Events

May 2, Minneapolis, 7–8 p.m. in the chapel of Plymouth Congregational Church. Co-sponsored by the Community of St. Martin and Faith Mennonite Church. 

Shared Spaces, Shared Leadership — A conversation about how we live out our social justice commitments in our congregational and building relationships, touching on topics of gender equity, racial justice, and neighborhood change. Celeste Kennel-Shank will draw on stories from her recently published book What You Sow Is a Bare Seed: A Countercultural Christian Community during Five Decades of Change, as well as her experience in urban congregations and  as a journalist covering the US religious landscape. Copies of the book will be available for sale on a sliding scale. 

The author respectfully encourages wearing face masks so that high-risk guests feel more welcome to attend.

Plymouth Congregational Church is at 1900 Nicollet Ave on the southern edge of downtown Minneapolis. (See more information about directions and parking, and the location of the accessible entrance.)

June 21, Goshen, Indiana, 5–6 p.m. as part of the Central District Conference Annual Meeting

Seasons in the life cycle of congregations — Celeste Kennel-Shank, pastor of one of CDC’s emerging communities of faith, shares stories from her book about the Community of Christ in Washington, DC: its start as an innovative church plant in 1965, pivotal moments in its middle decades, and its ending in 2016. She will also bring in observations from other recent publications and lead a discussion on the religious landscape today.

Above: photo by Arash of book cafe