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Central Avenue United Methodist Church

RACISM

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We want to be a body of believers who seek to understand the experience of our sisters and brothers who are people of color. We believe that the best way to approach that is to listen, and to engage in conversations that may at times be uncomfortable as we learn about power and privilege, and how they skew our perspectives and our experiences. We believe that an essential piece of knowing and loving the Gospel, is the act of acknowledging the hurt around us and endeavoring to work against those forces causing it. Below, you may find some resources that we hope and pray will be of service as we quiet our hearts, open our minds, and prepare to listen.

START HERE: (35 minutes)

1. The Danger of a Single Story

2. How the Church Can Lead in Racial Reconciliation

3. Four Things We Should Teach All Kids About Racism

4. Slavery to Mass Incarceration

5. Be Less Racist: 12 Steps by a White Dude


GO DEEPER:

7 Ways to Be a White Ally for the Black Community

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Skin In The Game

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

We Need To Talk About An Injustice

Empathy, Racial Tension, and The Church

What is Whiteness?

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

We Need To Talk About White Culture

The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone

On Racism and White Privilege

White Like Me by Tim Wise

 

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    • WHO WE ARE
    • WHAT WE BELIEVE
    • OUR LEADERSHIP
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    • CONNECTIONS
    • HOSPITALITY
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  • FORWARD/
    • ABOUT
    • TRANSFORM
    • PLANT
    • REACH
    • TEACH
    • GIVE

Central Avenue

Central Avenue United Methodist Church is located in Athens, OH and seeks to minister to the body of Christ, our local community, and the wider world. This includes Ohio University and the wider Athens Community. We have two locations, one uptown and the other on the westside. 

SUNDAY SERVICES:

“We are a vital and growing community of people in Athens, Ohio who are seeking a deeper relationship with God through Jesus Christ.”

9:30am  @ Uptown (29 E Carpenter St.)
11:00am @ Westside (73 Central Ave.)

OFFICE:

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29 E. Carpenter St.
Athens, OH  45701
(740) 592-2389

 

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday: 8:00am- 3:00pm

Tuesday: 8:00am - 3:00pm

Wednesday: 8:00am - 3:00pm

Thursday: 8:00am - 3:00pm

 

 

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