Faith In Action

To Those Upset about COVID in Arizona and the Lack of Mask Wearing

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To Those Upset about COVID in Arizona and the Lack of Mask Wearing

There is only one way to get back to a new normal which is to wear a mask. Since the Governor of Arizona will not seriously promote wearing a mask it is up to us to do something about it.

[written by Peter Fox, PhD, Professor of Environmental Engineering at Arizona State University since 1990]

Thank you, Peter, for your strong and compassionate advocacy on behalf of the people of Arizona. Thank you for allowing us to share it.

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An Exciting Update from Hope House of Sedona

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An Exciting Update from Hope House of Sedona

We have some extremely exciting Hope House news to relay to you: the $336,000 grant funds have been released! For that to happen, the environmental review of the property had to be completed. That was done at the end of May. We started working on Hope House a year and a half ago, so this is thrilling news to all who have worked so hard to make this a reality in Sedona. We received the call yesterday afternoon that HUD had released the funds for Hope House, so we can now move forward with the next steps of the project.

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A Letter to the United Church of Christ from The UCC Mental Health Network

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A Letter to the United Church of Christ from The UCC Mental Health Network

The UCC Mental Health Network Board of Directors desires to add its voice to those who in pain and despair are seeking to express their outrage about the murder of George Floyd and the deaths of so many other people of color who have suffered and died because of the violence born of the systemic racism that has pervaded our country for centuries. We join with the many groups and organizations which decry these violent acts, and we commit to working for a seismic shift in our national consciousness that will bring determined actions toward dismantling racism.

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Assisting Navajo Nation Members

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Assisting Navajo Nation Members

The response to the crisis in the Navajo Nation has been heroic. And yet the Navajo Nation needs our assistance. Most of the Navajo Nation land mass lays within the boundaries of the Southwest Conference. 40% of the people living there have no running water. Two thirds of the Diné people have no electricity. There are only 13 grocery stores on the reservation, a region roughly the size of West Virginia. People must drive up to 100 miles round trip to purchase basic needs if those products are even available. While the temptation is to collect goods and ship them to agencies and ministries, the best way to provide immediate relief is to send monetary donations to vetted agencies and ministries assisting Navajo families. The long term need for not only the Diné people but for all indigenous people is to end the centuries of oppression that systemic racism and colonialism has metered out against them.

Here you will find the contact information for Navajo agencies and our ecumenical partners’ ministries offering assistance to members of the Navajo Nation.

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Clergy Gather: Phoenix

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Clergy Gather: Phoenix

Religious leaders will gather in solidarity at Washington and 7th Avenue in Phoenix at 10:00 a.m. weekdays. We will gather on the sidewalk in the shade to the West of the Phoenix Police Department building.

Please bring:

  • water

  • a mask

  • a sign

  • something to identify you as clergy

For more information please text Pastor James Pennington at 608-628-5040.

Work for peace! Friends are welcome!

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CHHSM Statement about the Pandemic of Systemic Racism

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CHHSM Statement about the Pandemic of Systemic Racism

“We left our Annual Gathering in early March with renewed hope for “Justice and Grace—Together.” Events since then have shown us how far we have to go as a nation to find justice or grace, much less hold them together. Indeed, much of what has occurred is the absolute opposite of CHHSM’s vision of a just, caring, and compassionate world.”

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