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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.
Link to author Stephanie Hunt
By Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
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.
Link to author Todd Nelson
By Todd Nelson
Journalist
'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.
Link to author Shanna Johnson
By Shanna Johnson
Journalist
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.
Link to author Martin Davis
By Martin Davis
Journalist
A campus ministry thrives in the pandemic by appealing to young people and planting house churches
In a student ministry at the University of Mary Washington, two pastors have overseen the birth of several house churches by relying on the power of creativity and connection.
Link to author Edie Gross
By Edie Gross
Journalist
Eat. Pray. Skate: A skateboarding ministry offers unconditional love to teens
Serious JuJu is a ministry that meets young people where they are -- in a skate park.
Link to author Katie Cantrell
By Katie Cantrell
Journalist
An anti-racism program interrogates whiteness
With a curriculum based in the works of Black intellectuals and creatives, a Baptist pastor helps white participants consider racism as they haven’t before.
Link to author Cynthia R. Greenlee
By Cynthia R. Greenlee
Journalist
Churches in the nation's capital seek to balance welcome and security
After a fire, protests and the tear-gassing of peaceful demonstrators, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., boarded up its stained-glass windows and reluctantly agreed to the installation of a chain-link fence. But the congregation is finding ways for their building to remain a place of welcome and refuge, as are others in the city.
Link to author Edie Gross
By Edie Gross
Journalist
The Practicing Church in Shoreline, Washington, seeks to live out its faith in the neighborhood
Borrowing from the Roman Catholic tradition of the parish, the pastor of a Vineyard house church focuses on serving the geographical area in which the church is located.
Link to author Yonat Shimron
By Yonat Shimron
Journalist
