Organizers for the symposium on hate crimes have finalized a date for the event — Saturday, November 20, 2010. Planning for the event, envisioned to lift up all vicitms of hate crimes and articulate a Christian imperative to respond, is gathering momentum. For details, or to get involved, see the MIND initiatives section.
View PostMIND Chair Dorothee Benz, right, was welcomed by members of Central Valley UMC when she spoke there in May 2010.
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On April 17, over 60 MIND members and supporters came together for a day of sharing, healing and planning.
Everyone is welcome at this table.
We began the day with a worship service, a first for MIND, which has concentrated its gatherings on nuts and bolts organizing. It was a time to ground ourselves in our faith. We debuted the MIND Choir, under the direction of Nehemiah Luckett, Asbury UMC’s assistant music director and a MIND steering committee member. We […]
View PostFresh fruit, homemade baked goods, and New York bagels make for an excellent coffee hour.
Nehemia Luckett directed music and the MIND choir at the April 17 meeting.
Lift every voice and sing.
More than a dozen congregations were represented at the April 17 meeting.
Everyone is welcome at this table.
Communion was served by LGBT people the UMC refuses to ordain.
Dorothee Benz and Jorge Lockward served communion.
Food for the body smoothed the transition from worship to work.
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