St. Mark’s will host a Racial Equity Institute (REI) Phase I Workshop in the Community Life Center on Nov. 8 and 9. Admission is closed; 55 people are attending. We will provide breakfast, lunch and two snacks for both days;…
Category: Social Justice
Speak Up about Pressing Social Issues in Wake County
Your Chance to Speak Up about Pressing Social Issues in Wake County: Final Listening Session will be Sun Oct 27 at St. Mark’s These discussions, directly related to our Pillar of Social Justice/Racial Reconciliation, are part of St. Mark’s commitment…
‘Living Into God’s Dream’ is Saturday
While the dream of a “post-racial” America remains unfulfilled, the struggle against racism continues. Living Into God’s Dream is a report from the front, combining personal stories and theoretical and theological reflection with examples of the work of dismantling…
Please join St. Mark’s at HKonJ on Feb. 9
Saturday, Feb. 9, is the annual Moral Monday march called HKonJ, or Historic Thousands on Jones Street. A group from St. Mark’s will join with the NAACP and other groups outside the state legislature building for a morning…
Join St. Mark’s at Congregations for Social Justice dinner
You are invited to the Congregations for Social Justice Annual Dinner Meeting, Monday, Feb. 4, at 6 pm at Highland United Methodist Church, 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh 27607. Our speaker will be Tom Campbell, moderator of the popular WUNC-TV show…
Everyone is welcomed to Congregations for Social Justice’s Annual Dinner
You are invited – Congregations for Social Justice Annual Dinner Meeting Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 – 6 pm Highland United Methodist Church – Bradley Hall 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh 27607 RSVP to csj.raleigh@gmail.com by Jan 25 Our speaker will be…
Adult Education – Sunday, September 24, 2017
Kaye B. Ward, with the Program Asst. for Transition, Interfaith Prison Ministry, will speak to us Sunday, September 24. In this final presentation of a 3-part series on prison ministry, Kaye Ward will speak with us about her journey and how…
Follow-up on Sept. 10 Adult education about the NC Center on Actual Innocence
Last Sunday, September 10, Chris Mumma, executive director of the NC Center on Actual Innocence, gave an inspiring, factual, and provocative presentation on her work in exonerating prisoners who are innocent and have been imprisoned due to a miscarriage of justice. As…
Adult Education – Sunday, September 17, 2017
In this 2nd of 3 Sunday morning offerings on prison ministries, Dennis Gaddy – Executive Director, Community Success Initiative, will speak to to the St. Mark’s adult class on Sunday, September 17, 2017. The vision of Community Success Initiative (CSI) is…
Adult Education – Sunday, September 10, 2017
Chris Mumma, Executive Director, NC Center for Actual Innocence, will speak to the St. Mark’s adult class on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Life in prison is a nightmare for those who commit crimes. Imagine what it’s like for those who are…