Racial Justice and Multicultural Ministry

WELCOME! We honestly mean it!

At its 2005 General Assembly, the United Reformed Church (URC) declared itself a multicultural church.

As a multicultural Church, the URC affirms its reforming, uniting and non-conforming ethos, intentionally committing itself to an intercultural journey that calls us to embody God's love, live God's word, promote God's justice, and practice expansive hospitality, the Jesus way.

- - affirming that the human family is one race, consisting of people of diverse ethnicities and cultures
  - rejoicing in and treasuring all of the variety of giftings of the human family
  - committing itself to welcoming ALL people into the community of faith
  - promoting God's justice for the whole of creation;
  - growing deep and wide while enriching every aspect of our life together
  - opposing, challenging and rejecting the sin of racism and related forms of prejudice

Working themes

At the core of our work are the following interrelated foci that bring together themes of justice and a multicultural church attempting to live and deepen intercultural habits.

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Racial Justice
Justice is at the heart of our work.

We believe, every act that deny and prevent authentic and inclusive engagement of all within the church and in society is not from God. Hence, the United Reformed Church rejects, opposes and challenges the sin of racism, and institutional racism in the life of Church and society as a betrayal of the generous heart of God.

In enabling links between racial justice and our practice of mission and ministry, RJMM gives agency to:

- Growing, supporting and equipping Racial Justice Advocates; Enabling racism awareness training for the whole church; Supporting the work of local churches' among refugees and asylum seekers; Monitoring the URC's inclusion mandates; Developing new tools for analysis of issues and data.

New initiatives and awards

We are pleased to announce a new initiative: a very Short Article Competition: Away with Discrimination and Hatredfor young people (11-25 years).

Celebrating: Multicultural Church, Intercultural Habit

celebrations

The multicultural gathering and celebration of the United Reformed Church is an biennial event.The first such gathering was held in 2007 (December) in London, the second in 2009 (December) and the third in 2011 (September) were both held at Carrs Lane United Reformed Church Centre in Birmingham.

Documenting RJMM

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RJMM - The URC Journey

The story of Racial Justice and Multicultural Ministry (RJMM) is relatively young in the life of the United Reformed Church, also a young church in terms of its "uniting" history. While resolutions dating back to 1987 identify this as a starting date, it can be reasonably argued that the URC has always had a focus on what it means to be a radically welcoming and inclusive Church.

Seasonal Resources

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Here you will find a collection of seasonal worship resources and study materials related to racial justice and multicultural themes. These resources are intended for small group use, discussion starters, worship and study days.As some of these are sourced from a variety of contexts, it may become necessary to adapt the materials appropriately.

Multicultural celebration 2013

Multicultural Celebration 2013

Saturday September 28th, 2013, Carrs Lane United Reformed Church, Birmingham B4 7SX

More information to follow!

Racial Justice and Multicultural Ministry

Working themes

New initiatives and awards

Celebrating: Multicultural Church, Intercultural Habit

Documenting RJMM

Seasonal Resources

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