Newman Congregational Church, UCC

Community Racial Equity Scholarship

Historically, American institutions have contributed to the unequal and sometimes violent treatment of many of its citizens. Recent tragic events have only highlighted the accumulative angst and dead-end policies that continue to fuel racial unrest and poverty. To ensure that our community supports racial equity and social justice with advocacy and meaningful actions, the Racial Equity Team at Newman Congregational Church, UCC is offering scholarship aid - between $3k-$4k to individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), who live in Southern New England and who are pursuing education beyond high school in 2021-22.

CLICK HERE to apply - application deadline June 15, 2021

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racial justice

As a church, we confess our complicity and participation in the abhorrent sin of racism that has plagued our nation for over 400 years. We make the claim as people of faith that every person is a beloved child of God and is to be welcomed among us and to be treated with dignity and respect. We seek to respond from our faith perspective, as followers of the teachings of Jesus Christ, teachings that make it imperative that we speak humbly, but boldly, against injustice to God's children. Thus, we seek to engage in programming and study that leads to an experience of true equity for our neighbors of color.

Book

discussions

Participate in our monthly Racial Justice Book Discussion Series where each month, over the course of three weeks, we engage in lively discussion on books written by leading experts.

All discussions are currently hosted using the Zoom online platform.

racial equity newsletter

Beginning September 15, 2020, Newman UCC will be publishing an online, racial equity newsletter titled;

equity.

This monthly resource provides resources and information on community programming.

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racial equity

team

At its meeting in August, 2020, the Newman UCC Church Council and Board of Trustees approved the creation of a new

Racial Equity Team

which will be given the responsibility of aligning our various Boards/Committees in the work for Racial Equity.

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