Gulf Coast Synod Racial Justice

09/26/2023

Saturday, Sept. 30, is the U.S. National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools. You can participate by wearing an orange shirt and posting photos of yourself and members of your congregation or community on social media. Throughout September, the ELCA's Truth and Healing Movement has provided opportunities to learn about how our church was involved in Indian boarding school policies and address some of the trauma such schools have caused. Find out more, including information about ordering orange shirts, at ELCA.org/TruthAndHealing.

05/19/2023

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05/04/2023

May 5, 2023
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
�Wear red and post.
On May 5 we encouraged you to join Native people across the United States in wearing red to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Post a selfie or group picture on your social media channels, using the hashtags and .
To learn more about the National Day of Awareness and more ways to get involved, read this article from We R Native: [https://www.wernative.org/articles/national-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-persons-awareness-day]

Please Click here For more Resources: [[https://www.elca.org/indigenous]]

https://www.elca.org/indigenous

The ELCA’s Truth & Healing Movement is an opportunity for this church to increase our understanding of our colonizing impacts on Indigenous people in the past and present. Over the next several months, there will be opportunities to learn, raise awareness and engage in other ways to impact hearts ...

04/30/2023

God of liberation, guide our actions toward justice and mercy.

04/05/2023

Flyer available at https://mcusercontent.com/0dc6c6db2de7abf68d05bda71/images/21cd00b8-c4f5-299d-d03b-e27b9ee5cde3.png.

Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeblTH3-Sc3ArDRgwKzJdD5iZVclELoaC6RIhTfdo6MlsrShA/viewform.

03/02/2023

What is it we cannot see about racism? Where can I learn more without feeling overwhelmed by unknown words and phrases and charged buzzwords? Who can I ask questions and learn and discover with without judgment, in a welcoming environment?

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE AWAKENING RETREAT MARCH 17-19 AT LUTHERHILL in LA GRANGE, TEXAS!

Group activities, personal stories, and caring conversations will cultivate a safe and hospitable place to question our certainties and explore our doubts together.

Cost: $36/person

This event is facilitated by Color of Grace, and is sponsored by the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod and Lutherhill Ministries.

(If you have a financial hardship, scholarships may be available. Please contact [email protected] for more information)

For more information about how to register, please contact Lutherhill at (979) 217-1954!

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02/02/2023

African Descent Ministries of the ELCA is celebrating Black History Month with season two of Talks at the Desk, a video series that explores diverse expressions of the church. A new video will premiere each Wednesday in February at 7:30 pm Central time. Watch them live on YouTube - https://youtu.be/SAFk55X9DJg

- or download them here - https://www.elca.org/adm. Join us to hear youth, young adults, rostered leaders, elders and friends of our communities share their own sacred stories.

For more updates, follow on Instagram and Twitter or check out ELCA African Descent Ministries

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11/16/2022

The African Descent Lutheran Association extends our condolences to the family of ADLA Lifetime Member, The Rev. Dr. Richard Stewart. We are so grateful for Dr. Stewart's contributions and legacy in African descent Lutheran history that will live on for generations. In sure hope of the resurrection, well done good and faithful servant.

05/03/2021

White Fatigue is an animated short film intended to drive awareness around the phenomenon of white fatigue and how it perpetuates systemic racial inequality ...