian eforts to dismantle Zionism and racism in their context and our efforts to dismantle white supremacy and Christian nationalism in the U.S. We believe this delegation is timely and critical for both communities, as we move forward united and courageous and inspired by the faith we share.

Our 9-day stay will include visits with Palestinian clergy and theologians, Kairos Palestine organizers, West Bank human rights defenders and more. We’ll visit villages besieged by settler violence and resisting through loving nonviolence, through indigenous wisdom and practice. We’ll meet Palestinian and Israeli activists committed to the Boycott Divestment Sanctions campaign, and imagining new forms of justice, accountability and peace together.

Are you interested? Will you join us on this delegation? Your participation will add so much to the experience we’ll have together…and will be a source of encouragement to our Palestinian friends and partners. As always, we are eager to talk and invite any questions you may have about the process, the experience and our purpose in going together.

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This excerpt is from the UCCMPS October 2025 E-Newsletter. To view the full newsletter, click here:
February E News 2026