In light of the Heaphy Report on the events in Charlottesville last summer and its claim that the formation of Congregate Charlottesville marked “a sharp conflict between the ‘old guard’ clergy and a younger, more confrontational generation of faith leaders” (p. 73), the Charlottesville Clergy Collective affirms our commitment to be united as witnesses for love, justice and racial unity.
Consistent with this witness is our respect for our varied faith traditions, which may compel us to activism in different forms.
The fidelity of our collective mission remains: we are a united body of faith leaders committed to doing the difficult work of building bridges of compassion, understanding, love, racial unity, and justice for all.
Signed,
Rev. Dr. Jeanita W. Richardson, Jerusalem Baptist Church
Brittany Caine-Conley, Congregate Charlottesville
Rev. Alvin Edwards, Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church
Rev. Michael Cheuk, Peakland Baptist Church, Lynchburg
The Rev. Elaine Ellis Thomas, St. Paul’s Memorial Church
Rev. Dr. Jan Rivero, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Rev. Phil Woodson, First United Methodist Church
Rev. Colleen Swingle-Titus, Park Street Christian Church
Rev. Rabia Povich, Inayati Order Universal Sufism
Rev. Robert Lewis, Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church
Rev. Brenda Brown-Grooms, New Beginnings Christian Community
Adam Slate, President, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-Unitarian Universalist
Rev. Sarah A. Kelley, Faith, Hope and Love International Healing And Deliverance Center
Rev. Erik Walker Wikstrom, Lead Minister, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church Unitarian Universalist
Rev. Will Brown, University Baptist Church
Rev. Cass Bailey, Trinity Episcopal Church
Rev. Winn Collier, All Souls Charlottesville
Rev. Dr. Jill Duffield, The Presbyterian Outlook
Sharon Beckman-Brindley, Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
Rev. Nicholas Deere, Broadus Memorial Baptist Church
Rev. Alvin J. Horton, First United Methodist Church, Charlottesville
Rabbi Tom Gutherz, Congregation Beth Israel
Rev. Dr. Susan A. Minasian, Sojourners United Church of Christ
Rev. Sandra Wisco, retired and now member at Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA)
Manouchehr Mohajeri, Treasurer, Baha’is of Albemarle County
Rev. Dr. Eugene Locke, Parish Associate, Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rev. Dr. Harry Kennon, Pastor Emeritus, First United Methodist Church
Rev. Dr. Matthew Tennant, University Baptist Church
Rev. Maren Hange, Charlottesville Mennonite Church
Rev. William T. Bray (“Billy Bray”), Charlottesville Elim Church
Rev. Carol Carruthers Sims, Grace Episcopal Church
Rev. Marilu J. Thomas, Christ Episcopal Church
Rev. Don Lansky, Unity of Charlottesville
Rev. Patricia Gulino Lansky, Unity of Charlottesville
Rev. Emily Rowell Brown, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church
Elizabeth Shillue, Project Organizer of belovedcommunity-cville.com
Rev. Liz Forney, First Presbyterian Church
Sheikha Latifa Till, Sufi Ruhaniat International (Universal Sufism)
Rev. Dr. David K. Garth, Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rev. Elizabeth Emrey, New Beginnings Christian Community
Consistent with this witness is our respect for our varied faith traditions, which may compel us to activism in different forms.
The fidelity of our collective mission remains: we are a united body of faith leaders committed to doing the difficult work of building bridges of compassion, understanding, love, racial unity, and justice for all.
Signed,
Rev. Dr. Jeanita W. Richardson, Jerusalem Baptist Church
Brittany Caine-Conley, Congregate Charlottesville
Rev. Alvin Edwards, Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church
Rev. Michael Cheuk, Peakland Baptist Church, Lynchburg
The Rev. Elaine Ellis Thomas, St. Paul’s Memorial Church
Rev. Dr. Jan Rivero, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Rev. Phil Woodson, First United Methodist Church
Rev. Colleen Swingle-Titus, Park Street Christian Church
Rev. Rabia Povich, Inayati Order Universal Sufism
Rev. Robert Lewis, Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church
Rev. Brenda Brown-Grooms, New Beginnings Christian Community
Adam Slate, President, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-Unitarian Universalist
Rev. Sarah A. Kelley, Faith, Hope and Love International Healing And Deliverance Center
Rev. Erik Walker Wikstrom, Lead Minister, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church Unitarian Universalist
Rev. Will Brown, University Baptist Church
Rev. Cass Bailey, Trinity Episcopal Church
Rev. Winn Collier, All Souls Charlottesville
Rev. Dr. Jill Duffield, The Presbyterian Outlook
Sharon Beckman-Brindley, Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
Rev. Nicholas Deere, Broadus Memorial Baptist Church
Rev. Alvin J. Horton, First United Methodist Church, Charlottesville
Rabbi Tom Gutherz, Congregation Beth Israel
Rev. Dr. Susan A. Minasian, Sojourners United Church of Christ
Rev. Sandra Wisco, retired and now member at Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA)
Manouchehr Mohajeri, Treasurer, Baha’is of Albemarle County
Rev. Dr. Eugene Locke, Parish Associate, Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rev. Dr. Harry Kennon, Pastor Emeritus, First United Methodist Church
Rev. Dr. Matthew Tennant, University Baptist Church
Rev. Maren Hange, Charlottesville Mennonite Church
Rev. William T. Bray (“Billy Bray”), Charlottesville Elim Church
Rev. Carol Carruthers Sims, Grace Episcopal Church
Rev. Marilu J. Thomas, Christ Episcopal Church
Rev. Don Lansky, Unity of Charlottesville
Rev. Patricia Gulino Lansky, Unity of Charlottesville
Rev. Emily Rowell Brown, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church
Elizabeth Shillue, Project Organizer of belovedcommunity-cville.com
Rev. Liz Forney, First Presbyterian Church
Sheikha Latifa Till, Sufi Ruhaniat International (Universal Sufism)
Rev. Dr. David K. Garth, Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rev. Elizabeth Emrey, New Beginnings Christian Community
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