Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Hebron House, Mt. Hebron Presbyterian Church Learn more about Dismantling Racism The Presbytery is partnering with NEXT Church to lead this workshop designed for Teaching Elders as well as those preparing for ministry, Presbytery staff and leaders. It is also recommended for congregational leaders, honorably retired pastors and members of […]
Dismantling Racism Training
Friday, October 6, 2023 at Faith Presbyterian Church Learn more about Dismantling Racism The Presbytery is partnering with NEXT Church to lead this workshop designed for Teaching Elders as well as those preparing for ministry, Presbytery staff and leaders. It is also recommended for congregational leaders, honorably retired pastors and members of any Presbytery committee […]
Addressing the Treatment of the “Tennessee Three”
April 21, 2023 If there was any doubt that racism is alive and well in our nation, the Tennessee State House of Representatives put those doubts to rest and to suggest otherwise would be disingenuous. On Maundy Thursday, their decision to expel two extraordinary men from their body was an act of racism. To her […]
Dismantling Racism Training
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Please plan to arrive by 8:15 a.m. so we can start on time! Ark & Dove Presbyterian Church The Presbytery partnering with NEXT Church to lead this foundational workshop, rooted in an understanding of historical and systemic racism. It is intended to equip participants to lead […]
Congregational Studies for Lent 2023
The Dismantling Racism Team offers these ideas that come with study guides for use with small groups. The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone (2011) This study guide is available on the Presbytery website (pdf) Excerpted from Orbis Books: The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols […]
Dismantling Racism Training
We’re sorry, but this event is full, and registration has closed. Friday, October 21 2022, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please plan to arrive by 8:15 a.m. so we can start on time! Grace Presbyterian Church The Presbytery partnering with NEXT Church to lead this foundational workshop, rooted in an understanding of historical and systemic […]
Dismantling Racism Training
Please plan to arrive by 8:15 a.m. so we can start on time! Thursday, June 2, 2022, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church UPDATES: When entering the driveway from Shaker, go through to the back of the church and park in the large parking lot. Enter the building from that parking lot […]
BIPOC: Experiences of Racism in the US
The topic of the May B’more Human session is, “BIPOC: Experiences of Racism in the US.” Join us on Monday, May 17th and Tuesday, May 18th, 6:30-8 pm, for a two-part session where we explore these concepts through the eyes of our esteemed panel. Panel members include + Maria Wong, who is originally from Hong Kong and professor […]
Addressing Anti-Asian Racism
March 22, 2021 To the Presbytery of Baltimore: We, the Dismantling Racism Team of the Baltimore Presbytery, are grieving the shootings last week in Atlanta, Georgia that killed eight innocent people, including six Asian women. We condemn these acts of violence and the increasing anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) racism in the United States. […]
“Health and the Legacy of Enslavement”
The B’More Human Series continues in November There is little more important than our health. Yet, like many aspects of our lives, race impacts where one lives, economic resources, education opportunities, environmental issues, and definitely health. Disparities in health outcomes have been observed through the centuries, but are heightened in the more than a century […]
