From J C Tigra: "Very admirable. Had to look up United Church of Christ : UCC not Uniform Code lol. Looks like they have a very strong support community and active faith. The idea of covenant churches is new to me and they seem to accomplish a lot of charity work.
Missionary work has a lot of baggage, intended or not, of propagating a colonial point of view. Glad to hear that the Ghanans are taking over directing the programs.
Hello JC, as I’m just seeing comments on the May 30 article I wrote, I should clarify that we did not represent any church in our work in Africa, and did not see ours as missionary or mission work. We also worked hard over the years to bring Afro-centric books for the library and local schools, and works that show the leadership of African Americans in US history. The UCC is simply our own congregation at home here in MN — merging of the Congregational Church and several similar churches in the progressive tradition, supporting peacebuilding, social justice, and democratic practices locally and internationally.
From Elllie Stock: "Thanks, Joyce and Robertson for this article.
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Good to hear from you, Ellie.
From Teresa Sosa: "Thank you for sharing this! It raises Hope and connections!"
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From Kathy McGrane: "Just love reading this!"
Great to hear from you, Kathy!
From J C Tigra: "Very admirable. Had to look up United Church of Christ : UCC not Uniform Code lol. Looks like they have a very strong support community and active faith. The idea of covenant churches is new to me and they seem to accomplish a lot of charity work.
Missionary work has a lot of baggage, intended or not, of propagating a colonial point of view. Glad to hear that the Ghanans are taking over directing the programs.
What faith-full folk. 🙏"
Hello JC, as I’m just seeing comments on the May 30 article I wrote, I should clarify that we did not represent any church in our work in Africa, and did not see ours as missionary or mission work. We also worked hard over the years to bring Afro-centric books for the library and local schools, and works that show the leadership of African Americans in US history. The UCC is simply our own congregation at home here in MN — merging of the Congregational Church and several similar churches in the progressive tradition, supporting peacebuilding, social justice, and democratic practices locally and internationally.
Thank you for clarifying this and thank you for all you do for others.
Thank you for your comment, JC. Yes, they are deeply caring people.
How wonderful to read of your inspiring work! Thanks for sharing.
Good to hear from you, Tina!