Minnesota church strives to lessen racial divide
Congregants and leaders at a Wesleyan church in Minneapolis are actively seeking ways to build relationships and gain education on race relations.
Racial Reconciliation Stories
Laura Smith Haviland – a force for change
Along with her husband, Laura Smith Haviland established the first station on the Underground Railroad in Adrian, Michigan.
LaOtto: committed to a higher law
LaOtto Wesleyan Church broke the law to obey a higher law — God’s law.
Gavel of holiness
The Wesleyan Church’s official gavel is made from a dogwood tree, upon which Micajah McPherson was hanged because of his anti-slavery principles.
The Adam Crooks Award
In a culture increasingly unfriendly to opposition, may we all have courage in our convictions to stand for what is right and with those being wronged.
LifeSpring: grounded in abolitionalism
Founded in 1843 by an abolitionist, LifeSpring worked with a local Quaker family, who served as a station on the Underground Railroad.
Finding common ground in systems and relationships
As Wesleyans, we embrace our heritage by taking compassionate action.
A conversation on racism in Canada
It is the job of the Church to draw attention to this evil and to point people to the hope and reconciliation that is found in Jesus Christ.
Feel what I have felt
“We don’t want a Chinese pastor!”
Defying the Odds
Mentors in the Brooklyn, New York, area are dedicated to using biblical principles and sound teaching to invest in the physical, spiritual and emotional well-being of the congregation’s young men.
A messy, impossible, beautiful Mosaic
The stories of those finding Christian community at Mosaic are as varied as its members.
Mission House
we planted a church on accident. God stoked our hearts to plant the gospel, and this is how we started in Salisbury, North Carolina. A city of nearly 35,000 people nestled between two major cities (Charlotte and Greensboro), Salisbury is a microcosm of where America...
21 days of prayer still impacting Charlottesville
While church leaders and congregants began engaging in conversation and serving the community as a result of an August 12 clash between white supremacists and counter-protestors in Charlottesville, a more important course of action took place.
Q&A session on race
Pastors’ friendship leads to expanded conversation about racial tensions in the U.S.
Baltimore: Before and After the Riots
The attention of many has been drawn to Baltimore, Maryland after an incident involving the death of a man named Freddie Gray, taken into Police custody on April 12, 2015. This was followed by many days of subsequent protests, and then riots beginning on April 27th in...
Antislavery Roots
A Call to end Slavery – The Wesleyan Methodist Church 1843 – 1865
