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CIRCLES OF CHRIST<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Circles of Christ is a Covenant Partnership Agreement between\u00a0Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church<\/a> and First Presbyterian Fort Worth <\/a><\/p>\n

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PURPOSE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To amplify our love of God and our love of neighbor (Matthew 22.34-40) through a shared partnership of worship, service, fellowship and education.<\/p>\n

For upcoming opportunities for reflection on race and privilege,\u00a0click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SHARED\u00a0OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. Unite spiritually and culturally and celebrate the richness of our diversity\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. Share our experiences and deepen our faith\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. Participate in social activism\/advocacy and ministries of Christian compassion and love\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. Learn, explore, and respect our commonalities and differences\u00a0<\/li>\n
  5. Engage all generations of our congregations in our partnership and increase awareness of the critical issues in our community\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    SHARED HOPE<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h4>\n

    Our hope is that through this partnership\u00a0we will build and maintain mutual relationships that strengthen our faith and witness to our community the love, peace, reconciliation,\u00a0and justice of our Lord.\u00a0We partner together both by inviting one another to share in existing ministries of our congregations AND through new engagements specifically designed to enhance and deepen our dialogue about racial injustices and shared solidarity.\u00a0We covenant to have opportunities for engagement at least monthly and have monthly steering committee meetings to enrich our partnership.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

    HISTORY<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Over 100 people participated in The City of Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission screening of the PBS highly-acclaimed three-part series:\u00a0Race – The Power of an Illusion<\/em>\u00a0and the film\u00a0American Denial<\/em>\u00a0in the late spring and summer of 2019 in partnership with Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church.\u00a0From these conversations, a covenant partnership was signed by both congregations and approved by our Session in the August of 2019.\u00a0Since the inception of this partnership, called “Circles\u00a0of Christ,” members of both congregations participated in many activities together including a Harambee Festival, a tour of the Gordon Parks exhibit at the Amon Carter, a tour at the Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum, the MLK Day of Service and watched the movie\u00a0Just Mercy<\/em> together in the theater.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    CONTACT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    For questions about Circles of Christ or how to become involved, contact Rev. Robyn Michalove<\/a>. or LaShonda Thomas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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