Note: As we work to build out our Peace and Justice Center, we are sharing voices from our community and letting them tell you why they need a Peace and Justice Center. Today’s post is from Cynthia Neufeld Smith, a former Unit Leader at the Service Adventure team hosted by Open Door. – Pastor Hugh We spent two meaningful years with Service Adventure in Jackson, Mississippi, hosted by Open…
Note: We sat down with Pastor Horace recently, and asked him why he thought Jackson needed a Peace and Justice Center. – Pastor Hugh This project is important to me because I have seen people in our congregation and in our community wrestle with dilemmas that I don’t think anyone should have to face. Have you ever had to figure out how to get back and forth to…
Note: As we work to build out our Peace and Justice Center, we are sharing voices from our community and letting them tell you why they need a Peace and Justice Center. Today’s post is from Rhoda Yoder, an Open Door Elder. – Pastor Hugh Living in Jackson, Mississippi, we learn to navigate potholes. If you drive anywhere, you go slow, and stay watchful to avoid bone jarring,…
In the second week of Advent, Pastor Horace looks at the opening of Paul’s love letter to the Philippian community. In it we discover some principles for having peace in the midst of adversity: Focus on Our Purpose Focus on Our Community Focus on Love Focus on Righteousness Trust God to complete the work in and among us.…
As part of our ongoing Courageous Conversations series, we invite you to join us Wednesday the 29th of July at 7 PM for an open honest conversation answering these questions” What’s the Big Deal About Confederate Monuments? And what about Christian Conquest of the Americas? Please read these two articles prior to Wednesday: Confederate Statues Were Built to Further A “White Supremacist Future” Miles Parker, NPR August 20,…
When did it become so hard to talk about everything? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a civil, yet courageous, conversation about the issues that divide us? A place where we can ask hard questions, where we can hear from people who are not like us, and where we can maybe learn something new while we are at it? Open Door is hosting what we call Courageous Conversations…