NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2022
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rev. Jerad Morey
Director of Strategic Relationships
Minnesota Council of Churches
(612) 230-3211
Voices united, embracing the future
“Then all of you can join together with one voice….. looking forward to what lies ahead, we press on to reach the end of the race for which God is calling us.”
(Romans 15:6; Philippians 3:13-14 NLT)
NEWS RELEASE
Rev. Jerad Morey
Director of Strategic Relationships
Minnesota Council of Churches
(612) 230-3211
FELLOWSHIP AWARD RECOGNIZES IMPACT OF TAPESTRY PROJECT
Our CEO, Rev. Dr. Curtiss Paul DaYoung, offered these comments at the August 17, 2022 press conference for Tekle Sundberg:
Remarks about the Police Killing of Tekle Sundberg
Rev. Dr. Curtiss DeYoung, CEO
Minnesota Council of Churches
The body of Christ in Minnesota is stronger today than it was in May.
The mission of the Minnesota Council of Churches is to manifest the unity of the body of Christ and to build the common good in the world. Our mission is necessary because it can sometimes be hard to believe that there is any unity in the body of Christ at all – especially after we have seen how different Christians respond so differently to public health guidance around the COVID pandemic.
[Crossposted from Healing Minnesota Stories blog]
Indigenous spiritual practices are fundamentally tied to their sacred lands. That has profound implications for protecting their freedom of religion: The right to practice their religion without interference.
What follows is a press release from three congregations - ELCA, UCC and Catholic - announcing their partnership in New Branches, a church building they have renovated for shared use to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God in their Minneapolis mission field.
