Delegates to the United Church of Christ General Synod this summer will be wrestling with some big issues that have arisen in the country since the last Synod — through proposed resolutions that address attempts to censor the history that educators can teach and threats to abortion rights. Many seek to extend and continue the UCC’s commitments to key justice issues – responding to gun violence, working for reparations in multiple contexts, addressing mass incarceration and environmental justice – and more.
Two leading voices addressing racial justice in the U.S. will be special guests of the United Church of Christ during this summer’s General Synod, June 30-July 4 in Indianapolis.
Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning will speak at Friday’s fundraising dinner supporting the UCC’s Join the Movement campaign. Bryan Stevenson – attorney, activist and author of Just Mercy – will deliver this year’s Valerie Russell Lecture. A third Justice and Local Church Ministries special event will be a town hall gathering to bring together a panel of leading experts around reproductive justice.
Read more about these and other special events at Synod here.
General Synod registration is now open, and the optional events can be selected in the registration process.