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Welcoming the stranger: A church ministry blossoms into a nonprofit that walks with refugees

Almost 30 years after beginning its ministry to those who’ve fled their home countries, a San Diego church has seen its community strengthened by shared leadership and a willingness to adapt.

By Kate Morrissey Journalist

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In the face of pandemic food insecurity, one church takes on the ministry of giving away groceries

As members of their community faced hunger this past year, Virginia’s Mount Olive Baptist Church focused on finding and distributing quality food for free.

By Leslie Quander Wooldridge Journalist

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When the pandemic closed schools, an existing network of congregations and others jumped in to offer meals — and more

Churches, government agencies and nonprofits that already served struggling families responded to the pandemic by ramping up their shared mission beyond providing children with summer meals.

By Dan Holly Journalist

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The Gallatin hotel as an economic engine for ministry

A real estate developer who has transformed Nashville churches into boutique hotels has created the Rooms for Rooms program, which donates a portion of hotel profits to organizations working with people experiencing homelessness.

By Fiona Soltes Journalist

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Women clergy and the pandemic: Weary, but not giving up

In these profiles, four clergywomen share their pandemic stories. Like many American women, they’ve struggled to balance work, home and community in lives upended by the coronavirus.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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The path to reparations

Beyond the first step of acknowledgment, some faith communities are taking up concrete reparations as a way of demonstrating authentic repentance for their role in systemic oppression.

By Cynthia R. Greenlee Journalist

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Rehabbing hate, a pastor’s lifelong ministry of protest and hope reverberates

In Laurens, South Carolina, faithful commitment undergirds an effort to transform a space tainted by white supremacy into a center for justice.

By Stephanie Hunt Journalist

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A church that grows together protests together

During the uprising that swelled after the murder of George Floyd, a Minneapolis congregation found that it already had the character and resources to respond faithfully.

By Todd Nelson Journalist

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'It must be you.' A nonprofit helps Latino Catholic young adults grow in faith and build community

Iskali was created by a 19-year-old to support other young adults in the church. More than a decade later, it offers faith formation, mentorship, scholarships and other opportunities for a new generation to grow in Christ.

By Shanna Johnson Journalist

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Jews and Muslims in New York bond over shared space and shared values

When a Muslim group needed a place for youth religious education, it began meeting at a synagogue. This arrangement led to friendship and learning -- and activism.

By Martin Davis Journalist

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