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RCCI Community Gathering & Fundraiser

The Race & Christian Community Initiative is excited to invite you to join us for our Community Gathering & Fundraiser on Friday April 26th, 2024! It will be a great opportunity to…

  • Connect with other Christians who are passionate about engaging issues related to race.
  • Learn about how RCCI has been building shalom across racial lines and how we might work together to continue God’s redemptive work in yourself, your congregation, and community.
  • Support RCCI so we can grow into a new season of ministry and continue to help Christians engage race – with Jesus at the center.

Our fundraiser will be held from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm at 2nd Church of Dorchester, located at 44 Moultrie St. in Dorchester, MA.

You can RSVP here. We hope to see you there!

Applications Open: Experiential Learning Weekend on the History of Slavery in Boston

Join the Race and Christian Community Initiative for an Experiential Learning Weekend on the History of Slavery in Boston alongside local historians, theologians, and activists April 5th – 7th, 2024. This experience is designed for participants of all races to see how the past shapes the present and to respond to the legacy of racism as followers of Jesus.

We will visit multiple sites connecting Greater Boston to the transatlantic slave trade while creating space for reflection and processing. This is not only an opportunity to receive new information, but to open ourselves to God’s holistic transformation.

Learn more and apply at egc.org/rcci-experiential. Applications are due February 15th, 2024.

Southern Civil Rights Tour Info Session

Emmanuel Gospel Center’s Race and Christian Community Initiative invites you to join us as we travel with Christians from across the country on a Southern Civil Rights Tour to visit nationally-known sites, local treasures, and people connected to the Civil Rights Movement of the ’50s & ’60s. This will be a Black-led, multiracial tour hosted by The Center for Restorative Justice.

This tour will take place June 7th – 15th, 2024.

To learn more, register for the Southern Civil Rights Tour Info Session on Tuesday, December 5th from 7 – 8pm via Zoom.

RCCI Multiracial Collective Action Community Meet & Greet

Emmanuel Gospel Center’s Race and Christian Community Initiative is developing a Multiracial Collective Action Community for Christians who desire to take practical steps to contribute to the dismantling of racism. We are looking for justice-loving BIPOC folks and white folks who are RCCI cohort alum or have commensurate experience.

We envision this group taking collective action to support equity building, BIPOC-led initiatives. This action would be supported by training, reflection, and fellowship as well as race-specific support and accountability that increases folks’ capacity to collaborate effectively across racial lines.

We invite you to learn more and speak into this opportunity at a gathering on Saturday September 30th from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm on the Rose Kennedy Greenway by the Aquarium T Station. RSVP HERE! 

It will be a chance to…

-Get to know other Christians interested in taking action

-Hear about what RCCI is imagining for our multiracial collective action community

-Shape this vision together

-Explore next steps

We’ll have some hot drinks and snacks to enjoy together. Please come and invite a friend. Bring your own picnic blanket or chair. 

RSVP at tinyurl.com/rccimcac.

For more information, visit egc.org/rcci-action-communities.

If it rains, we will meet at Boston Harbor Community Church in the North End (9 Salutation St, Boston, MA 02109). 

This is the same day as Unite Boston’s “Again I Say Rejoice” Worship Concert at 4pm. We encourage you come early to connect with RCCI and then walk over to the concert across the Greenway!

RCCI Summer Social & Open House

Do you desire to see racial justice in Greater Boston? Would you like to be part of a community that’s nurturing shalom across racial lines? As the Race and Christian Community Inititiative at the Emmanuel Gospel Center enters a new season, we’re excited to share about where we feel the Lord is leading us and invite folks to speak into next steps at our Summer Social & Open House.

Join us for a barbeque, lawn games, & an opportunity to…

– Connect with Christians who care about racial justice.

– Hear about and speak into RCCI’s vision, ministry shifts, and hopes for our future

– Get clarity on how people of all races can connect with RCCI to participate in God’s redemptive work across racial lines in Greater Boston

As a part of this, we’ll be sharing about concrete ways to connect to God’s redemptive work and inviting you to shape and connect with our shalom-building communities.

Here’s a highlight of our developing programs you can learn about and speak into:
– Our impactful learning communities for white evangelicals

– A multiracial collective action group that supports BIPOC-led, equity-building initiatives and offers extra support and accountability for white evangelicals’ action-taking

– An experiential learning weekend exploring the history of slavery in Boston and a subsequent southern civil rights pilgrimage, both led by a multiracial team and open to all Christians.

Our event is MBTA accessible, ADA accessible, and has indoor nursery access for caregivers of young children.

Click here to RSVP! 

Click here to volunteer!

RCCI focuses on equipping White evangelicals to nurture shalom between individuals, communities, and systems damaged by racism. That said, it is critical that people of all races work together toward racial healing and justice – with BIPOC folks in the lead. Come to hear about exciting program and partnership opportunities for people of all races to continue Christ’s redemptive work across racial lines.

Visit www.egc.org/race for more information.


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