On June 16-17, leaders and volunteers connected with Southeast Raleigh Table, Raleigh Mennonite, and St. Ambrose Episcopal are teaming up to offer a Friday evening/Saturday “Peace Camp” focused on anti-racism for elementary-aged children. Modeled after we-are’s proven curriculum for their summertime camps, Peace Camp’s vision is “to build a healthier and more racially just tomorrow, […]
Balm in Gilead
Racial Justice / Queer Justice: Fractures and Intersections in the Mennonite Church
As part of our year-long grant to study anti-racist worship practices, RMC is hosting a panel on the intersections and fractures in Mennonite Church USA. Join us on Wednesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. for an online discussion of the ways race and sexuality are utilized for division and the possibilities for mutual liberation in […]
RMCers to DC as part of Anti-Racism Worship Grant
RMCers from the anti-racism team went to Washington DC to continue to learn from churches about how they are integrating anti-racist practices into worship as part of our year-long Vital Worship grant. Many thanks to new friends at Washington Community Fellowship, The Table, Community House Church, and Christ City Church for sharing with us!
Balm in Gilead – our year of anti-racism learning
Raleigh Mennonite continues to grow in its understanding of the bountiful love that God has for all of creation, in all of its diversity, as embodied in the example and teachings of Jesus Christ. In the coming year we wish to deepen our understanding of our role as a mostly white congregation, with the various […]