Dismantling Racism: A Continuous Journey
The Dismantling Racism: A Continuous Journey workshop takes place Monday, January 19, 2026, at First & Franklin Presbyterian Church, from 8:30 am – 4 pm, lunch included.
This is one of the few workshops offered to accommodate ruling elders and other church leaders who have weekday jobs. Please share with your Session, Peace & Justice Committee members and others who may be interested.
There are 4 main objectives:
+ Continue to broaden and deepen our understanding of how racism and white supremacy shape us as individuals and as church institutions (local churches and presbytery, in particular)
+ Focus in on institutional culture, historical harm, repentance and repair (particular areas of current importance within the presbytery)
+ Provide opportunity for individual reflection & analysis
+ Support the development of a personalized action plan for each participant.
This workshop will be co-facilitated by Ruling Elder Charese Jordan Moore (Knox) and Dr. Sarah M. Doerrer, an Instructional Coordinator with the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Anne Arundel Community College (Maryland) and board member for the Forage Center for Peacebuilding & Humanitarian Education. We will start with a refresher of some of the common terms and approaches to understanding racism, consider our church history and culture and reflect on how we can incorporate this work into our daily lives and as church leaders.
8:15 am : Arrival
8:30 am – 4 pm : Workshop with lunch provided.
Dismantling Racism: A Continuous Journey will begin with a refresher of some of the common terms and approaches to understanding racism and then move toward how we can incorporate this work into our daily lives and as church leaders. It is also recommended for congregational leaders, honorably retired pastors and members of any Presbytery committee or commission.
If you are a Teaching Elder with more than one year in the Presbytery or on the Commission on Ministry or Commission on Preparation for Ministry and have yet to attend one of these workshops, this event is for you. If you attended a workshop prior to 2021, then this is also time for you to attend. Feel free to share this workshop opportunity.