Welcome Home: Charter for Racial Justice Event was held on February 22, 2025 at the New Riverside UMC in Fort Worth. It was the first event of Horizon Texas Conference UWFaith. It was big, powerful and well attended. 152 people came in person and 70 watched the livestream of the Racial Justice Event! People drove hours to be there - from Midland, Lubbock, Denton, Georgetown, Dallas, Abilene, Salado, and Prosper. It was wonderful to be together.
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The Charter for Racial Justice is a crucial document developed by this organization decades ago - in the 1950's, before the Civil Rights era. It was created to address and combat racism within the church and society. The charter emphasizes the belief that all people are God’s children and that racism is a rejection of Jesus Christ’s teachings.
Click to read this one page document here.
Experience the event with the resources below and be inspired to make a difference!
Click to download the Racial Justice Resources handout with live links.
Event Program
Click image above to open the event program. You'll see information about the opening worship, speakers, Love In Action sessions, event displays, Thank you's and more.
Use this program to follow along when you watch the live stream of the program on YouTube.
Plenary Session with Speakers
Click to watch livestream of Opening Worship and the three featured speakers.
The plenary session includes opening worship with Land Acknowledgement, a Racial Justice Litany, scripture, song and prayer. Then learn from our three speakers on our focus issues: Immigration, Disparities in Women's Health, and School to Prison Pipeline. Who gets to feel at home??
Charter for Racial Justice session
Click to watch livestream of the Charter for Racial Justice session.
Deb Hughey, HTC Social Action Chair, introduces the Charter For Racial Justice: believe, commit, and action.
She also explains the local unit Racial Justice annual report for the Horizon TX Conference UWFaith.
Event Speakers:
IMMIGRATION
Minerva Briones
Interfaith Welcome Coalition, Welcoming Associate
supporting immigrant arrivals in San Antonio.
She is also President of the UWFaith in the Rio Texas Conference.
DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL HEALTH
Cessilye R. Smith
Abide Women's Health Service,
Founder and CEO
Dedicated to improving birth outcomes in underserved communities by providing wholistic healthcare and support services.
SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE
Andrew Hairston
Texas Appleseed,
Director, Education Justice Project
A civil rights attorney and writer who engages in public policy advocacy and works with community groups across the state of Texas to diminish the presence and influence of school police officers.
Racial Justice: Unconditional Love
This short UWFaith video was to open the our Racial Justice event: Racism Is a Rejection of the Teachings of Jesus Christ. (1:22)
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