First Congregational Church

165 Main St, Amherst, MA

 

Anti-Racism Ministry

OUR COMMITMENT
 "We are a congregation committed to pro-active
 anti-racism - seeking with God's help to be a force for the elimination of racism and white privilege."
(Commitment approved by the Congregation, Feb 2010)

 

INDEX

Statement of Current Perspectives
Approved by our congregation in February 2010.  An informative view of some of our thinking about racism and white privilege. 

Current and Recent Projects

What You Can Do
A list of actions any individual can take to help dismantle racism.

Brochure
Here’s a single, 2-sided sheet that summarizes our church’s anti-racism stance.

Transformative Learning
See some sessions and videos we’ve offered over the last few years and our all-church-read experience.

Moving Beyond Racism
Read about our book that includes writings by members of our congregation and was edited and published by Carole Ann Camp of our Anti-Racism Ministry Team.  You might want to get and read this book.

Resources
Here are some handouts, a list of videos available for borrowing, articles, links, etc. that we’ve found useful.

Anti-Racism Ministry Team & Contact Us
Who we are, and an invitation to join us.