Faith leaders are invited to join the UCM Clergy Coalition as we build relationships, discuss community concerns, and organize for positive change. Together, we'll help shape the values and priorities guiding UCM's work in our communities. New and returning clergy members are welcome.

Environmental Justice work is stronger when we come together. Join us for a campaign-wide update and strategy meeting focused on the full scope of environmental justice issues affecting our communities. Connect with faith-based and community leaders, share local concerns, and strategize together to shape the path forward.

UCM Virtual Phone Bank training for brand new and seasoned volunteers. Learn how to use VAN to call voters and support outreach for the CEJA program. This is the training, but VPB can be done around your own schedule after this zoom event. Please have account set up and charged phone with your laptop

Ntosake is launching its 2026 mini-session training series next month! This series is designed by women for women inside and outside the Gamaliel Network and is scheduled for the following Thursdays: March 19, May 21, and July 16. All sessions will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. CT (7:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET/4:00 to 6:00 p.m. PT).

IVE Taskforce will discuss and plan continued civic engagement actions. We will plan around the election cycle so that staff and community leaders can make sure our shared values are represented in the policy decisions at all levels of government. Planning canvassing, phone banking, and more.

Environmental Justice work is stronger when we come together. Join us for a campaign-wide update and strategy meeting focused on the full scope of environmental justice issues affecting our communities. Connect with faith-based and community leaders, share local concerns, and strategize together to shape the path forward.

This event aims to raise awareness about the impact of gun violence while highlighting the discipline, dedication, and sportsmanship of amateur boxing.

IVE Taskforce will discuss and plan continued civic engagement actions. We will plan around the election cycle so that staff and community leaders can make sure our shared values are represented in the policy decisions at all levels of government. Planning canvassing, phone banking, and more.

Illinois' environmental movement will gather at the State Capitol to meet with legislators and push for support of the POWER Act (SB4016/HB5513) - nation-leading legislation that protects Illinois from data center harms. These energy- and water-intensive facilities are already increasing home utility bills, polluting our air, threatening our water supply, and straining Illinois’ climate goals–and many more are coming.

Environmental Justice work is stronger when we come together. Join us for a campaign-wide update and strategy meeting focused on the full scope of environmental justice issues affecting our communities. Connect with faith-based and community leaders, share local concerns, and strategize together to shape the path forward.

Ntosake is launching its 2026 mini-session training series next month! This series is designed by women for women inside and outside the Gamaliel Network and is scheduled for the following Thursdays: March 19, May 21, and July 16. All sessions will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. CT (7:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET/4:00 to 6:00 p.m. PT).

This meeting is to support immigrants in the Metro-East. All are welcome that are concerned about the treatment of individuals in our communities and the systems that create the injustice. We will discuss tools from petitions and immigration court watch that can be used to show opposition to violations in your values. 

IVE Taskforce will discuss and plan continued civic engagement actions. We will plan around the election cycle so that staff and community leaders can make sure our shared values are represented in the policy decisions at all levels of government. Planning canvassing, phone banking, and more.

Join United Congregations of Metro-East as we boogie for a purpose at Disco & Disruption! Get ready for a night of high energy, bold impact, and meaningful celebration. This unforgettable experience will spotlight the disruptors—those who challenge the status quo and lead radical change in our communities. We’ll also showcase the transformative work UCM is doing to build a stronger, more just Metro-East.

Enjoy live entertainment, dancing, and powerful moments of recognition as we honor those making waves and moving our region forward.

Control the Impact. Alter our Position. Data Centers, Artificial Intelligence, automations? Although these are conversations about how we work, process online information or even create funny-looking versions of ourselves, this conversations must go deeper. Data centers are moving into our communities at rapid speed. How does this affect our economy? What is it doing to our environment? Join us as we take action to control the impact of data centers in our community and how to go from playing defense to strategic offense.

This is a place for clergy to come together and talk about policy change in the MetroEast Region. This meeting will focus on clergy outreach and being more proactive with community concerns, addressing them in a more timely fashion.

Three sessions to share information about Illinois Solar for All, Illinois Access to Justice, and Financial Literacy. We have created this event to meet the needs of many community members. This event is designed to maximize engagement and participation through a flexible, rotating session format. Three interactive sessions will run simultaneously, and each session will be repeated three times throughout the event. This structure allows participants to attend every session without having to choose between topics. Whether you’re looking to learn, collaborate, or dive deeper into the discussion, you’ll have the opportunity to experience the full program.

Choose which location is most convenient for you:

NEW BETHEL UMC: 131 NORTH MAIN ST. GLEN CARBON, IL 62034

ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH 1500 BOND AVE. EAST ST. LOUIS, IL 62207

Illinois' environmental movement will gather at the State Capitol to meet with State House Representatives and push for key environmental priorities, including the Polystyrene Foam Foodware Ban, which will make Illinois the 11th state to ban foam foodware, the POWER Act, which will protect our water, energy, and communities from data center impacts, and the Wetlands Protection Act, which would enact state-level wetlands protections!

Join us for a dynamic, community-powered day designed to open doors and celebrate progress. Connect with employers through on-site interviews, explore talent and innovation at the CEJA Graduate Showcase, and get direct support offering expungement assistance, voter registration, licensing guidance, and pathway stations to education, employment, and resources. Experience the power of community storytelling, enjoy live music, and share a meal as we build connections, restore opportunity, and move forward together.

We’re inviting you to join us in personally spreading the word about Community Day on April 4th. Partnering with a local congregation, volunteers will go door-to-door to connect with neighbors and invite them to a dynamic, community-powered event focused on health, wealth, and jobs. This canvass is a chance to build relationships and ensure our neighbors know about the opportunities and resources available to them. If you’re not available that day, please reach out: there are other ways to get involved.

Land of Lincoln is hosting a free legal clinic on child support modification. If you are eligible for services, you will be able to meet with a family law attorney during the clinic to receive legal advice on modifying your child support. To be eligible for services, you must complete an intake, have an active child support order in St. Clair County, and have had a significant change in circumstance since your last support order.

Environmental Justice work is stronger when we come together. Join us for a campaign-wide update and strategy meeting focused on the full scope of environmental justice issues affecting our communities. Connect with faith-based and community leaders, share local concerns, and strategize together to shape the path forward.

Is there an issue in your community pulling at your gut? If you are serious about taking action, but need to train or re-train for working with others towards policy change. The morning session will allow us to move from issues into action. Please register as lunch will be provided, then we will continue in the afternoon getting serious about what propositions need to made to community leaders that will organize with you in 2026.

Ntosake is launching its 2026 mini-session training series next month! This series is designed by women for women inside and outside the Gamaliel Network and is scheduled for the following Thursdays: March 19, May 21, and July 16. All sessions will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. CT (7:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET/4:00 to 6:00 p.m. PT).

Talk with community to get out the vote for the IL Primary Election on Tuesday, March 17th. No experience needed; please bring a smart phone and prepare for the weather. Let us increase voter turnout to prepare for Fall 2026.

Talk with community to get out the vote for the IL Primary Election on Tuesday, March 17th. No experience needed; please bring a smart phone and prepare for the weather. Let us increase voter turnout to prepare for Fall 2026.

Talk with community to get out the vote for the IL Primary Election on Tuesday, March 17th. No experience needed; please bring a smart phone and prepare for the weather. Let us increase voter turnout to prepare for Fall 2026.

One location, two and half hours, and three sessions to share information about Illinois Solar for All, Illinois Access to Justice, and Financial Literacy. We have created this event to meet the needs of many community members. This event is designed to maximize engagement and participation through a flexible, rotating session format. Three interactive sessions will run simultaneously, and each session will be repeated three times throughout the event. This structure allows participants to attend every session without having to choose between topics. Whether you’re looking to learn, collaborate, or dive deeper into the discussion, you’ll have the opportunity to experience the full program.