Helping congregations be agents for racial justice and healing.
Our calling is now.
Systemic racism continues to hold a grip on our nation. We see this enduring reality through the widening wealth gap between blacks and whites; disparate health impacts for people of color; and unequal treatment in the criminal justice system—to name just a few examples. Over the centuries, white faith communities have been deeply complicit in this story of oppression, the effects of which continue today. We believe, however, that there’s a stirring among people of faith, a hunger for racial justice and healing. But we face four challenges.
Four Challenges
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Many of us have a limited understanding about the systemic nature and ongoing impacts of racism;
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Our worship spaces are largely segregated, dividing us further along the lines of race;
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Many congregations are unsure of how to go about advancing racial justice; and
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We all can struggle to sustain our efforts for racial justice.
The Interwoven Response
Interwoven Congregations is dedicated to helping faith communities of all traditions be agents for racial justice and healing. We have developed our services and products to specifically address the four challenges above in the following ways:
The Interwoven Congregations Network
In August 2025, Interwoven launched the Interwoven Congregations Network -- a global online community where individuals (at least 16 years of age), congregations, networks of congregations, and antiracism coalitions can access antiracism resources and collaborate and mutually support one another.* As you'll find out, this involves both people and trees!
Upcoming Events
Join us on Thursday, October 9th at 7:00 p.m. (EDT) for "An Hour of Hope and Witness" -- a fall fundraiser for Interwoven Congregations! You'll hear great music, passionate witness, and the words of civil rights leader Ambassador Andrew Young from a recent Interwoven event in Atlanta. You can register using the QR code above or through this link! Thank you for coming to support our mission to help congregations be agents for racial justice and healing!
On Thursday Nov. 6th and Thursday Nov. 13th, we will feature a screening of "Trouble So Hard" -- a dynamic, poignant musical, multi-media presentation of the story of slavery and civil rights across American history. The creator and performers of "Trouble So Hard" will be with us each evening to discuss the program with all attendees. You can register for the two sessions below:
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Come to learn, lament, hope, and recommit ourselves through song, reflection, discussion and community!
We can't do this without you.
Working with individual and groups of congregations. Organizing online and in-person events. Developing the Congregational Toolkit. Launching and growing the new Interwoven Congregations Network. Publishing deep interviews in the Interwoven Congregations Quarterly. Standing up for the values of diversity, equity and inclusion in our current climate of racial justice backlash.
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We can't do any of that without you. So if this work is important to you and your congregation, we invite you to join the Interwoven Congregations Network today and make a financial donation to invest in the work for racial justice and healing.
Thank you!
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Rev. Pat Jackson
Interwoven Congregations
