Some of these congregations may be predominantly African American or people of African descent. Mother African Zoar UMC, Philadelphia Tindley Temple UMC, Philadelphia Trinity UMC, Philadelphia Mount Zion UMC, Philadelphia Devereaux UMC, Philadelphia Haven Peniel UMC, Philadelphia Eastwick UMC, Philadelphia …
Phila. BMCR 2017-2018 Caucus Report
Phila. BMCR 2017-2018 Caucus Report — Submitted to NEJ BMCR, August 2018
Pursuing racial justice in a ‘Fight for Floyd and Beyond’
2nd meeting reveals progress but much work to be done By John W. Coleman In Round 2 of the Eastern PA Conference’s Fight for Floyd campaign, at a Oct. 29 follow-up to the initial June 1 meeting, three action committees …
People of color to seek insights, remedies to racial trauma
The Rev. R. Dandridge Collins, Ph.D., will help people of color from the Eastern PA Conference unveil the often hidden trauma experienced from racism and seek paths to transformational healing during a dialogue on Zoom on Saturday, October 17, from …
‘Fight for Floyd’ groups seek remedies to racial injustice
By John Coleman Nearly 300 participants joined an Eastern PA Conference video-conference on Zoom June 1 seeking ways to “Fight for Floyd,” following the brutal, racist killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police just a week earlier on May 25. …
Racial groups speak out against racist oppression, violence
Three racial groups in the Eastern PA Conference have released anti-racism advocacy statements calling for an end to systemic oppression and violence against Black U.S. citizens, especially by police officers. The statements—by Philadelphia Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR), the Latino Commission and the Whites …
After the Dust Settles: A BMCR conversation on what’s next
A Phila. BMCR conversation for caucus members and guests. “What’s Next?” for Black United Methodists after the current crisis of racial injustice protests. Zoom video-conference, June 15, at 6 PM.
Statement by Philadelphia Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR)
Statement by Philadelphia Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR)
Racism in policing dialogue draws nearly 300 on Zoom
“Fight for Floyd: Where do we go from here?” a live video discussion sponsored June 1 by the Eastern PA Conference, drew nearly 300 participants to the event on Zoom to wrestle with the crisis…
Statement from the Whites Confronting Racism Clergy Cohort
Statement from the Whites Confronting Racism Clergy Cohort – June 4, 2020