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Conference-wide Bible Study begins the week of May 8, 2022. All are invited to register and participate for three consecutive weeks, via ZOOM.
March 22, 2022 In Zimbabwe and worldwide, people living with albinism often suffer stigma and discrimination. Albinism is a congenital condition characterized in humans by the partial or complete absence of melanin pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. Albinism is associated with several vision defects, such as photophobia,
As we close out Women’s History Month, I want to offer some recommendations for my clergy sisters on the journey, as well as insights on how the church can be true to equity and equality for women within and beyond The United Methodist Church. For
Critical Race Theory (CRT) examines how laws in the United States have built and supported racial inequities. It is an ideological framework that names race as a social construct and asserts racialized inequities in society are fostered by historic and current systemic, institutional, and legal
In fall 1999, I enrolled in a master’s degree program in African American Studies at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black school in the Atlanta University Center, which includes Morehouse and Spelman colleges. The first class we took was “AAS 501: Africa and the African Diaspora.” We
As a child of the ’70s, I was raised by loving parents to be “colorblind”: to not see race, to treat everyone as simply “human,” to see everyone as a child of God. When I became a parent, this attitude stuck with me. My spouse
While Women’s History Month has been recognized and celebrated since March 1987, it has not always been equitable in that recognition and celebration. For women of color, systemic racism in the United States—and around the world—has restricted the full participation of women of color in
by Jim PattersonFeb. 16, 2022 It’s 45 minutes before Sunday services start at John Wesley United Methodist Church, but already the sounds of a bassist and drummer warming up rumble through the sanctuary. Angel Haynes strides in, armed with a tambourine adorned with flowing blue
Most of us recognize and stand solidly against overt expressions of racism such as racial slurs, violence, cross-burnings by the Ku Klux Klan, and practices of blatant racial segregation and discrimination. But overt racism is only the tip of the iceberg. More often, racial discrimination is disguised and
NAVIGATING NEXT: Equipping Leaders for Innovative Ministry in 2022January 25 – February 25, 2022 Gammon Theological Seminary has gathered Black leaders to teach about some of the “pain points” of pastors and church leaders. Two important topics are Generosity and Clergy Self-care. GENEROSITY Carla Maxwell
