A Prayer for General Synod Blog Post

…1660. She earned her M.Div. and D.Min. from New Brunswick Theological Seminary. She is the founder of the PUSH (Pray Until Something Happens) movement and is the founder of Harlem’s African Burial Ground Task Force, through whose work the City of New York is now planning to establish a memorial site, cultural museum, and affordable housing site in that area….

Responding to Mass Incarceration Biblically Page

…This site has a long list of helpful resource websites dealing with all aspects of restorative justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics (www.bjs.gov): This site contains a wide variety of prison statistics. The Sentencing Project (www.sentencingproject.org): The Sentencing Project was founded in 1986 to provide defense lawyers with sentencing advocacy training and to reduce the reliance on incarceration. Since that time,…

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The Community: More than Just a Name Blog Post

…of their community. “There is a great deal of excitement of the possibilities and freedom to be the church in Ada,” says Mara Joy Norden, The Community’s other copastor. Since 2009, The Community’s parking lot has been the site of the seasonal Ada Farmers Market, at no cost to the township. “The re-location of our farmers market to this location…

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Cultivate Announces 2019 Volunteer Sites Blog Post

Cultivate has announced its 2019 volunteer sites, including a new site in Chicago. Cultivate has announced its 2019 volunteer sites, including a new site in Chicago. Young adults are also able to serve at returning sites, which include Jamaica and Nebraska for summer sites; Nicaragua, South Africa, United Kingdom, and New York City for year-long sites; and Romania, Nebraska, California,…

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Becoming First Responders Blog Post

Members of Three Bridges Reformed got training so they can volunteer right after disaster strikes. Increasingly, churches are engaging in mission in both financial and tangible ways—often by sending teams of people to the site of a natural disaster. But very few churches have the training to send people immediately after the disaster. Most people are not equipped to help…

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Uncovering Harlem’s History Blog Post

…belonged to an adult woman of African descent, whom Dr. Singletary named Nana. The church held a memorial service in her honor at the site of disinterment. These findings gave the task force and church enough evidence to move forward with a proposal to memorialize the burial ground. In September 2017, the New York City Council unanimously approved a plan…

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Hurricane Recovery: One Year Later Blog Post

…days was a source of great comfort and hope for them. What we were really dishing out was the hope of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Light of the World—which is way more than a bottle of water and a can of beans.” In anticipation of future storms, the church is working to become a sustainable site for disaster response….

Israel/Palestine trip shapes ongoing discipleship at Ponds Reformed Church Blog Post

…opportunities, recognizing the need to broaden the awareness of the Israel–Palestine conflict. Pierce’s experience on the trip is now shaping faith formation in her church. “It brings awareness to the injustices in our own country,” she says. “Scripture immediately comes to mind: ‘You did it to someone else, you did it to me.’ Jesus constantly said to care for those…

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Camp Fowler Hosts Bilingual Week Blog Post

…Most of the adult volunteers spoke little English. And few of our summer staff spoke Spanish. So our program focused on accommodation and cross-cultural awareness. Accommodation means that we incorporated Spanish into our programming and interactions when it was necessary to effectively communicate important information like safety instructions and other procedures and rules, and as an option for those that…

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Buying Sex is Not a Sport Blog Post

The Pan American Games will be held in Toronto and the surrounding areas in July 2015. A new partnership is working to build awareness of sexual exploitation at the games.  By Jennifer Lucking The Pan American Games will be held in Toronto and the surrounding areas in July 2015. A new partnership is working to build awareness of sexual exploitation…