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Racism’s Toll on Mental Health by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund

May 16, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund (she/her/hers)

The day before the United Church of Christ honored Mental Health Sunday, a horrendous hate crime was carried out on Saturday, May 14, at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. Ten lives were taken by a white, 18-year-old male mass shooter motivated by racism. The victims were targeted because they were Black. The shooter […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health Network, People of Color, racism, UCC, United Church of Christ

Tik Tok U Don’t Stop by Kirk Moore

September 20, 2021 By Kirk Moore

That’s the phrase Rosie O’Donnell often uses to open or close the short videos she posts on the social media site TikTok.  WIth some of its inspiration from the short video posting service Vine from a decade ago, TikTok now has more than 689 million users worldwide and is growing quickly.  It’s largest user base […]

Filed Under: Church, Community, LGBTQ, Love, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, People of Color, UCC, United Church of Christ

Facing Reality by Jennifer Stuart

August 30, 2021 By Jennifer Stuart

Stephanie Spellers, in the new book, “Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community,” writes of the current state of church. Rev. Spellers, an Episcopalian priest and writer, recalls texting a friend last summer: “God is breaking open this church and pouring us out – pouring out privilege, pouring out empire, pouring out racism and […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Pandemic, People of Color, racism, Solidarity, UCC, United Church of Christ

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