There will be a Group Book Study via Zoom (4 weeks in September) that welcomes ALL to join. The Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church partners with the Anti-racist groups in The United Methodist Church to offer this study (more information available at this link).

“When God Became White” by Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim will be used for this joint study.

The study has two sections:

1. The first session will be a study with the author, Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, on Tuesdays (9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24) at 10 am HST, 1 pm PDT, 2 pm MDT, 3 pm CST, 4 pm EST for 1.5 hrs. via Zoom.
2. The second session will be a small group session of your own choosing. When registered, please mark the small group(s) you want to join. Each small group leader will be in touch with you about the date/time of its small group sessions.

Please register now at this link or scan the QR code on the banner at the top of the page.
The study registration will close on August 20th. Two different Zoom links for two study sessions will be provided upon registration.

To obtain the book, “When God Became White,” each person can contact the author, Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, directly to obtain a signed copy by emailing her at gjskim@hotmail.com. It may be $16 plus shipping (around $20-$22.00). Otherwise, you can buy the book at Cokesbury.com or Amazon.com.

CEUs will be provided upon request.

If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Dr. Sunny Ahn (630-501-8130), Rev. Dr. Anna Cho (503-828-8221), Rev. Prumeh Lee (646-280-9885), or each small group leader listed below:

1. AALM/NFAAUM (Asian American Language Ministry Plan / New Federation of Asian American United Methodists; Rev. Scort Christy)
2. AAPIC (Asian American and Pacific Islander Clergywomen; Rev. Dr. Kalesita Uluave Tu’ifua)
3. Black Clergywomen Siblings (Dr. Stephanie Moore Hand)
4. BMCR (Black Methodist for Church Renewal; Rev. Gary Bernard Williams)
5. Filipino Caucus (Rev. Adiel DePano)
6. Hawaii HUI (Rev. Dr. Sunny Ahn / Rev. Woodley White)
7. Hispanic/Latinx Siblings (Rev. Dr. Joel Hortiales / Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos)
8. Korean Caucus/Korean Ministry Plan (Ms. Susan Kim)
9. NAKAUMC (National Association of Korean American United Methodist Clergywomen; Rev. Sandra Bonnette-Kim)
10. NAKAUMPSCRA (National Association of Korean-American United Methodist Pastors Serving Cross-Racial/Cultural Appointments; Rev. Heewon Kim)
11. NEXUS (Rev. Sam Park / Rev. Prumeh Lee)
12. NJAUMC (National Japanese American United Methodist Caucus; Rev. Karen Yokota Love)
13. OR-ID (Rev. Dr. Anna Cho)
14. RMN (Reconciling Ministries Network; Rev. Kimberly Scott)
15. UM DHM/UMCD (UMC Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Ministry & United Methodist Congress of the Deaf; Rev. Dr. Kirk VanGilder / Rev. Dr. Thomas Hudspeth)