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March 2021
Lament & Solidarity – AAPI Racism Prayer Meeting
Join us for a prayer time to lament anti-Asian racism and violence, and build solidarity across racial lines. Concludes with communion and blessings over Asian Americans by local pastors. Please bring bread/cracker and drink to participate in communion. In partnership with Pentecostal Tabernacle, Kingdom Empowerment Center, & Reality Boston - Website here PRAYER MEETING INFO: Monday March 22, 8:00 to 9:30pm Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 842 1942 3578 One tap mobile +13126266799,,84219423578# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,84219423578# US (New York) Dial…
Find out more »April 2021
Be the Bridge For Boston Part 3: Incarceration & Restorative Justice
Join for a presentation and discussion on the Church's role in restorative justice & creating a restorative approach for returning citizens This spring, UniteBoston is hosting a 5-part speaker series to help people understand various initiatives that are happening in Greater Boston towards systemic racial justice and nurture friendships across churches for accountability and support in actively working towards reconciliation, equity, and justice in our day-to-day lives. In this third session, Craig Parker and Mako Nagasawa will be presenting on re-thinking…
Find out more »Virtual Book Launch With Rev. Michael Harvey
Wednesday, April 7th 7 p.m. EST via Zoom -------------------------- Join The Conference of Baptist Ministers in Massachusetts for the virtual book launch of Attempts at Light written by Rev. Michael Harvey, Executive Director Emeritus of the Conference. The event will be facilitated by CBMM President Rev. Cheryl Harris, and will feature readings by Michael Harvey and reviews by Rev. Sandra Dorsainvil and Rev. Dr. Conley Hughes. Attempts at Light is available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Attempts-at-Light-Michael-Harvey/dp/1480896950 ---------------------------- Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84138841410?pwd=eHFOTXZOZFVESTI0cTJ2dlB1emdRZz09…
Find out more »Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in White Evangelical Spaces Dialogue
The Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary "is a monthly series of informative, captivating, and educational dialogues with national & international thought leaders on relevant topics impacting the global Church and the Black Christian Experience.” These Dialogues are 100% FREE and 100% VIRTUAL. These events are streamed LIVE on the ISBCE FaceBook Page and the ISBCE YouTube Page (please subscribe for notifications). Our April 8, 2021 Dialogue will feature Natasha Sistrunk Robinson (T3 Leadership Solutions, Inc.) and Dr.…
Find out more »Embody: Follow. Seek. Take. – A Conference for the Church in the City
Embody is a week of community happenings about incarnating the Presence of Jesus in the City. From 39 stories of the hope across 13 Boston neighborhoods featured at the Hope Rising Gallery Event (APR 17–18) on Boston Common, to stories told throughout the week by more than 40 individuals from Park Street Church and surrounding churches, you will get a fuller picture of God’s love for our city and his kingdom work through his people. Listen to and learn from…
Find out more »CANCELLED – A Pathway to Citizenship: The Role of the Community
Update from A Faith That Does Justice: We regret to inform you that this week's Community Meeting, A Pathway to Citizenship: The Role of the Community, has been canceled. We thank you for your assistance with publicity for this meeting and we look forward to our next series of Community Meetings beginning again in the fall. Our commitment to educating the faith community about social justice issues and encouraging a life of faith in action remains strong. We are grateful for…
Find out more »May 2021
Be the Bridge Group
Starting May 4th, the Boston Faith and Justice Network is offering our second Be the Bridge group. Be the Bridge is an amazing book that guides readers to a deeper understanding of the need for racial justice and the ways in which we can become reconcilers. Author Latasha Morrison takes readers through this journey and shows how the application of biblical principles lays "the framework for restoration." Join our community and take this journey with us - let's pursue understanding,…
Find out more »Black Christians & Philanthropy
I write as the executive director of the Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary to share one of our forthcoming events in hope that you might add it to your schedule of events. Our ISBCE Dialogues "is a monthly series of informative, captivating, and educational dialogues with national & international thought leaders on relevant topics impacting the global Church and the Black Christian Experience.” These Dialogues are 100% FREE and 100% VIRTUAL. These events are…
Find out more »Be the Bridge for Boston Part 4: Economic Justice
This spring, UniteBoston is hosting a 5-part speaker series to help people understand various initiatives that are happening in Greater Boston towards systemic racial justice and nurture friendships across churches for accountability and support in actively working towards reconciliation, equity, and justice in our day-to-day lives. In this fourth session, Jamie Mangiameli and James (Jom) Michel are our key speakers. Jamie and Jom are members of the New Roots AME Church community and the Boston Ujima Project Anchor Institution Team.…
Find out more »Covid-19 Faith in the Vaccine Student Ambassador Program
The Hebrew College Miller Center for Interreligious Learning is proud to announce that we will be joining IFYC’s National Student Effort to increase access and trust in the vaccine. In partnership with Turn In. Reach Out., We Got Us and The Black Boston Covid-19 Coalition, we will be coordinating and leading the Covid-19 Faith in the Vaccine Student Ambassador Program targeted towards increasing vaccine access and trust in Boston area communities. Our goal is to compensate community members for investing…
Find out more »CULTIVATING [ spaces ]
FOUR NIGHTS | COMPLETELY FREE | FOR PARENTS OF TEENS Supporting parents navigating the unchartered waters of raising teenagers in 2021 and beyond. Webinar begins at 7 PM each evening. CULTIVATING SPACE FOR... May 17 – INQUIRY: Think about the future of education May 18 – HOPE: Help your kids face the future with confidence May 19 – HEALING: Consider recovery & resilience after trauma May 20 – CULTURE: Navigate a changing & divided world To sign up or for…
Find out more »June 2021
Be the Bridge For Boston: Conversations on Race with Family & Friends
This spring, UniteBoston is hosting a 5-part speaker series to help people understand various initiatives that are happening in Greater Boston towards systemic racial justice and nurture friendships across churches for accountability and support in actively working towards reconciliation, equity, and justice in our day-to-day lives. In this concluding session, Pastor Josh Wilson is our key speaker. Josh describes that he is a white guy who, when Trayvon was murdered, began waking up to fact that his friends of color…
Find out more »Juneteenth, Black Joy & Black Liberation
Join the Massachusetts Council of Churches in conversation with ethicist and religious practitioner, Dr. Joshua Bartholomew as we learn about the importance of Juneteenth and the necessity of Black Liberation. Dr. Bartholomew is the Assistant Professor of Ethics and Church and Society at St. Paul's School of Theology. He is an experienced community organizer who has authored several papers on economic justice, youth empowerment and Black liberation. The conversation will center the importance of Juneteenth, Black Joy, and the continued…
Find out more »From Trauma to Triumph: CMM Annual Fundraiser
CMM is glad to present and virtually be with all of you at our 55th annual fundraiser. We hope you will join and interact with us in what should be a special, early evening time of learning and sharing together. Q&A to follow! Keynote Speakers: Thomas W. Porter, Jr., Boston University Lecturer & Co-Director, Program on Religion and Conflict Transformation, Retired (The Rev. Charles Harper Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient) Rev. Kelly Fassett, Executive Director of UniteBoston Rev. Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Boston University…
Find out more »2021 CAPP Annual Convergence
Join us for this year's 2021 CAPP Annual Convergence: Shaping The Future: Rebuild, Restore, Renew. This year we are going 100% virtual with workshops, worship and a keynote address by Dr. Sharon Nesbitt. Dr. Nesbitt is the founding Pastor of Dominion World Outreach Ministries, a multi-racial, non-denominational ministry, located in Marion, AR. She is a coveted spiritual leader, philanthropist, author and humanitarian. The Convergence will take place on Saturday, June 26th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST. Virtual Attendee…
Find out more »July 2021
COVID Conversations: ReEntry & The Black Church
In collaboration with Black Church Vitality, Emmanuel Gospel Center, Massachusetts Council of Churches & BMA Tenpoint, join us on Wednesday, July 14, at 6:30pm as we discuss Re-entry in the Black Church: Evaluating Models & Best Practices. We'll meet on Zoom. Meting ID: 990 4451 1637
Find out more »Open Hearts, Closed Doors Webinar
Join us on July 20, 2021 at 5:00pm (PST) | 8:00pm (EST) for a special book launch webinar with Dr. Nicolas Pruitt and his new book, "Open Doors, Closed Doors: Immigration Reform and the Waning of Mainline Protestantism." If you would like to attend the webinar, RSVP to MygrationChristianConference@gmail.com. Come and learn about how mainline protestant Churches played an important historical role in the fostering of immigration reform from the 1920's to the 1960's, and the lessons to be learned…
Find out more »August 2021
Renew: A UniteBoston Backyard Concert Series
This summer, UniteBoston is hosting a series of four backyard concerts throughout the neighborhoods of Boston. This collaborative space invites Christian artists and budding songwriters to share the songs, poems, artwork, and dances that have emerged out of the challenges of this past year. Our hope is that these concerts will restore bonds of friendship, justice, and resilience, bringing renewal to the body of Christ and our surrounding communities. We’ve lamented, we’ve grieved; now it’s time to come together to…
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