by admin | Feb 22, 2023 | anti-racism, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), community, faith, social justice
Our Beloved Community focus this week celebrates the Rev. Dr. William Barber II. Rev. Dr. Barber is a minister ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 30, 1963 (two days after the March on Washington for...
by admin | Jan 26, 2023 | anti-racism, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), community, social justice
Sarah Lue Bostick was the first African American woman ordained to the Christian ministry in 1892. This beloved and respected Disciples of Christ preacher, educator, and leader was born near Glasgow, KY in 1868. She was a trailblazer was known for her compassionate...
by admin | Jan 12, 2023 | anti-racism, community, faith, social justice
“Beloved community: a community in which everyone is cared for, absent of poverty, hunger, and hate. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. popularized the term during his lifetime of activism and imbued it with new meaning, fueled by his faith that such a community was, in...
by admin | Nov 25, 2022 | anti-racism, community, social justice
WHO WE ARE We are a people who inhabit the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. Our Nation’s lands cover almost 3,000,000 acres. Before European contact, our people traveled extensively throughout Arizona and Mexico hunting and gathering...
by admin | Nov 10, 2022 | anti-racism, community
WHO WE ARE Culture is an important element with all Yaqui communities and bonds both Christianity and Yaqui spirituality in the hope for a better view of the world and morality. An example of Yaqui spirituality is the iconic symbol of the deer and the deer dancer who...
by admin | Oct 20, 2022 | anti-racism, social justice
In this edition of the Beloved Community, we focus on the Doctrine of Discovery. Although we have focused on the Doctrine before in worship, in other editions of the Beloved Community, and now in our October Wise Wednesday series (check it out this Wednesday, October...
