A Statement from the New Baptist Covenant

We have been called to build God's Kingdom; one in which all people are loved as precious children of God. Recent tragedies in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY have brought national attention to the racial divides that continue to exist in our society and the inequalities that sustain that division, demean God's beloved children, and…

Watch Night

The first Watch Night Service is believed to have been a Moravian service held in 1733 in Germany where participants were encouraged to  contemplate the state of their souls.  John Wesley adopted the practice and subsequently many Methodist churches held these observances.  The…

World Interfaith Harmony Week

an annual event to be observed during the first week of February

World Interfaith Harmony Week was proclaimed by the General Assembly in resolution A/RES/65/5 adopted  October 20, 2010. In the resolution, the General Assembly, points out that mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of…

Columbia Theological Seminary announced the speakers for its Colloquium 2015 to be held on April 20–22. Titled “The Church Facing the Future: Memory, Hope, and Obedience,” it will feature a lineup of some of its most well-known and well-loved faculty emeriti. The annual event will provide both clergy and laypersons with relevant reflection on God’s mission in the world today.

Walter Brueggemann, the William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

   Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta 

Weekly Church Action eNewsletter

Week of November 10, 2014…

Litany for Peace

Let us be at peace within ourselves.

Silence

Let us accept that we are profoundly loved

and need never be afraid.

Silence…

God Spoke the Earth: Stories of Genesis in Prints and Drawings

September 13-December 7, 2014

Michael C. Carlos Museum Emory University…

“Not One More” conference at two congregations,

the Temple and Central Presbyterian Church, on Friday night, November 14 and Saturday, November 15.

The Rev. Jim Atwood and Josh Horwitz will attend both days. Jim and Josh have spent years working on behalf of gun sense in America and…

The Sonny Houston Bluegrass Band will provide bluegrass-Gospel music and renowned churchman Bishop William Willimon will speak at Meridian Herald’s 22nd annual Southern Folk Advent® Service. The Meridian Chorale will sing and Steven Darsey will direct the music. The event will be held Saturday, December 6, 4:00 p.m. at Old Church on the Oxford College campus in Oxford,…

The Work of Our Hands 12th anniversary

November 20-23

Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Buckhead.

This acclaimed market features over 70 local and regional artists offering fine art, folk art, and crafts including…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta

Weekly Church Action eNewsletter

Week of October 27, 2014

Remember that all events are in the Community Calendar on our website. Rccatl.org

1. The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Love is the preacher for the 17th Reformation Service at the Lutheran Theological…

Attend the First Annual Brain Camp™ Featuring the SafeTeen Driving Academy & SAFE Tomorrows Programs, Delta Flight Museum, 1060 Delta Boulevard Atlanta 30354 November 8, 2014

B…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.



Week of October 20, 2014

Item 27 features a give-away.

We have placed an article in the Creating Compassionate Congregations Clergy Tool Box on www.chipgeorgia.com Select the tool box from the menu and then click on Welcome from the pop out menu, than click on “Doing Small Things with Extraordinary Love: Congregational Care of People Experiencing Mental…

West Africa Ebola Outbreak:

Faith and Community Based Partners Call

Please join your colleagues and partners in a special call with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to discuss CDC’s ongoing efforts to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

West Africa Ebola Outbreak: Updates for Faith and Community Based Organizations in the United States

Wednesday,…