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LauraSue Schlatter, Beloved Community Communications Team It may feel as though Unity's Board of Trustees presented us with too daunting a task when it asked us, the members of Unity Church, to “understand the interconnected roots of oppression . . .” in the opening challenge of our Ends Statements. But we have willing and patient teachers among our Beloved Community Staff Team, congregants, and partners in the community who can help us. The six-week “Interconnected Roots of Oppression” Wellspring Wednesday series was designed to teach and engage participants during weekly dialogue circles about:
Who, we wondered, was showing up at this well-attended series? Why? And are these conversations leading to new possibilities, cultivating collective action, and genuine transformation? To find out, we spoke to some participants, recorded their responses, and share them now with you.
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March 2026
Beloved Community Staff TeamThe Beloved Community Staff Team (BCST) strengthens and coordinates Unity’s antiracism and multicultural work, and provides opportunities for congregants and the church to grow into greater intercultural competency. We help the congregation ground itself in the understanding of antiracism and multiculturalism as a core part of faith formation. We support Unity’s efforts to expand our collective capacity to imagine and build the Beloved Community. Here, we share the stories of this journey — the struggles, the questions, and the collaborations — both at Unity and in the wider world.
The current members of the Beloved Community Staff Team include Rev. Kathleen Rolenz, Rev. KP Hong, Rev. Lara Cowtan, Drew Danielson, Laura Park, Lia Rivamonte and Angela Wilcox. |
