Upcoming Special Events
JANUARY 2026
Past Event : Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Event
Journalist Nora Hertel (formerly of St. Cloud Times, founder of Project Optimist) interviewed Pastor James Alberts II, of Higher Ground Church of God in Christ, on this subject: "How does a Black pastor today read King's Letter from Birmingham Jail?"
View the recording of this event here: https://www.youtube.com/live/1LW5sqdVb5w
7-8 p.m. Saturday, January 31st: Pro-Democracy Sing-Along
Please join fellowship musician for a Pro-Democracy Sing-Along at the Fellowship. We’ll be singing songs old and new to support our democracy. Feel free to bring a friend.
February 2026
12:30 p.m. Sunday, February 1st: Soup and Ethics
In the January Newsletter, we publicized a Pizza and Ethics event on “Resistance to Authoritarianism.” Unfortunately, we had to cancel that event due to unforeseen circumstances. However, we have scheduled a Soup and Ethics program featuring a video on Resistance to Authoritarianism. After having your soup, please join us in the Sanctuary for the video. This Center on Faith and Justice training on Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance will look at how non-violent movements around the world have responded to leaders who seize power in authoritarian ways and the most effective tools and tactics they have utilized in those moments. It will describe how people and communities of faith can build resistance and challenge authoritarian movements in our country. Discussion will follow.
Participants may attend at the Fellowship or online https://zoom.us/j/96143644090?pwd=Ra0MoG0xacaBGvAPONSaoignoV0hgi.1
The Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University focuses on missions such as building a multi-racial democracy; alleviating poverty; and building peace in the U.S. and around the world.