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Home | Resources | United Methodists Stand Against Racism | Black Pastors Fellowship Video Series

UNITED METHODISTS STAND AGAINST RACISM


EOC Black Clergy Share Their Experiences of Race and Ministry

The East Ohio Conference Black Pastors' Fellowship and the office of Multicultural Vitality have produced a new video series aimed at creating discussion and moving all of us towards racial justice. Each video is accompanied by questions to be answered either for personal reflection or as part of small group discussions.

"For too long we have swept our racial matters under the rug or hidden them in our closets. We need to heal on purpose. We need to intentionally work on things that have kept us away from each other and have led to a lack of understanding between the races,” said Rev. Angela Lewis, pastor of Doylestown UMC and vice-president of the EOC Black Pastors' Fellowship.

In his video, Medina UMC Associate Pastor and Black Pastors' Fellowship President the Rev. Dawan Buie said, “These are some of my racial experiences that I choose to share and I pray and hope that these wake some of us up to realize that racism and race issues are not a hoax, are not an excuse, but are a reality that affect real people in ways that are painful, humiliating and that cause real hurt and harm to our spirits.”

In a joint statement promoting the video series Revs. Buie and Lewis said their hope is the project will “bring people to the table to break bread as brothers and sisters to reason together so that we may be one as our Lord Jesus desires us to be."



To download videos: Click the full screen icon in the bottom right corner of a video window and then click the share icon in the top right corner. Next, click the vimeo video page link in the share options. On the video page, click download underneath the video.

Rev. Angela Lewis
Pastor, Doylestown UMC

Questions for further reflection

Rev. Dawan Buie
Associate Pastor, Medina UMC

Questions for further reflection

Rev. Gerald Cameron
Pastor, Celebration UMC

Questions for further reflection

Rev. Dr. Yvonne Conner
Retired Elder

Questions for further reflection

Rev. James Roberson
Retired

Questions for further reflection

Rev. Darlene Robinson
Willard First UMC

Questions for further reflection

Pastor Elgan Reynolds
Willowick Shoregate UMC

Questions for further reflection

Pastor Stanley Miller
Oberlin Rust UMC and Lorain Wesley UMC

Questions for further reflection

Rev. Dr. Anthony Everett
Former Pastor, University Circle UMC

Questions for further reflection


 

Rev. David Whitt
Pastor, Twinsburg Faith UMC

Questions for further reflection

 


 

 

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