Profiles on The Candler Community

What Does Protesting Have to Do With Our Faith?

The entire world seems to be responding to the multiple incidents of racial violence against Black men and women that have happened over the last few months. From demonstrations happening in all 50 states in the US to acts of solidarity happening in other countries, signs have been made and voices have been lifted to decry the dehumanization of Black bodies.

Panelists:

• Dr. Leah Gunning Francis

• Dr. Kyle Lambelet

• Darrin Sims Jr.

What is a Site of Memory?

Darci Jaret 17T, Pastor of Worship, Advocacy, and Arts at Park Avenue Baptist Church, discusses why and how their congregation constructed a site of memory in honor of those who have lost their lives to police violence. 

What Do We Say to our White Congregation?

The work of becoming actively anti-racist often starts in one’s own heart, home, and church. From congregations newer to the fight for racial justice to congregations that have been engaged in it for a much longer time, current events suggest that there’s still so much more to learn and put into practice.