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A Jesus Christ Movement For Unity, Justice & Peace!

The Ohio Council of Churches (OCC) is a partnership of 18 Christian denominations in 24 different organizational configurations or judicatories throughout Ohio. While our administrative offices are in Columbus, the Ohio Council of Churches is much larger than any office; it is all of us, together, across Ohio!

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Anti-Racism Sunday – October 15

For the third time since 2020, the Ohio Council of Churches is asking Ohio congregations to join together in publicly declaring racism to be a sin. With October 15, 2023 identified as “Anti-Racism Sunday,” members of Ohio congregations will use prayers, sermons, litanies, and lessons to make it clear that racism is a sin and is not compatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ. They will also use this particular Sunday to share at least one congregational ministry or service through which racism is being disrupted or dismantled.
 

“We believe Jesus came to offer abundant life, a flourishing life to all of humanity, said the Council’s Executive Director Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr. “Racism is a public health threat that is in clear and active opposition to the values and vision of Jesus Christ. We Christians are compelled by the love of God to detect, disrupt, and dismantle racism in all of its forms.”

 

With reports of racism-motivated domestic terrorism on the increase, the Council feels that now is the time for Christians of all races and zip codes to speak up and act out against racism, as motivated by the love of God.

"The command of Christ to notice and respond to the ache of our neighbors compels us to undo the effects of our country's long history of racism. This requires acknowledging its enduring reality and also working concretely to transform systems that perpetuate its effects in the lives of so many, stated Rev. Dr. David Long-Higgins, the Council’s Governing Board President and Conference Minister of the Heartland Conference of the United Church of Christ. “Anti-Racism Sunday gifts us with a sacred pause to remember, reflect, and recommit to this vital work."

The Council’s Anti-Racism Team has produced a list of anti-racism worship resources for use on October 15 and beyond. It can be found here, Anti-Racism | OH Council Churches (ohcouncilchs.org). In addition, the Team will offer a pre-recorded anti-racism-themed worship service featuring a sermon by noted Baptist pastor and justice advocate, Rev. Dr. Renee Wormack-Keels. “We are pleased to announce that our recorded Anti-Racism worship service will be available on October 9 via the Council’s Facebook page and website,” remarked Cheryl Cattledge, co-convener of the Anti-Racism Team.

 

To register your congregation for the October 15 observance of Anti-Racism Sunday, please use this link https://forms.gle/dVqsUL5z3xGZE2VKA

 

How has your congregation confronted racism? What anti-racism stories can you share? If your congregation has anti-racism experiences to share, please send them to the Council at info@ohcouncilchs.org.

 Pastoral Letter Calling for the Cessation of Sales of Assault Rifles 
(click the image below to view the complete PDF)

Signed by:

Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr., Executive Director, the Ohio Council of Churches

Rev. Allen V. Harris

Rev. Dr. David Long-Higgins, Conference Minister, Heartland Conference, United Church of Christ

Samuel N. Winston, Jr. - President, Ohio Baptist General Convention

The Rev. Deb Oskin

Rev. Dr. Tracy S. Malone, Resident Bishop, Ohio East Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church

Rev. E. Neil Gaiser, West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church

The Rev. Melanie W. J. Slane, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Officer of The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio

Bishop Daniel G. Beaudoin

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