FAITH BASED DIALOGUES ON RACE
 
Let’s Chat About the Presbyterian Black Caucus Letter
As part of our ongoing “Faith Based Dialogues on Race” you are cordially invited read the two letters. One from the Black Caucus of the Presbytery of the Pacific and two the Presbytery’s response to the requests.   It is not necessarily our calling, right now, to agree with every notion in the letter, but it certainly is our calling to listen and try to understand and feel where our fellow Presbyterians are coming from so that together we might discuss, and discern a path forward that reflects God’s love for justice and parity for all God’s children.
 
Feel free to contact the pastors if you have questions or would like to personally respond to these correspondences.  We are in this dialogue together. 
 
LINKS TO THE TWO LETTERS BELOW
 
 
ON-GOING FAITH BASED DIALOGUES ON RACE
BOOK STUDY – TBD
We will be engaging in another book study together in September.  Title and schedule to be determined.  Keep the leadership of the church in your prayers as they discern the books and the outreach to continue these important conversations.  
Welcome to BPC, the warm heart of the Westside

 

In these confusing and unsettling days we are finding that the comfort, strength and mercy of God’s Spirit is centering us in a way that helps us to stand up and face this moment with grace and resolve.  Although we are not sure when we will be gathering in person again we have found that our on-line worship is surprisingly intimate, inspiring and effective at preparing us to keep putting one foot in front of the other and to serve our community and city in some exciting and surprising ways.  We would love to invite you join us for our 10 am virtual worship on Facebook or the BPC website and to sign up here (info@bpcusa.org) for our weekly email with all our mission, fellowship and small group offerings.  

Whatever your past spiritual or church experience, we want you to know there is a place for you here. At our church, you will not find a pretentious cadre of holier-than-thou, sanctified saints, but a motley crew of fellow strugglers simply doing their best to allow God to love and heal them so that they can go out and love and serve this precious world God created and adores.

Jesus said, “I have come that they might have life and have it to the full.”

Discovering this full life, even in the midst of this pandemic, lies at the heart of our mission and passion.

We would love nothing more than to welcome you through our virtual doors, immerse you in worship, facilitate the exploration of your faith, and connect you to the community, so that you might discover your God-given calling in life; that place where your great passion intersects with God’s great need.

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to contact me!  dave.carpenter@bpcusa.org

Love,

Dave
 

REV. DAVE CARPENTER