Salting the Roads: An Open Letter to the Community

The following joint statement of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee (CRC), the Community Building Initiative (CBI) and Mecklenburg Ministries (MM) is in reaction to the issues that have surfaced as a result of the process to appoint a sheriff in Mecklenburg County.
Open Letter » (pdf 4.6 KB)

Friday Friends Festival -- Multicultural and Interfaith Celebration

The Friday Friends Festival (February 21, 5:30 -- 7:30) will welcome new and current participants to re-launch the second season of Friday Friends and celebrate the success of 8 months of building bridges in our community. To RSVP and hear more details, read more »

Friday Friends

Join those throughout Charlotte seeking to build trust between races to better our character as a community. Visit www.fridayfriends.org. to learn more about Friday Friends.
To sign up to be part of this new citywide initiative, read more and sign up»

Friday Friends InnerChange

Participate in a 12-hour retreat program to deepen the understandings gained from your relationship with your Friday Friend, read more »

Food for Thought Lunches

On the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, January through April and September through November, Mecklenburg Ministries hosts a lunchtime discussion about issues that affect our community. Lunches are held from noon -- 1pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church, located at 1000 E. Morehead Street in Dilworth. For schedule and more information, read more»

Souls of White Folks/Soul to Soul

The purpose of the Souls of White Folks project is to promote interracial trust across Charlotte by equipping clergy with the understanding and tools they need to work in their congregations to address how white privilege impacts the spiritual lives of their parishioners. For more information about the Souls of White Folks/Soul to Soul programs, read more ».

To read the remarks of three clergy SWF participants, Rev. Russ Dean, Rev. Gayle Montgomery and Rev. Amy Brooks read more ». (PDF 36 Kb)

Coffee Conversations

These evening programs bring people together from across Mecklenburg County to discuss "hot topics" from a faith perspective. Please refer to the Meck Min Calendar for more information. For schedule and more information, read more»

To listen to a Coffee Conversations program, "Life, Death and the Afterlife" with Rabbi Faith Cantor, Rev. James Howell, Imam Khalil Akbar and Dr. Roshan Attrey, click here

BookStudies/BridgeBuilders

Join in facilitated discussions with people of different cultures, races and faiths. Perfect for those who enjoy book clubs! For more information, read more»

Habitat House -- Historic Interfaith All Clergy Build

In 2007 Mecklenburg Ministries brought together over 100 faith leaders from across 11 faith traditions to build the first interfaith clergy build in the world. We will be sponsoring another interfaith clergy build for Charlotte in the Fall, 2008. For more information or to sign up your congregation: read more »

Clergy Lunch Gatherings

Clergy from across race and faith come together quarterly at various congregations to build relationships and discuss how clergy can build greater interracial and interfaith trust across Charlotte. One of last year’s clergy gatherings generated the idea for the historic interfaith, all-clergy Habitat build (see above.)
read remarks from Dr. Joan Parrot » (PDF 16 Kb)
read remarks from Rabbi Schindler » (PDF 24 Kb)

In Our Own Backyard Summer Camp

"In Our Own Backyards" is a unique interfaith summer camp experience for high school students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. The camp brings youth together from different faiths, races and socioeconomic backgrounds to learn more about each other’s faith traditions and to serve Charlotte residents in need. Updated Application form and brochure for summer 2008 camp available soon.
Read Campers' Comments » (PDF 10 Kb)
Read Campers' Parents' Comments » (PDF 14 Kb)

International Peace Day Celebration

Mecklenburg Ministries and United Religions Initiative (URI) co-sponsor a Peace Day Celebration each September to recognize the U.N. International Day of Peace. Over 170 high school seniors across Charlotte wrote essays this past year on how they can create a culture of peace. The next Peace Celebration and essay contest will be in September, 2008. read more »

• Winning Peace Essays 2007 (PDF 22 Kb)
• Casey Kimbrough Peace Keynote 2007 (PDF 16 Kb)
• Rabbi Ezring Message 2006 (PDF 24 Kb)

Thanksgiving Service

Mecklenburg Ministries will sponsor the 33rd Annual Thanksgiving Worship Service on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Friendship Baptist Church. Rev. Jay Leach of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte will give the sermon. There will be an interfaith children’s choir and adult choir. read more »

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