Eastern PA Conference of the UMCReligion & Race
The Eastern PA Conference Commission on Religion and Race strives to further the UMC General Commission’s mission and vision in our region and context. We see the creation of learning opportunities, the dissemination of resources and the communication of continued dialogues, trainings and workshops, sponsored by other entities throughout the conference, as the scope of our work.
Conference Commission on Religion and Race
- Co-chairpersons: Rev. Susan L. Worrell and Rev Alicia Julia-Stanley
Resources
Northeastern Jurisdiction Call to Action Resolution & Response
Northeastern Jurisdiction College of Bishops
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A Charter for Racial Justice
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EPAUMC Commission on Religion and Race ResourcesThis is a list of resources that assist in the continued education around anti-racism. Resources are divided into categories by their media type for easy access. View the full resource list here. |
District dialogues offer ‘real talk’ about race
Real talk about race is happening around much of the Eastern PA Conference this winter, as dialogues and teaching moments bring people together to explore a difficult but timely topic. And we’ve only just begun.
The Central, Southeast and East districts each have sponsored recent teach and talk events addressing race and racism. Read more
Reflections on racial dialogues
At our request, a number of clergy participants in recent racial dialogue and learning events, sponsored by four districts, kindly shared their reactions and reflections with us. They answered several questions, and we collected and combined each of their answers into single, sometimes lengthy comments with minimal editing.
Their candid statements reveal an acknowledgement, for most, of the value and necessity of these face-to-face discussions, especially those that have the benefit of being interracial. Indeed, they are not a panacea for our society’s pervasive racism, ignorance and bigotry, nor the other prisons of the heart that keep us bound. But the gracious offering and acceptance of honest impressions, confessions and helpful truths, although they may be difficult to share, can still, in the end, “set the captives free.” Read more
Religion & Race EventsConference Events
Oct
26
Changing Racism Workshop (10/26-10/28)
October 26 @ 5:30 pm - October 28 @ 3:00 pm
Apr
05
Changing Racism Workshop (4/5/19-4/7/19)
April 5, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - April 7, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
Oct
18
Changing Racism Workshop
October 18, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - October 20, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
Conversations on Racial Justice
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News & Information
- Conference’s Butterfly Project takes flight
Leaders to address racial-ethnic groups’ claims of institutional racism By John W. Coleman Eastern PA Conference lead decision-makers met May 21 to hear frank, revealing criticism about observed and experienced... Read more - Conference members attend rally against racism in DC
A small community of Eastern PA Conference members chatted in the chilly, pre-dawn darkness of the Conference Office parking lot Wednesday morning, April 4, awaiting the arrival of a tour... Read more - Conference to examine its institutional racism
Let’s talk about racism. Many in the Eastern PA Conference have been doing that for years, and even more intensely the past few years. From Healing the Wounds of Racism... Read more - Rally to End Racism, April 4 in DC
Want to join our bus journey for justice? Sign up by noon Tuesday, April 3 Our Commission on Religion & Race (CORR) invites Eastern PA Conference members, families and friends... Read more - A ride to the rally to end racism
The Commission on Religion & Race (CORR) invites Eastern PA Conference members, families and friends to join a one-day freedom and fellowship ride to the nation’s capital on Wednesday, April 4, to rally against the scourge of racism... Read more
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