There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. [Galatians 3:28] Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As you are already aware, on Friday, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United StatesContinueContinue reading “PASTORAL LETTER FROM BISHOP ALLENDE ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING”
Category Archives: Civil Rights
FERGUSON – FIGURE OF FRUSTRATION
O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— 2as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil— to make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations might tremble at your presence! [Isaiah 64:1-2] If I were toContinueContinue reading “FERGUSON – FIGURE OF FRUSTRATION”
PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR
If today’s church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century. –The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Today, April 16, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the publicationContinueContinue reading “PERFECT LOVE DRIVES OUT FEAR”