Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries Archives

Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries launches October Election-Fest

Posted October 5th, 2020

With participants hailing from Kentucky to Puerto Rico, Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries (RE&WIM) held its first October Election-Fest event on Thursday. RE&WIM, in partnership with GreenFaith, held Compassionate Voting 101, the first in the series of month-long events designed to help young adults of color navigate a difficult and critically important election year.

Two 2020 Katie Cannon Scholarship award recipients named

Posted October 1st, 2020

Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries has announced the 2020 recipients of the Rev Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Scholarship.

Pastors reveal five truths about intercultural ministry and church transformation

Posted September 22nd, 2020

The Revs. Kate Murphy and Eulando Henton have been friends and colleagues in ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina, for more than a decade. They speak to one another each week about the joys and challenges of leading intercultural congregations — Murphy has for almost 12 years been pastor of The Grove Presbyterian Church and Henton was called three years ago to be the first African American pastor at a historically white congregation, Derita Church.

#Give828 raises $32,000 for efforts to develop leaders of color

Posted August 31st, 2020

As civil rights activists gathered in Washington, D.C., on Friday for the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, Americans were reminded of the day’s significance. It was on August 28, 1963, when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech during that landmark event.

During “BLACKOUT Day” on Thursday, Presbyterians wear black to protest gender-based violence

Posted August 27th, 2020

This year marks the 100th year since the ratification of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote.

Menaul School is fully functional during COVID-19

Posted August 26th, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the entire world to rethink the way we conduct some of our most routine practices. Each year at this time schools across the nation would be welcoming their students and staff for another year of learning.

See people like Jesus did and say ‘yes’ to the will of God

Posted August 24th, 2020

During the final worship service at the Vital Congregations virtual gathering last week, the Rev. Shanea Leonard challenged nearly 100 participants to become co-conspirators in the work of the gospel.

PC(USA) film series on race premieres during Week of Action

Posted August 21st, 2020

The Presbyterian Week of Action will include the premiere of the latest offering from the church’s documentary film ministry, Story Productions.

Presbyterian Mission Agency announces launch of #Give828 fundraising campaign

Posted August 12th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recently announced the launch of the #Give828 campaign to benefit the Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries.

Conference for Seminarians of Color helps participants connect with resources

Posted July 31st, 2020

The Conference for Seminarians Color was the first Presbyterian Young Women’s Leadership Development event Ekama Eni ever attended. Turns out the conference held each year at the Children Defense Fund’s Alex Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee was just the experience she’d been looking for.