Registration is now open  for “Sacred Ground,” a  zoom discussion series on race and faith will be offered to congregations in small groups and to all rostered leaders. Sacred Ground is a 12-session spiritual journey, grounded in the example of Jesus Christ and the power of scripture, prayer, God’s grace, to help to achieve racial equity.

Through this series, you are invited to walk back through history and reflect on the situations and circumstances that have contributed to where we find ourselves today, including current challenges and divisions.  You will reflect on our personal family histories and stories, as well as important narratives that shape the collective American story.  Sacred Ground is a rich and varied curriculum focused on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian Pacific Americans as their histories intersect with European American history. For each session, you will watch documentaries and engage readings to help inform and enlighten. Each group will then gather on Zoom every other week for conversations—all while grounded in our call to faith, hope, and love. Past participants have said that the Sacred Ground experience is transformational and life giving. It goes deep and covers the multiple levels of racism.  You will be able to explore your concerns, questions and experience about racism as it relates to your faith and to society.

Sessions will begin mid-June.  Members of a specific congregation will be paired together as a small group if possible.  If you are the only one from your congregation to sign up you will be encouraged to ask others to join you. When you sign up please note your preferred time in the last question. We will attempt to assign groups according to first preference but might need to use second and third preferences to balance each group.