Beloved Community

A Christ Church Circle for the Ongoing Work of Dismantling Racism

This new circle in the life of Christ Church will meet virtually each month to create a virtual space for conversation, discernment, reflection, and prayer related to the perpetually-urgent work of dismantling racism in all of its forms. Facilitated by Katherine Ellington (a member of Christ Church), Tyler Heston and Eric Park (our church’s clergy), and Brandon Batson (our church’s Director of Communication and Program), “Beloved Community” will be a welcoming environment in which participants are invited to connect with one another over important subject matter. In our first few monthly sessions (February, March, and April), our conversation will focus on the book “White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity” by Robert P. Jones. During the next three sessions (May, June, and July), our conversation will focus on the book “Pre-Post-Racial America: Spiritual Stories from the Front Lines” by Sandhya Rani Jha. We encourage interested participants to purchase these books and to begin reading “White Too Long” in preparation for February 20.

NOTE: The concept of “beloved community,” originated by philosopher Josiah Royce and contextualized by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., refers to a way of being in which everyone is valued, cared for, and protected from mistreatment. We are committed to making certain that this new virtual circle reflects the “Beloved Community” that the Gospel of Jesus envisions.