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Faith & Reparations Resource Guide
This resource guide has been compiled as a complement to the Faith and Reparations Forum - May 17, 2025 - a collaboration among Buena Vista, Easter Hill, and Epworth United Methodist Churches with contributions from leaders across the Bay District of California-Nevada Annual Conference.
Kim Hraca and Merrie Bunt
Jun 221 min read
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Bethlehem Ministry
A year ago, Sima Al Ghawaly, The Ministry Project Coordinator at St Joseph’s Center in Bethlehem, Occupied Palestinian Territories, wrote these words of gratitude for our support of the Humanitarian Relief project we continue to support today.
Douglas Smith
Jun 180 min read
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Faith & Reparations Resource Guide
Therefore, be it resolved, that the General Conference of The United Methodist Church be called to repentance for its implicit and explicit participation and profit gained by slavery of African Americans in the United States.
Kim Hraca and Merrie Bunt
Jun 181 min read
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Snapshots of Thriving
Last month, three United Methodist Churches worked across racial and District (geographic) lines to demonstrate the transformative power of building Beloved Community through a forum on Faith and Reparations. The collaboration by Buena Vista UMC (a historically Japanese-American church in Alameda), Easter Hill UMC (a historically Black church in Richmond), and Epworth UMC (an intentionally multiracial church in a historically racially exclusive white neighborhood in Berkeley)
Kim Hraca and Merrie Bunt
Jun 122 min read
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Faith and Reparations Forum - May 17, 2025
On Saturday, May 17th, Epworth will join with Easter Hill [in Richmond] and Buena Vista United Methodist Church [in Alameda] to host a groun
Kim Hraca and Merrie Bunt
Mar 273 min read
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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...
Epworth Berkeley
Feb 272 min read
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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
Susan Jardin
Feb 133 min read
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Charting a Course for Racial Justice in 2025 with Buena Vista UMC (Alameda)
Where do we go from here?
Kim Hraca and Merrie Bunt
Jan 102 min read
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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...
Epworth Berkeley
Jan 101 min read
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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...
Douglas Smith
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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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...
Epworth Berkeley
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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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...
Epworth Berkeley
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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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...
Kim Hraca and Merrie Bunt
Nov 8, 20245 min read
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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...
Epworth
Apr 9, 20241 min read
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Reparations as a Spiritual Practice
Conceptualizing Significant and Ongoing Commitments to Reparations As you have heard, during this Black Wealth Builder’s Campaign , we...
Epworth
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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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...
Epworth
Nov 12, 20233 min read
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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...
Epworth
Oct 29, 20232 min read
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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...
Epworth
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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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...
Epworth
Oct 6, 20231 min read
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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...
Epworth
Oct 5, 20233 min read
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