Racial Justice Team Meeting Dec 17

Racial Justice Team Meeting Wednesday December 17 at 11:00am(Open to all) Contact a RJT co-convenor, Pastor Samantha Drennan or Deacon Deborah Graf, for Zoom LinkClick here to learn more about the Racial Justice Team

Connecting NEPA Synod with the AMMPARO Initiative

The ELCA’s AMMPARO initiative—“Accompanying Migrants with Protection, Advocacy, Representation, and Opportunities”—responds to the urgent needs of children and families fleeing violence, poverty, and displacement in Central America. The NEPA Synod’s Racial Justice Team is seeking an AMMPARO liaison to help strengthen this vital ministry through communication, connection, and advocacy.

National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools

Wear Orange on September 30 This summer the ELCA Churchwide Assembly passed a memorial to address the legacies of our church’s role in Indian Boarding Schools. For 150 years, over 500 Indian boarding schools operated in the United States, where Native children were forcibly taken from their families and communities, prohibited all expression of Native…

The 5 C’s of Whiteness

Join David Scherer of AGAPE to explore how whiteness shapes us and what it means to follow Jesus toward justice and Shalom. You’ll have time and space for small group discussion and an optional Q&A at the end.