We welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all.
Bethel is committed to becoming anti-racist. Join us in interrupting racism!
We passed our resolution and are passionate about making the world safer for all!
BETHEL RESPONDS TO RACISM. JOIN OUR PASSIONATE TEAM TO INTERRUPT RACISM NOW
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BETHEL’S SYMBOL FOR OUR RESPONsE TO RACICM
Bethel is making a stand against racism. This new logo contains a tree from Bethel’s logo and multi-colored hands together representing inclusion and cooperation. The beautiful logo symbolizes the peace, cooperation, and harmony between races and will mark our programs going forward. Thanks to the Beaverton High School Art Department for designing this logo.
Resources Lists
LEARNING ABOUT RACISM AND HOW TO RESPOND
We have a task force learning about systemic racism and how to respond with God’s inclusiveness and love.
We developed a lexicon with definitions of words pertaining to racism. By being intentional about the words we use (Book listand don't use), we can play an important part in breaking the cycle of institutional racism and oppression.
We had a sermon series on Michelle Alexander’s book, “The New Jim Crow”.
We also had a sermon series on “See No Stranger” by Valerie Kaur
Bethel has held Zoom discussion groups for relevant movies and books on anti-racism.
Where are we going?
We voted YES on Anti-Racist resolution Jam 28, 2024 at 11:30 AM
The United Church of Christ program, “White Privilege-Let’s Talk,” is scheduled for spring, 2024 (Evening Zoom discussion that spans six weeks)
We’ve passed an anti racist statement - UCC is an anti-racist denomination
We participated in Juneteenth 2023
