A handful of members of Fremont UMC felt stirred by the Spirit earlier this week to make plans to gather outside their church's building along NE Fremont Street next Thursday, June 18, to bear witness to our God of suffering love, inconvenient justice, and hard-fought reconciliation in this time of soul-searching and reckoning in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. They'll be holding signs in support of Black Lives Matter and waving at traffic along the sidewalk during rush hour that evening, showing their congregation's support for our siblings of color and our endorsement that our society and systems must change.
They invite you to do the same. Please consider if the Spirit is prompting a similar action outside your church's building at the same time. On June 18th, gather at 5pm in the public place closest to your congregation and make a public witness. Be sure to follow Fremont's lead in following all recommended pandemic precautions, including social distancing and mask-wearing for all.
Pastor Brian is unavailable that evening, but if you feel led, please take photos — we'd love to share them with the District!