BCUCC Dismantling Racism Group
Watch this space for upcoming opportunities for dismantling racism.
This task force is sponsoring an all church read with Ibram X Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist.
We’ll read and discuss this book over six weeks with two discussions. Use the link here to download the study guide. https://images.randomhouse.com/promo_image/9780525509288_6609.pdf. Use these questions as journal prompts to help you better focus and process the material. We will discuss a couple of these at our gatherings. October 1 – Chapters 1-9, Questions 1-17 October 22 – Chapters 10-18, Questions 18-31
Questions? Contact: broadviewucc@outlook.com.
Reclaiming the Welfare of the City: A Revival for Racial Reconciliation, based on the scripture Jeremiah 29.
This fall a coalition of congregations and partners are hosting a 4-night revival. Our revival will include vibrant music, powerful preaching, creative expression, and multi-racial community building.
October 3rd at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle’s Central District. Rev. Yolanda Norton, founder of Global Arts and Theology Experience (GATE) and the curator of the Beyoncé Mass, is our opening night preacher. GATE’s Black Girl Magic Ensemble will lead music. This is the same worship team that brought the Beyoncé Mass to Seattle in the spring of 2021.
October 4th, we will gather at Quest Church in Ballard. In partnership with Acts On Stage theater, we present a unique arts-based, interactive worship & workshop experience. This night of the revival invites attendees to witness and then discuss a theatrical presentation entitled, Story of An Off Brand Band. Written by Michelle Lang-Raymond, this one-act play is an art imitating life piece that centers us on the Micah 6:8 call to "do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God". Suitable for all ages. Discussion groups will be based on age with mild facilitation. October 5th, we converge downtown at Plymouth United Church of Christ. Preaching this night is Rev. Steve Jerbi, Minister of Christian Formation, Love & Justice at University Congregation UCC in Seattle. The Chancel Choir from UCUCC will offer music and the Black Girl Magic Ensemble returns as our praise band.
October 6th moves to the U-district at University Congregational United Church of Christ. Rev. Joe Kim, lead pastor at Bothell United Methodist Church, is our preacher this night. Musical selections will come from the Black Girl Magic Ensemble and the praise team at Kingdom Family Worship Center. Each night we ask the community to bring material goods to support Immanuel Community Services.
Details and RSVPs are available at https://fb.me/e/6wES2uBgK
The 6-part documentary "The 1619 Project" is streaming on Hulu. (see what all the controversy is about).
This is an expansion of “The 1619 Project” created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine. The series seeks to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
Seattle Art Museum
https://www.seattleartmuseum.org Remember the Rain
Aug 18, 2023 - Feb 2024
Caribbean Artists
Femme Noir
August 21 – September 30
