More Information about Congregation Partnerships
KEY DATES with Congregation-to-Congregation Pairings
1992 - Black-White Dialogues among clergy begun1994 - Community-Wide What Color is Community? A Citizen’s Town Meeting Followed by: Going the Second Mile Dialogue on Racism
1995 - In response to the burning of 30 black churches (primarily in the South) during an 18-month period from 1995-1996, the Interfaith Federation launched: Sustained Dialogues for Racial Harmony (based on the Kettering Foundation model) & Shared Meals (pairing of congregations across racial lines for meals, dialogue, etc.)
1996 - Congregation-to-Congregation partnerships formed crossing race and denominational lines.
2016 - New partnerships launched in response to Alton Sterling and police fatal shootings
CONGREGATION-TO-CONGREGATION (CTC)
What? A partnership between black and white congregationsWhy? Response to the love of God which calls people together to tear down barriers and build bridges, bearing witness to a new community which is not defined nor limited by color
How? Build relationships, listen, learn, be blessed by each other, and bless others
When? Each Congregation-to-Congregation partnership chooses its own timeline
Guidelines? Models and resources are available to assist and encourage the process
Contact Interfaith Federation office for more information.