That's why we developed the 12 Months of Anti-racism for Park Hill United Methodist Church (PHUMC) and the greater community.
You do not need to be a member of PHUMC or even Christian to be a part of our activities.
(Our motto, 'come grow your spirit with us' is an open invitation to anyone. Seriously... anyone.)
12 Months of Anti-racsim is a combination of lighter acitivities, like beer busts (virtually for now, hopefully in-person later in the year) and deeper ones, like attending a Zoom presentation and discussion on 'Understanding Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions: The Path to Cross-Cultural Effectiveness.'
Our hearts broke as the Black Lives Matter protest erupted last summer, exposing systematic racism and white supremacy within many long-standing American insititutions, companies, and organizations. It became worse when the Capitol Building was invaded during an attempted coup.
But... we have hope that by exposing these wounds they can be healed.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
Pick up your copy of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and start reading. In May, PHUMC will be using this book for a, "One Church, One Book" to study in various small groups and sermons throughout the month. More details to come.
You can purchase your book through PHUMC (follow the same steps above for purchasing a Black Lives Matter yard sigh, put "Caste" in the memo sections of checks and the donation type online). Books can be picked up at PHUMC on Mondays between 11:30-12:15 or (less easily) mailed to you. To pickup in person, come to the Montview Street office entrance, on the red sidewalk and ring the doorbell.
Books can also be purchased through Tattered Cover, which is (arguably) a Black owned bookstore.
Monday, January 25th, 6:00-7:30pm: A special session of Race, Church and Society Action group on 'Unconscious Bias and Microagressions: The Path to Cross-cultural Effectiveness.'
In this session, Park Hiller, Patty Powell, will help participants better understand the concept of unconscious bias, the origin of microaggressions, the impact on individuals and how we can raise our awareness of our own biases. Patty will also describe steps we can take to engage in more inclusive behaviors. Zoom links will be available soon. Three years ago, Patty left the University of Denver Sturm College of Law to launch Counsel for Counsel, LLC, a consulting business focused on coaching and training in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Follow this link via Zoom.
Janurary 31st, 11:15am (after the worship service): Social Justice Fair.
We are a faith community that "walks the talk" of social justice. Join us virtually in a church-wide conversation to find out more about our social justice areas of focus and how you can get invovled. The lessons of 2020 call us to love, mercy and do justice. Let us be the hands and feet we are called to be in service to loving all of God's people.
Our social justice areas of focus: Racial Reconciliation, Poverty, Immigration, LGBTQIA+ Advocacy, and Creation Care (environmental justice).
Follow this link to join the fair via Zoom. Passcode: 116021
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
- Pick up your copy of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and start reading. In May, PHUMC will be using this book for a, "One Church, One Book" to study in various small groups and sermons throughout the month. More details to come.
You can purchase your book through PHUMC (follow the same steps above for purchasing a Black Lives Matter yard sigh, put "Caste" in the memo sections of checks and the donation type online). Books can be picked up at PHUMC on Mondays between 11:30-12:15 or (less easily) mailed to you. To pickup in person, come to the Montview Street office entrance, on the red sidewalk and ring the doorbell.
Books can also be purchased through Tattered Cover, which is (arguably) a Black owned bookstore.
- Sunday, February 7th, after worship service, roughly 11:30am: A 2nd special session of Race, Church and Society Action group on 'Unconscious Bias and Microagressions: The Path to Cross-cultural Effectiveness.'
In this session, Park Hiller, Patty Powell, will help participants better understand the concept of unconscious bias, the origin of microaggressions, the impact on individuals and how we can raise our awareness of our own biases. Patty will also describe steps we can take to engage in more inclusive behaviors. Zoom links will be available soon. Three years ago, Patty left the University of Denver Sturm College of Law to launch Counsel for Counsel, LLC, a consulting business focused on coaching and training in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Follow this link via Zoom.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
- Pick up your copy of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and start reading. In May, PHUMC will be using this book for a, "One Church, One Book" to study in various small groups and sermons throughout the month. More details to come.
You can purchase your book through PHUMC (follow the same steps above for purchasing a Black Lives Matter yard sigh, put "Caste" in the memo sections of checks and the donation type online). Books can be picked up at PHUMC on Mondays between 11:30-12:15 or (less easily) mailed to you. To pickup in person, come to the Montview Street office entrance, on the red sidewalk and ring the doorbell.
Books can also be purchased through Tattered Cover, which is (arguably) a Black owned bookstore.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
- Pick up your copy of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and start reading. In May, PHUMC will be using this book for a, "One Church, One Book" to study in various small groups and sermons throughout the month. More details to come.
You can purchase your book through PHUMC (follow the same steps above for purchasing a Black Lives Matter yard sigh, put "Caste" in the memo sections of checks and the donation type online). Books can be picked up at PHUMC on Mondays between 11:30-12:15 or (less easily) mailed to you. To pickup in person, come to the Montview Street office entrance, on the red sidewalk and ring the doorbell.
Books can also be purchased through Tattered Cover, which is (arguably) a Black owned bookstore.
Early Reading and Mentoring Program at Hallet Academy has been on hold since the pandemic began. Volunteers were trained in early childhood education reading techniques. Through this reading program, one of our partners, Book Trust, had provided three books to each student every month to take home after we read those books to them.
Due to the Hallett building closing in the Spring of 2020 and remaining closed to volunteers throughout the 2020-2021 school year, this program has been suspended. Yet, our volunteers wanted to continue fostering a love of books and reading for the students.
BUT... through a continued partnership with Book Trust, we were able to redesign and expand the program this month. In addition to Early Childhood Education and Kindergarten students at Hallet Academy, those same aged students at Smith Elementary School, Montclair Elementary School of Academics and Enrichment, and the Hope Center Preschool will all receive a book to take home and keep AND books will be provided to refresh their classroom libraries.
We are hoping to re-start the reading program in the fall of 2021. We'll wait and see what the four schools need and can accommodate with appropriate health precautions.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
- This month, PHUMC will be using Caste by Isabel Wilkerson book for a, "One Church, One Book" to study in various small groups and sermons throughout the month. More details to come.
You can purchase your book through PHUMC (follow the same steps above for purchasing a Black Lives Matter yard sigh, put "Caste" in the memo sections of checks and the donation type online). Books can be picked up at PHUMC on Mondays between 11:30-12:15 or (less easily) mailed to you. To pickup in person, come to the Montview Street office entrance, on the red sidewalk and ring the doorbell.
Books can also be purchased through Tattered Cover, which is (arguably) a Black owned bookstore.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.
Ongoing: Bell Ringing on Mondays
We ring bells EVERY Monday at noon for eight minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd, rain or shine or snow or cold. Our efforts are to raise awareness in our community about Black Lives Matter and to feel we are doing something.No bell ring experience required. We ring randomly. We require all ringers to wear gloves and masks and arrive around 11:45 on the north side of the church, near the Montview Boulevard office entrance.
Persons are welcome to contact Ruth Ann with questions at ra-russell@comcast.net.