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Epworth Berkeley
Feb 272 min read
Epworth All-Church Retreat 2025
Join us for a weekend full of fun, fresh air, activities, and fellowship! The Epworth All-Church Retreat takes place at Monte Toyon, a...
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Susan Jardin
Feb 133 min read
Transitions: Celebrating Epworth Playgroups
For 50 years, Epworth Playgroups met a great need in the new parent community for friendship, support and connection. Groups gathered weekly
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Kim Hraca and Merrie Bunt
Jan 102 min read
Charting a Course for Racial Justice in 2025 with Buena Vista UMC (Alameda)
Where do we go from here?
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Epworth Berkeley
Jan 101 min read
A Letter From Nazareth - Bethlehem Ministry Update
Epworth Bethlehem Ministry received the following email and pictures from Nazareth that we'd like to share: Dear friends, I would like to...
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Douglas Smith
Nov 22, 20241 min read
The Bedouin Experience: Um Al Kheir
Today we visited a Bedouin Village of Um Al Kheir, located in the Hebron Hills of the Occupied West Bank. These people are a Bedouin...
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Epworth Berkeley
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Cathy Travlos’ testimonial regarding BWBF November 2024
As most of you know, I grew up here at Epworth. My mother’s family came here when my grandfather was pastor of Northbrae, one of the...
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Epworth Berkeley
Nov 14, 20242 min read
Black Wealth Builder’s Fund – Testimonial Jeff Bruno October 2024
One of the questions we, as a congregation, have considered in regards to our decision on whether to contribute to the Black Wealth...
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Kim Hraca and Merrie Bunt
Nov 8, 20245 min read
Walking the Walk: One Church’s Journey towards Reparations
As inspired members of Epworth United Methodist Church, we have something exciting to celebrate and share. Our church's multi-year...
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Epworth
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Register for 2024 Epworth All-Church Retreat, May 3-5
Epworth’s Annual All Church Retreat, nestled among the redwoods of the Monte Toyon retreat center in the Santa Cruz mountains, is back...
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Epworth
Nov 16, 20233 min read
Reparations as a Spiritual Practice
Conceptualizing Significant and Ongoing Commitments to Reparations As you have heard, during this Black Wealth Builder’s Campaign , we...
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Epworth
Nov 12, 20233 min read
What is ours to do?
Giving Witness by Merrie Bunt Dear Epworth, It’s been wonderful to celebrate this season of abundance and the diversity of life...
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Epworth
Oct 29, 20232 min read
The Keys of Access for Every Family
Giving Witness by Michael Martin My testimony arose during a meeting of the Reparations Committee about the Black Wealth Builders Project...
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Epworth
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Reparations for Legalized Segregation and Discrimination
Giving Witness by Dorothy Wonder From the beginning, I was strongly drawn to helping make home ownership possible for African Americans...
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Epworth
Oct 6, 20231 min read
Announcing Partnership with Black Wealth Builder's Fund
Black Wealth Builder’s Campaign The Black Wealth Builder’s Fund is a reparations project that addresses the racial wealth gap and seeks...
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Epworth
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Reflections on our journey to taking reparative action
Reparations Action Group - Update September 2023 “What would authentic, meaningful, reparative action look like for Epworth–collectively...
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Epworth
Oct 1, 20236 min read
The Gifts of the Dark Wood: Uncertainty
The Gifts of the Dark Wood: Uncertainty 1 Corinthians 13:11-13 February 14, 2016 Epworth United Methodist Church Linda Loessberg-Zahl...
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Epworth
Oct 1, 20232 min read
- Message from January 23, 2022
Third Sunday after Epiphany Preacher: Rev. Dr. Kristin Stoneking Scripture: Psalm 19 Message: Listen to podcast | Tithes and Offerings...
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Epworth
Oct 1, 20232 min read
Psalm 138 - You Make Me Live Again - Message from February 6, 2022
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany; Black History Month Preacher: Rev. Joseph Kwon Scripture: Psalm 138 Message: You Make Me Live Again Listen...
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Epworth
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Introducing Church Center
Epworth is transitioning to a new church management platform called CHurch/Planning Center. In the coming weeks and months, we'll be...
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