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This team seeks to position Nativity Lutheran Church as of beacon of hope in our community, promoting intercultural and interfaith understanding and collaborating with others to eliminate racial and religious bias.
If you would like to join us in our effort to dismantle systemic racism and change the world, fill out the form below and the Facilitator of Community Engagement will contact you. Thank you.
MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to listen, educate, and advocate to recognize and eliminate racism in institutions of society including our church, community, and country.
VISION: We envision racial equity and justice for all God’s children.
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This organization has been a Mission Partner of Nativity Lutheran Church for the past 7 years.
SAYFSM is a multipurpose service agency that provides culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV and chronic disease health education and social services to African immigrants and refugees in Minnesota. HIV testing is available at the SAYFSM office or individuals may choose to receive the test at a location of their choosing. All testing is performed discreetly and confidentially.
The Nativity Community provides generous donations for phone cards. These cards allow African immigrants and refugees to call home in Africa to talk to loved ones during the holiday season.
Volunteer needs for this Mission partner include persons to teach and assist in the women’s sewing program.
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January 24-25 is Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Weekend, a time when we lift up our commitment to the ongoing work of welcome, inclusion, celebration, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ people as […]
Join Nativity’s Racial Equity & Justice Outreach Ministry and our partner congregation Redeemer Lutheran Church in supporting the annual Holiday Store! Donate new or *excellent condition* used items by December […]
Four Sundays, beginning November 9th, 4:00-5:00 pm | Zoom Nativity is invited to join Redeemer Lutheran Church for a book study of their longtime member and activist T Williams’s book, […]
Redeemer Block Party August 13, 5:00-8:00 pm Nativity’s Racial Equity and Justice Ministry Team is pleased to share we are supporting the upcoming Block Party with our neighbors at Redeemer […]
July 31, 6:30-8:30 pm | 67 8th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 Join members of Nativity’s Racial Equity & Justice (REJM) team in attending an Upstander Legal Observer Training through […]
Sunday, July 20, 11:45 am Jesus did not say “This is my abstract theological concept given to you” but “This is my body given to you.” With this in mind, […]
Saturday, June 14, 6:45 pm | Fellowship Hall Sunday, June 22, 11:45 am | Fellowship Hall In 1939, the British intelligence agency M16 recruited Cambridge mathematics alumnus Alan Turing to […]
June 15, 11:45-12:45 | Fellowship Hall Each month since March, Nativity has hosted Dave Scherer of JUSTmove to provide us with tools for gospel inclusion that explore culture, power, and […]
Saturday, May 10, 6:45 pm | Fellowship Hall Sunday, May 18, 11:45 am | Fellowship Hall Travel writer and television host Rick Steves shares insights about fascism from his European […]
IDI-JUSTmove Series Continues May 4, 11:45-12:45 | Fellowship Hall This March and April, many of us enjoyed fun and powerful sessions with Dave Sherer from JUSTmove. Let’s expand the circle next […]
