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MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES

Multicultural Ministries

Multicultural Ministries is the area in which churches identify, engage, and embrace culture differences that are ethnic, socioeconomic, political, global, and generational, whether internally or externally. Multicultural Ministries is the intersection of people working with other people. We understand that the church is a culture apart from the neighborhood we live and we seek to become more relevant to the neighborhood in which we live.

Vital Congregations engage in multicultural ministry by:

• Objectively reflecting on how well the congregation loves ALL
• Being willing to implement changes so that the congregation can better love ALL
• Viewing the community as equals and partners
• Centering on a shared mission, vision, and Incarnational calling
• Developing individuals’ skills and expertise to love others and engage the neighborhood
• Having open and intentional conversation about and with people different than us

Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm | September 21 from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ashland First UMC, 220 Sandusky St., Ashland, OH 44805

Join the East Ohio Conference Anti-Racism Team in welcoming John Elford, the author of Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm: The American Methodist Church and the Struggle with White Supremacy. The book explores the history of Methodism in the United States and will help our conference understand our past. We will explore our Methodist story and tell our own stories of pain, struggle, and success in standing against racism.

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