Green Street is committed to being/becoming an anti-racist church and to supporting others who wish to move forward in anti-racist work.
Anti-Racism at Green Street Church
At Green Street, we believe that anti-racism is one of the core ways in which we live out our mission, particularly our call to "TRANSFORM." Our Anti-Racism team leads us in making ourselves a more anti-racist institution so that we might better witness to God's love in the world. Read on for more about current opportunities to engage with our anti-racist work right now.
Join us on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. online throughout the summer as we watch segments of the PBS special The Black Church, meet with our caucus groups, and hold our anti-racism book club. Sign up for our viewing of The Black Church here, and contact kim@greenstreetumc.org with any questions.
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Our Green Street Reads book club has so far read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, and The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Our next selection will be Tracy Deonn's Legendborn, which we'll discuss on September 15. Learn more and sign up here.
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Statement from Green Street UMC
1/11/15
Racism has been called America’s Original Sin. Colonial settlement, genocidal policy toward indigenous people, wealth built on slave labor: these are part of the history and institutional legacy of our country, built on a belief that people with white skin were superior to others.
Black & Brown lives matter. As followers of Jesus, we believe all marginalized people have a full and equal seat at God’s welcome table. The lives of Black and Brown people are often ignored, belittled, and in danger. Sensitivity to the experience of black and brown lives, as to all who are marginalized, is imperative for people of faith.
Racism has affected white people too, shaping identity in unconscious ways. As people of faith in community, wrestling with the privilege that comes from not having black or brown skin is vitally important. A refusal to recognize this prevents racial healing and reconciliation.
We are all called to action. While some suffer, we can not stand idly by. As people of faith, we believe that God calls us to think deeply about Racism & Privilege, to work hard at relationships with people who are different from us, and to find work alongside others to root out discrimination.
1/11/15
Racism has been called America’s Original Sin. Colonial settlement, genocidal policy toward indigenous people, wealth built on slave labor: these are part of the history and institutional legacy of our country, built on a belief that people with white skin were superior to others.
Black & Brown lives matter. As followers of Jesus, we believe all marginalized people have a full and equal seat at God’s welcome table. The lives of Black and Brown people are often ignored, belittled, and in danger. Sensitivity to the experience of black and brown lives, as to all who are marginalized, is imperative for people of faith.
Racism has affected white people too, shaping identity in unconscious ways. As people of faith in community, wrestling with the privilege that comes from not having black or brown skin is vitally important. A refusal to recognize this prevents racial healing and reconciliation.
We are all called to action. While some suffer, we can not stand idly by. As people of faith, we believe that God calls us to think deeply about Racism & Privilege, to work hard at relationships with people who are different from us, and to find work alongside others to root out discrimination.