January 21, 2020
A Texas congregation caring for immigrants gains a new understanding of Christianity as a ‘trauma-healing movement’
For the past three years, members of a Mennonite church in San Antonio have welcomed people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The experience has changed them and their understanding of the gospel.
learn more about A Texas congregation caring for immigrants gains a new understanding of Christianity as a ‘trauma-healing movement’August 20, 2019
A multilingual priest connects her congregation and its community through language and listening
The Rev. Audra Abt started a Spanish-language Mass and a health access ministry, meeting neighbors’ needs and rejuvenating a small church in Greensboro, North Carolina.
learn more about A multilingual priest connects her congregation and its community through language and listeningJune 12, 2018
Gary Dorrien: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black social gospel
Though often overlooked by historians, the Black social gospel — a Black church variant of the social gospel — played a major role in the theology and ministry of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, says the seminary professor and author.
learn more about Gary Dorrien: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black social gospelSeptember 8, 2015
An Atlanta church restores its forest and helps urban residents connect with God and nature
Under the guidance of a visionary minister and an energetic lay leader, Central Congregational UCC turned its overgrown 8-acre forest into a nature preserve. The payoff has been far greater than the church expected.
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