Hello OSC friends,
I can't tell you how excited I am about next Tuesday night.
Last summer, in the wake of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd's murders, our church lamented.
Last fall, we formed a learning group to read about how racism is deeply and systemically embedded in our culture and institutions.
Last winter, we came together as a church to make anti-racism and racial healing a stated priority in our latest Mission Commitment.
Last January our first ever Anti-Racism Team was formed, as half-a-dozen of your fellow congregants came together to form something tangible that might lead to real change, beginning with us.
Last spring, this team beta-tested a new anti-racism group process together. We gave feedback, we made changes.
But now the time has come to walk into this commitment in a deeply personal way.
Next Tuesday night at 6:30 PM on Zoom, all that effort becomes a reality as we launch our first ever, home-grown, 6-week anti-racism learning group, No Greater Love: Learning Anti-Racist Relationships.
If you care about overcoming racism in our country, in our city, and in ourselves, I encourage you to join this 6-week group today.
Rev. Jason Coker
Lead Pastor
PS: I know the idea of participating in an anti-racism group can be intimidating. But I promise you two things: 1) Like everything else at OSC, we have worked hard to create a space of grace, and 2) The cost of confronting racism, even in ourselves, is far less than the cost of ignoring it. Click here to RSVP for No Greater Love.
No Greater Love Begins in one week!