If you’re feeling anxious, frustrated or afraid in these days, you’re not alone. Taking action to reach out to others and build safety in your community will help. There are many, many things you can do. Here’s a few ideas about steps you can take: Become an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation: …
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 …
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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 a framework for exploring the call to be anti-racist in our life as church together. Anti-Racism is: “A conscious intentional effort to eradicate racism in all its forms – individual, cultural, and institutional.” Race: It has been said that “race is a pigment of our imaginations” [source: Ruben G. …
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 racial justice ministry in your local church.
