Boehm's Church

United Church of Christ

Lenten Spirituality Group: Alternating Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Please Join us on alternating Wednesdays at 7pm on Zoom for a new Lenten Spirituality Group that will focus on cultivating resilience in our everyday lives. We'll use a variety of resources and the gifts of scripture, poetry, prayer and our own stories to open our hearts to God's transforming work in us. All persons are welcome!

You can join the spirituality group by clicking here or dialing in via cellphone or landline (find your dial-in number here). 

Uppity Women of the Bible: Judith

Alternating Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

Come and be inspired by the story of Judith, an Uppity Woman of the Bible who takes matters into her own hands! We'll also learn about the more modern (b. 1593!) woman, Artemisia, who paints her. All persons are welcome!

You can join the study group by clicking here or dialing in via cellphone or landline (find your dial-in number here). 

A Statement on Anti-Racism

We, the Consistory of Boehm’s United Church of Christ, have covenanted to extend extravagant welcome to people of all abilities, ages, backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, races, and sexual orientations. We have covenanted to invite all to participate fully in the life, leadership, and ministry of this community of faith*. However, we recognize that our church and our denomination are predominately white. We recognize that Sunday morning is still the ‘most segregated hour in Christian America’ today as it was 60 years ago when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke those words. And we recognize that we have had the prerogative to avoid uncomfortable conversations regarding racism, black history and white supremacy. Until now.

Heartbreaking events this year have opened our eyes anew to the racial injustices faced daily by our siblings of color. We hear that persons of brown and black skin are exhausted by decades and centuries of differential treatment and the racism that is embedded in our society. Our siblings have fought for generations and continue to fight for justice, for equal treatment under the law, and for freedom from discrimination in housing, voting rights, education, job opportunities and health care. We fear they cannot breathe. We see that there is even a disproportionate number of deaths within the community of color compared to the white community.

It is true that every life matters. We know that each and every one of us is a beloved child of God. We know that Jesus comes to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, and to let the oppressed go free (Luke 4:16-19). We know that we are called to love one another and to love justly. Because of the unquestionable differences in how our siblings of color are treated, we, as Christians and as a community of faith, must speak out now saying specifically that their lives matter. Black lives matter.

We pray for guidance and courage as we work together to discern our role in standing for justice for those at the margins of our society and to build a strong anti-racist commitment in our church.

 - Micah 6:8

*Please see our Open and Affirming Statement.

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