by admin | May 18, 2023 | anti-racism, social justice
Caminantes Border Immersion Comunidad Limen and First Christian Church, Tucson, are joining efforts to offer learning experiences on the US-Mexico border. We are inviting participants from Disciples and other churches from across the US and Canada to an immersion...
by admin | May 4, 2023 | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), social justice, worship
Comunidad Límen invited First Christian Church to partner in the Caminantes Border Immersion. In this edition of Beloved Community, we learn more about Comunidad Límen and the significance of this Disciples movement in Tucson and across our denomination through an...
by admin | Mar 25, 2023 | anti-racism, community, social justice
This is Women’s History Month, and I am lifting up Sandhya Rani Jha, a Disciples of Christ Minister in Oakland, California. I heard her say that she remembers in 2012 when Brandy Martell was shot not far from First Christian Church Oakland, and as no stranger to...
by admin | Mar 24, 2023 | community, mission, social justice
Protect Oak Flat Post-Hearing Press Conference: Watch on Facebook Who sinned? This was our seeking question this past Sunday. It is an important question in our world but not for the reason the disciples in the scripture thought. I kept thinking about this passage and...
by admin | Feb 22, 2023 | anti-racism, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), community, faith, social justice
Our Beloved Community focus this week celebrates the Rev. Dr. William Barber II. Rev. Dr. Barber is a minister ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 30, 1963 (two days after the March on Washington for...
by admin | Jan 27, 2023 | community, social justice
Pastor Ailsa and First Christian Congregation, Thank you for taking in our “refugee” when Tucson Mall recognized the potential for the demo house to attract homeless individuals. They were right. It did. And gave us an excellent opportunity to talk with the people for...