Laura Smith Haviland – a force for change
Along with her husband, Laura Smith Haviland established the first station on the Underground Railroad in Adrian, Michigan.
Racial Reconciliation Hub
LaOtto: committed to a higher law
LaOtto Wesleyan Church broke the law to obey a higher law — God’s law.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
My privileges meant a head start and not dealing with barriers and challenges people of color must persevere through almost daily.
Gavel of holiness
The Wesleyan Church’s official gavel is made from a dogwood tree, upon which Micajah McPherson was hanged because of his anti-slavery principles.
The Adam Crooks Award
In a culture increasingly unfriendly to opposition, may we all have courage in our convictions to stand for what is right and with those being wronged.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
You can have a mess without movement. But you cannot have a movement without mess.
LifeSpring: grounded in abolitionalism
Founded in 1843 by an abolitionist, LifeSpring worked with a local Quaker family, who served as a station on the Underground Railroad.
Finding common ground in systems and relationships
As Wesleyans, we embrace our heritage by taking compassionate action.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
There is a form of learning uniquely linked to leading, and with it comes the scars and joys of building something lasting.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
Journey with me as we learn together how to lead, encourage and engage in the areas of multiethnic ministry and racial reconciliation.
A conversation on racism in Canada
It is the job of the Church to draw attention to this evil and to point people to the hope and reconciliation that is found in Jesus Christ.
A call to practical action: Houghton’s president reflects
May God help each of us to see the world through God’s eyes in these days.
Words of encouragement from South Carolina pastor
We may not see hope in death, but there is.
A rushing wind
How do we teach our congregations to have biblically-charged conversations about race?
Feel what I have felt
“We don’t want a Chinese pastor!”
A hinge of history
An ode to George Floyd and civility
A Wesleyan lament over the lie of racial value
This lie has become so insidious, so ever-present that it is hard for those of us who have light skin to recognize it.
Estoy desconsolado
Este dolor proviene de noticias de vidas que fueron tomadas violentamente y sin motivo.
I’m grieving
This grief comes from news of lives senselessly, violently taken.
Defying the Odds
Mentors in the Brooklyn, New York, area are dedicated to using biblical principles and sound teaching to invest in the physical, spiritual and emotional well-being of the congregation’s young men.
White Christians and multiethnic ministry
Here are three crucial factors we must consider when approaching and engaging in multiethnic ministry.
A messy, impossible, beautiful Mosaic
The stories of those finding Christian community at Mosaic are as varied as its members.
Mission House
we planted a church on accident. God stoked our hearts to plant the gospel, and this is how we started in Salisbury, North Carolina. A city of nearly 35,000 people nestled between two major cities (Charlotte and Greensboro), Salisbury is a microcosm of where America...
21 days of prayer still impacting Charlottesville
While church leaders and congregants began engaging in conversation and serving the community as a result of an August 12 clash between white supremacists and counter-protestors in Charlottesville, a more important course of action took place.
