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'400 years of tears' -- how three churches in the present are beginning to atone for the past

Faith communities should be careful and thoughtful as they repent of this nation’s original sin, but they must move ahead with the work.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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El Refugio offers learning and community to immigrants

A church-based resource center -- “The Refuge” in English -- works with local institutions to help immigrants build new lives in rural North Carolina. During the pandemic, that work has become even more vital.

By Camila Molina Journalist

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A nonprofit works to 'green' the Black church

Green The Church encourages African American congregations to commit to an environmental theology that promotes sustainable practices and helps build economic and political change.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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The pastoral challenge of a Brooklyn church and COVID-19

From one of the pandemic’s epicenters, a minister describes his congregation’s experience through death and new life over the last four months.

By Gary V. Simpson Leading Pastor, Concord Baptist Church of Christ

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What will summer be like without the usual VBS, camps and youth mission trips?

Christian professionals and families partner to experiment with innovative approaches to youth formation in a socially distant environment.

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Journalist and UCC minister

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Mother Emanuel five years later

In the national aftermath of recent racist violence, a church and a community continue the work of healing as they mark the five-year anniversary of the Charleston massacre.

By Stephanie Hunt Journalist

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Interfaith advocacy groups collaborate to help the nation's vulnerable

Partisan divides may mark politics in Washington, D.C., but faith-based lobbyists there find ways to work together for the greater good.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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A campus ministry opens a pay-as-you-can deli just as the pandemic hits

When the students at the Baptist Student Ministry in the Rio Grande Valley opened a deli near campus, they knew it was innovative. What they didn’t know was that their restaurant would become a vital source of meals for people in need.

By Elizabeth Le'anani Coffee Community engagement facilitator, H.E. Butt Foundation

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Proclaiming the liberation narrative of God through church art

A Chicago church has installed a trio of stained-glass windows to help its members reclaim their past, honor their present and look ahead to their future.

By Celeste Kennel-Shank Journalist

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Affordable housing rises where a church building once stood

After a period of discernment and community engagement, a congregation takes a risk and finds its way back home.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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