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More than eight million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes since the Russian invasion.

*** UPDATE: APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 15 ***

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2024

 

I have been to Palestine and Israel five times since 2006.

An older man's hands are handcuffed behind his back

Support political prisoners in Russia

“I was in prison and you came to me.” -Matthew 25:36b

One person giving another person what looks like an "I voted" sticker, but the close-up of the sticker reads "Election Day Communion" instead

Since 2012 churches have been practicing communion on election day. In 2023 congregations have a unique opportunity: Sunday, November 5 is exactly one year before Election Day 2024.

 Our Prayers Heard ‘Round the World

Minnesota Council of Churches and the 2023 International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

October 23, 5:00pm – 6:30pm

Rev. Jim Bear Jacobs, Co-Director of Racial Justice, and Racial Justice Administrative Assistant Phoebe McGowan in front of the MCC table in the Capitol Rotunda

MCC’s Racial Justice Program celebrated the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Minnesota Capital on Monday, August 28th, with Beacon Housing Interfaith Collaborative.

Our CEO and Minnesota's Attorney General have both released books about their leadership in two sectors of Minnesota - faith and law - in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.

Minnesota Council of Churches continued its Truth and Reparations series with "Shifting the Spotlight," featuring Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III and the Sounds of Blackness (edited out for copyright reasons).

Since 2012 Minnesota Council of Churches has equipped faith and other communities to manage conflict and depolarize arguments with Respectful Conversations.

In times of crisis and chaos, faith communities regularly find ourselves on the front lines. We are often trusted peacemakers and mediators with our members, communities, and local officials.

Photo collage of Afghan family (Father, mother, son, and daughters)

Note: The message below was written by two members of the Sadat Family Welcome Coalition — a group consisting of members of the Eastern Twin Cities Islamic Center, The Minnesota Council of Churches, Boutwell’s Landing, and As

As we go about our daily lives, it can be easy to focus on what divides us rather than what unites us.

Crossposted from Healing Minnesota Stories blog

 

(Crossposted with permission from Healing Minnesota Stories Blog)

 

At White Church Truths, filmed at Westminster Presbyterian Church on November 5, 2022, the afternoon session featured music from Patricia Lacy, a panel responding to the morning's keynote that included Rev. Dr.

This video of the morning session of White Church Truths includes a keynote from Dr. Michael O.

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