This Sunday we are receiving a message from Ms. Cynta Butts. Cynta brings experience as a music and church leader, and racial equity educator to her work with the United Church of Christ. Her education includes a degree in music and training in Taking Action for Racial Equity and Working Effectively Across Differences, a program with Capacity Building Partnerships.

Cynta is a member of Ainsworth United Church of Christ. She served as their Minister of Music for 12 years. She participates in the Reckoning with Racism cohorts sponsored by Together Lab and the Oregon Synod, ELCA and is a member of the United Church of Christ, Central Pacific Conference Board. She currently is Moderator for the UCC, CPC board.

In her personal life she loves singing, storytelling and meeting people from all walks of life. She shares her life in Portland, Oregon with her wife, Ellen, their dog Seamus and cats, Sweetpea and Buster.

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