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January 9, 2024
As Womanist theologians, the pastors of Liberty Community Church in Minneapolis, MN seek the healing of their Northside neighborhood through co-creating spaces of rest and resistance with individuals victimized by the sex trafficking trade and within a community suffering from the effects of systemic poverty and structural racism. Rest and Resist — PC(USA) congregation heals… Read more »
December 8, 2023
An Advent reflection on the God of the midst and the mess Author’s Note: It’s come to my attention that there are concerns that the content of this blog references conversations had in private spaces and closed groups. I’d like to clarify that all of the examples I reference I have heard expressed in… Read more »
December 8, 2023
A year ago I arrived at Princeton Seminary for The Art of Transitional Ministry training. I had no idea why I was there. I had graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary a few months earlier and had yet to receive a Call. Truthfully, I hadn’t begun to look—I hadn’t even created my PIF. I did not… Read more »
November 17, 2023
As a new church development nearly 25 years ago, Liberty Community Church listened to the voices of young people in their community to develop programs that would improve their sense of safety and hope for the future. A survey conducted by two teenagers and community forums with families and neighbors set in motion an evolving… Read more »
November 16, 2023
Calendared amidst the commercial craze of Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes #GivingTuesday, a timely reminder that life is more about giving than getting. It is a verifiable fact that generosity enhances our well-being.[i] #GivingTuesday is celebrated the week following Thanksgiving and kicks-off the year-end charitable season. About 40 percent of all charitable giving occurs… Read more »
November 1, 2023
*This piece was originally written by Shannan Vance-Ocampo for Indigenous People’s Day as part of her newsletter to the Presbytery of Southern New England. As we enter into National Native American Heritage Month, we encourage you to sit with her reflection and her invitation at the end.* Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, formerly known as… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Liberty Community Church is the only African American PC(USA) church in the state of Minnesota. Located in North Minneapolis inside one of the city’s poorest zip codes and situated between major interstates which make it a prime spot for sex trafficking and illegal drug trading, this Matthew 25 congregation revitalized the spaces of two Presbyterian… Read more »
October 26, 2023
What’s the simple solution to our fractious and fracturing society? We need more Presbyterians! We need more Presbyterians not because we want to keep churches open or even because our Presbyterian form of government is unique within Christendom. No, we need more Presbyterians because Presbyterians know how to tolerate differences of opinion. We know how… Read more »
October 24, 2023
The following prayer was written by Adebisi Shofu, MDiv who is a Ruling Elder in Coastlands Presbytery. It offers her own hopes and prayerful perspective concerning the conflict unfolding in the Middle East. The Acting Stated Clerk of the PC(USA) has also offered a statement on the conflict, which you can also read here. O… Read more »
September 6, 2023
For too long, we have believed that the divine is outside us. This belief has strained our longing disastrously. This makes us lonely, since it is human longing that makes us holy. The most beautiful thing about us is our longing; this longing is spiritual and has great depth and wisdom. If you focus your… Read more »