Monday, Oct. 12 – Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 (All Times are Eastern Time)
Registration is open
Theme: “Breathing New Life into our Nation: Repentance, Re-formation, Reparation”
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:3-6, emphasis on verse 5
I can’t breathe. These words, uttered through the mouths of dying Black men who fell victim to racial injustice at the hands, and knee, of law enforcement officers have reverberated through our nation and around the world, calling us to a deeper level of reflection and engagement while pushing us to redefine who and what our nation will be.
As the National Council of Churches celebrates 70 years of public witness in the fight for justice, we know that it is time for us to repent, to re-form, and to repair the damage we have caused.
During our Christian Unity Gathering, we will call on participants to partner with God in breathing new life into our nation – a nation struggling to recover from the sins of the past and chart a healthier, more just way forward. We recognize that the sin of racism has left our nation unable to breathe unencumbered and in desperate need of repentance, re-formation and reparation.
As racial injustices plague the country, the novel coronavirus pandemic rages nearly unchecked, and an economic crisis plunges millions into poverty, we will explore the ways to move back from the brink, by faith, to a place of justice, restored hope and healing.
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