Union Congregational Church

A day for celebrating transgender people.

2020's services were just before the pandemic hit. In 2021, not every congregation or congregant was ready to return (and some still aren't).

The Montclair concert will be available for livestream for purchase

Small groups walked around the county this weekend to raise funds.

As of Dec. 14, RIP Medical Debt had cleared $2.9 billion in debt for almost 2 million families nationwide. The national organization helps identify families in a given area that owe. And individual fundraising campaigns can be geared to target a specific geographic area, such as Montclair and Bloomfield, if there is a large enough amount of debt in the area.

Union Congregational Church jazz band is composed of Eric Olsen on piano, Rob Middleton on saxophone, Ratzo Harris on bass and Tim Horner on drums.

Seven of Montclair’s houses of worship offer aid, and in some cases sanctuary, to refugees and asylum seekers. 

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news One man was escaping gang violence, another death threats due to his sexuality. A father sought a safer home for his children than conflict-ridden El Salvador. Reading about the issues asylum seekers face is not the same as meeting them and hearing their stories face-to-face...

By ERIN ROLL and LINDA MOSS roll@montclairlocal.news moss@montclairlocal.news Montclair has mobilized to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey, with fundraising and relief efforts launched by local groups, houses of worship, and at least one taco truck...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A memorial service will be held tomorrow, Tuesday night, for Montclair State University faculty member Mary DeFilippis, who was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing Grove Street last week. A ...