margaret velto (she/her)
@margaretvelto.bsky.social
auburn-haired, floral-loving, baseball-watching, jumpsuit-obsessed, queer, neurospicy disaster who won’t shut up about repro justice, religion, gender studies, memes, and her cat | nc ➡️ oh ➡️ ky | thoughts are my own
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With tonight’s #uccsynod election, @unitedchurch.bsky.social now has all women leadership! Exciting!
General Minister + President/CEO
Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson
Associate General Ministers
Rev. Shari Prestemon
Rev. Jennifer Sowell
(1/2)
General Minister + President/CEO
Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson
Associate General Ministers
Rev. Shari Prestemon
Rev. Jennifer Sowell
(1/2)
May 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
With tonight’s #uccsynod election, @unitedchurch.bsky.social now has all women leadership! Exciting!
General Minister + President/CEO
Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson
Associate General Ministers
Rev. Shari Prestemon
Rev. Jennifer Sowell
(1/2)
General Minister + President/CEO
Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson
Associate General Ministers
Rev. Shari Prestemon
Rev. Jennifer Sowell
(1/2)
six years since the pandemic hit, and we’re still reminding people to unmute on Zoom…
May 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
six years since the pandemic hit, and we’re still reminding people to unmute on Zoom…
desperately missing @generalsynic.bsky.social in the special session because they’d have some phenomenal commentary #uccsynod
May 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
desperately missing @generalsynic.bsky.social in the special session because they’d have some phenomenal commentary #uccsynod
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To clarify, for Commonwealth-that-shall-not-be-named related introductions:
Key/stone pronoun joke 👎
“Her/she like the chocolate” pronoun joke 👍
#uccsynod
Key/stone pronoun joke 👎
“Her/she like the chocolate” pronoun joke 👍
#uccsynod
July 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
To clarify, for Commonwealth-that-shall-not-be-named related introductions:
Key/stone pronoun joke 👎
“Her/she like the chocolate” pronoun joke 👍
#uccsynod
Key/stone pronoun joke 👎
“Her/she like the chocolate” pronoun joke 👍
#uccsynod
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I love that this is a church where we can all say “here we are.”
Blacks trans vets unjustly discharged
People remembering tragedies recent and long ago
Theologians in glory like Walter Brueggeman
Small town church folk
Immigrants
Kids who tell delightful jokes
Here we are. Here we are. #UCCsynod
Blacks trans vets unjustly discharged
People remembering tragedies recent and long ago
Theologians in glory like Walter Brueggeman
Small town church folk
Immigrants
Kids who tell delightful jokes
Here we are. Here we are. #UCCsynod
July 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I love that this is a church where we can all say “here we are.”
Blacks trans vets unjustly discharged
People remembering tragedies recent and long ago
Theologians in glory like Walter Brueggeman
Small town church folk
Immigrants
Kids who tell delightful jokes
Here we are. Here we are. #UCCsynod
Blacks trans vets unjustly discharged
People remembering tragedies recent and long ago
Theologians in glory like Walter Brueggeman
Small town church folk
Immigrants
Kids who tell delightful jokes
Here we are. Here we are. #UCCsynod
thank you to the philanthropy team for changing “Into the Deep” to “Into the Unknown” and unintentionally leaving me with an earworm…
#uccsynod
#uccsynod
a girl in a red dress is standing on a rock with the words into the unknown below her
ALT: a girl in a red dress is standing on a rock with the words into the unknown below her
media.tenor.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
thank you to the philanthropy team for changing “Into the Deep” to “Into the Unknown” and unintentionally leaving me with an earworm…
#uccsynod
#uccsynod
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What does it say that we need to continuously propose resolutions that call for human rights and humane treatment of HUMANS?!?
When will we actually listen to God?
#uccsynod
When will we actually listen to God?
#uccsynod
July 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
What does it say that we need to continuously propose resolutions that call for human rights and humane treatment of HUMANS?!?
When will we actually listen to God?
#uccsynod
When will we actually listen to God?
#uccsynod
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July 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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July 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
y’all better support @abbiechron.bsky.social on this resolution or we’re gonna have issues #uccsynod
July 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
y’all better support @abbiechron.bsky.social on this resolution or we’re gonna have issues #uccsynod
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Pictured: 2 of the 3 @generalsynic.bsky.social racoons (sans trenchcoat) enthusiastically ready to greet their favorite celebrity, Kevin Peterson, when he enters the room
three raccoons are standing next to each other in front of a wooden fence .
Alt: Two racoons without a trench coat excitedly jumping at a closed door.
media.tenor.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Pictured: 2 of the 3 @generalsynic.bsky.social racoons (sans trenchcoat) enthusiastically ready to greet their favorite celebrity, Kevin Peterson, when he enters the room
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July 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Holy Spirit, watching wordsmithing of resolutions, feels deeply affirmed in her choice to divinely inspire scripture, because literally what the fuck and who has time for this
#uccsynod
#uccsynod
July 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Holy Spirit, watching wordsmithing of resolutions, feels deeply affirmed in her choice to divinely inspire scripture, because literally what the fuck and who has time for this
#uccsynod
#uccsynod
July 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM