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No pews is good news

Light Street Presbyterian Church in Baltimore has been home to a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregation for more than 160 years.  Founded as a place of refuge for children who worked in factories, Light Street always knew it existed for the city’s working-class neighborhood.

Convocation for Communities of Color concludes its gathering

With the rhythmic beat of the drum and the melodious notes of the soprano saxophone, the Convocation for Communities of Color began with a jazz rendition of the hymn “I’m Going to Live so God Can Use Me.” Recording artist and convocation musicians Warren Cooper and Perpetual Praise filled the room with the sounds of familiar hymns performed with a jazz flair and in a way that lifted the spirits of all in the room, a room that truly looked like God’s beloved community with people of color of every hue.

Now more than ever, Haiti needs advocates

You’ve been there for Haiti. You’ve donated money. You’ve prayed for the people of Haiti. You may have even gone to visit and work alongside the Haitian people in short-term mission. All this support has been important and appreciated. Now the people of Haiti need your advocacy in the U.S.

Ministerio en la intersección del racismo y la pobreza

Por conteo a mano alzada, una gran parte de los/as asistentes a la plenaria de Big Tent el viernes por la tarde (7 de julio) indicaron que al menos habían leído Waking Up White por Debby Irving, un libro sobre el privilegio blanco recomendado a la iglesia por las Co -Moderadoras de la Asamblea General, Jan Edmiston y T. Denise Anderson.

인종차별과 빈곤의 교차점에 있는 사역

세인트 루이스 – 금요일 오후 빅텐트 전체 회의 (7월 7일)에 참석한 사람들 중 상당수는 총회 공동 총회장인 Jan Edmiston 과 T. Denise Anderson 목사의 추천으로 백인 특권에 관한 책인 Debby Irving의 Waking Up White을 읽었다고 손을 들며 응답했다.

빅텐트 폐회예배는 변화의 씨앗을 심고 경작하도록 장려함

세인트 루이스 – 신약에서 예수님은 씨 뿌리는 자의 비유를 제자들과 나누셨다. 그 이야기에서 예수님은 씨 뿌리는 자들이 씨를 뿌릴 때 바위 같은 땅에 떨어지거나 가시 나무에 떨어지거나 다른 씨앗이 풍부한 땅에서 번성 할 수 있다고 설명한다.