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Cuba Caravan stopping at Beloved July 8th

You’re invited to meet the Cuba Caravan at Beloved!

WHEN: Wednesday, July 8, 6:00 PM

WHERE: Beloved Community Church, 131 41st Street South, Birmingham, AL 35222

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public. Contributions will be taken to support the Caravan mission.

With Cuba’s increased presence in world news today, Birmingham Peace Project and Beloved Community Church will jointly present the Twenty-Sixth Annual Friendship Caravan to Cuba. This caravan is one of many winding their way through the US this summer to collect and deliver needed aid items to the Cuban people.

The friendship caravans are organized by Pastors for Peace, a special ministry of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization launched in 1988 to pioneer the delivery of humanitarian aid to Latin America and the Caribbean.

La hija de Lucius Walker, Gail Walker, integrante de la 22 Caravana de la Amistad Estados Unidos-Cuba (Pastores por la Paz), durante el acto de entrega de las cenizas del Reverendo Lucius Walker al Centro Dr. Martin Luther King, en el Memorial "José Martí", en La Habana, Cuba, el 30 de julio de 2011. AIN FOTO/ Omara GARCIA MEDEROS

IFCO director Gail Walker (pictured above) will be our featured speaker. Birmingham Jazz guru Bart Grooms will play Cuban Jazz. Guests are invited to join our potluck supper and to contribute Latin or Carribean food if possible. We will also serve mojitos.

Sponsored by Beloved Community Church and the Birmingham Peace Project.

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PrideSpeak: LGBTQ+ Spoken Word at Beloved Thursday, June 4, 2015

Earmark your offering to support Central Alabama Pride!

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15 Year Anniversary Celebration Sunday, June 7th, 2015

Walking together

Each year, we celebrate our founding with music, worship, food and fellowship.

Sunday, June 7th, 2015

Service & celebration starting at 6 pm. Potluck supper to follow.

See you there, Beloved!

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What Can White People Do About Racism? Thursday, April 23rd, 6:30 pm

What Can White People Do About Racism

 

Presented by Black Lives Matter-Birmingham and Magic City Agriculture Project.

Thursday, April 23rd, 2015, 6:30 pm at Beloved Community Church.

All people are welcome.

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Gospel Night at Beloved Saturday, May 2nd

Gospel Night 2015

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Holy Week at Beloved

Palm Sunday Potluck

Sunday, March 29th, immediately following 6 pm worship. 

131 41st Street South, Birmingham

Come as you are, bring friends, family, share what you can – all are welcome!

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Lenten Reflections: On the Bridge

Last week, several of our Beloveds traveled to Selma along with members of First Congregational Church, Pilgrim Church and Covenant UCC to commemorate the Bloody Sunday Bridge Crossing. Here are some of our reflections.

“As a white women, being in Selma was like reconnecting a bridge between the ignorance that has been my black history lessons, and the reality of 50 years ago. Bloody Sunday is the point of contact for that bridge – a moment in history which embodies so starkly the experience of so many black folks in America for too many years, and too many years which linger into the present.
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V-day at Beloved

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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE! Join us this Valentine’s Day, (Saturday, February 14th) from 7-9 p.m. at Beloved for a staged reading of “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer,” a collection of pieces by world-renowned authors and playwrights.

Presenters at this performance will include Laura Secord, Anne Bailey, Shaunteka Curry, Salaam Green, Cynthia Drake, Johnny Coley, DeJuana McCary, Mimi Latoine and Alicia Clavell.

These diverse voices rise up in a collective roar to break open, expose, and examine the insidiousness of violence at all levels: brutality, neglect, a punch, even a put-down. All proceeds will benefit the YWCA Central Alabama‘s Domestic Violence Services and Programs.

A complimentary buffet featuring Mediterranean soups, salads and appetizers will be offered. Wine may be brought for personal use. Suggested donation: $10 at the door.  All proceeds will go to Central Alabama’s YWCA Domestic Violence Services and Programs.

Limited seating. Arrive early or email/text reservations to Neko:  205-542-9689, neko.uchina@gmail.com.

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A statement on marriage equality

We rejoice as the walls that deny legal protection and societal recognition for lifelong covenants of marriage come tumbling down!

The sanctity of marriage – a lifelong covenant of spirit, heart, body, and mind made on behalf of love, family and community – cannot be defined or withheld by the majority of elected officials or the masses – or even bestowed by the courts. It belongs to God!

“Thus says the Lord, ‘I am doing a new thing, can you not behold it?'”

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Giving thanks at Beloved

You’re invited to join us for TWO shared meals at Beloved this Thanksgiving Day…

2nd Annual Turkey Lunches for Thanksgiving Day Workers

Thursday, November 279 am to 11 am

Great turkey lunch-off of 2013

Once again, we’ll be serving our neighbors who work on this holiday of sharing.

Last year, we delivered over 200 lunches and had a wonderful time.

Volunteers can bring turkey and fixings, assemble sandwiches and deliver lunches!
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