The CPC Justice & Witness and Local Church Ministry Teams invite you to join us for a conference-wide read of the book “I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness” by Austin Channing Brown. Brown writes about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our …
Many churches are already engaged in discussion, from book groups to movie nights. How do we move from education into action? What’s the next step? The Black Lives Matter movement has asked us to step out of our comfort zones to take more risk in acting boldly and publicly against …
Some actions we can take to respond to the violence in Minneapolis and around our country.
Insights from the Beyond Racism group of Lake Oswego United Church of Christ.
CENTRAL PACIFIC CONFERENCE CALLED TO BE AN ANTI-RACIST CONFERENCE ADOPTED 2015 CPC ANNUAL MEETING IN PENDLETON Bridgeport United Church of Christ and Ainsworth United Church of Christ call upon the Central Pacific Conference to adopt this RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IS CALLED TO …
The UCC Sacred Conversation on Race provides one framework for exploring the call to be anti-racist in our life as church together. NOTE that a new curriculum “Sacred Conversations to End Racism” is now available. The UCC SCOR guide defines Anti-Racism as: “A conscious intentional effort to eradicate racism in all its …
It is widely accepted that racism is, by definition, institutional. “Institutions have greater power to reward and penalize. They reward by providing career opportunities for some people and foreclosing them for others. They reward as well by the way social goods are distributed – by deciding who receives training and skills, …
The Local Church Ministries Team (LCM) of the Central Pacific Conference recently decided to start a “CPC Reads” initiative. The team chose the book, “Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation” by Jennifer Harvey.
Check out these six ways to engage in regular anti-racist practice within your church.
