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practical resources for church leaders seeking to engage and embrace cultural diversity and anti-racism
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Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama
Date: March 7, 1965
Location: Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama
Overview: Bloody Sunday and the Civil Rights Movement
March 7, 1965, became a turning point in American history when peaceful demonstrators, led by prominent civil rights figures such as John Lewis and Hosea Williams, marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Their goal was simple but profound: to protest discriminatory voting practices and demand equal voting rights for African Americans. What transpired on that day—now known as Bloody Sunday—was a violent clash between unarmed protesters and law enforcement, but it also ignited national outrage and became a catalyst for change.
Women’s History Month
“Racial Justice: A Mandate to Our Discipleship”
WEBINAR SERIES
This four-session series invites participants to explore the racial justice mandate of The United Methodist Church—its origins, meaning, and ongoing significance as a mandate for dismantling racism, white supremacy, and colonial legacies in the life of the Church.
Session 1: Actively Engaging Racial Justice in Local Congregations (March 3, 2026)
Session 2: Racial Justice & Its Implications for Today (April 7, 2026)
Session 3: Racial Justice & Our Methodist Heritage (May 5, 2026)
Session 4: Understanding Racial Inequity, White Privilege, White Supremacy, and Colonialism (June 2, 2026)
Living Out Our Calling
FEATURED SERIES
As The United Methodist Church, our denominational commitment to racial justice names a bold and holy calling:
to eradicate racism in all its forms and to embody a church where every person is treated with dignity, equity, and justice.
This calling is not abstract or aspirational. This series invites you not simply to learn, but to practice and embody racial justice as a lived commitment. Together, we step into the work of dismantling racism, not as an act of charity, but as an expression of faithfulness to the gospel and to one another.
Lent
The Imago Dei (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Bible Study is a five-week study written in the style of Lectio Divina.
“We believe that the Image of God found in the person of the Holy Trinity is Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive.”
GCORR’s Statement on The Imago DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) as an Expression of the Trinity
New Courses
This foundational course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge, awareness, and tools to recognize, interrupt, and respond to microaggressions in faithful and healing ways.
This course led by Rev. Enger Muteteke, Senior Director of Programs and Education, explores how to recognize the gift of cultural differences in ministry settings and how colorblindness is not a benign framework.
Premium Resources
Immigration
Book Studies
Our Sacred Journey
a project that is dedicated to celebrating the rich diversity of the United Methodist Church community by sharing stories that reflect our cultural identities, faith journeys, and shared humanity