Jun 8, 2022 | Anti-Racism, News & Announcements
Photo by Leighann Blackwood on Unsplash The Presbytery of Lake Michigan works to live into its Matthew 25 commitment to help dismantle systemic racism. Members of the presbytery’s Nominating & Representation Committee encourage congregational leaders to take a...
Apr 27, 2022 | Anti-Racism, News & Announcements
Members and resource staff for SCRTR, courtesy of valerie izumi. Picture from https://www.pcusa.org/news/2022/4/18/final-report-special-committee-racism-truth-and-re/ The Special Committee on Racism Truth and Reconciliation has issued its final report in advance of...
Jan 25, 2022 | Anti-Racism, News & Announcements
A new book by award-winning author Randal Maurice Jelks includes a series of letters he’s written to Martin Luther King Jr. about issues currently confronting our country. “Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America” was released January 11,...
Sep 2, 2021 | Anti-Racism, News & Announcements
John Woolman was a gentle, 18th century Quaker who spent his life traveling to Religious Society of Friends’ meetings and speaking against slavery. For all his convictions, however, Woolman was not without fault. Woolman, who would become known by historians as the...
Aug 10, 2021 | Anti-Racism, News & Announcements
Plans continue developing for this year’s Presbyterian Week of Action, slated August 23-29, 2021, to lift up not only Black Lives Matter but also other marginalized groups who have been the target of hatred and discrimination. “Shades of Oppression, Resistance and...
Jun 22, 2021 | Anti-Racism, News & Announcements
A second year Transformation Grant from the PC(USA) will enable Presbytery of Lake Michigan leaders to continue helping congregations adapt to a changing world and be vital, disciple-making groups that make a difference in the wider community. Presbytery leaders...
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