This fall’s Great Day of Service will again be environmentally focused. Test the neighborhood for gas leaks, pull an invasive plant, or clean up the Potomac River.

For more information and to register go here: https://foundryumc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1920008

Please join us for this congregation-wide morning of service and creation care!

We are pleased to announce that on Saturday, December 9th from 9-1pm, AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez will offer a congregation-wide workshop titled: Building an Intersectional Justice Movement: An Introduction to the Interlocking Justice Framework

This workshop will provide an introduction to the Interlocking Justice framework with a deeper look into three of the 5 IJ practices. Participants will learn about the ways in which different forms of oppression intersect and compound, as well as strategies for building a more inclusive and intersectional justice movement. The session will include opportunities for group discussions, interactive exercises, and well as practical tips for adopting the IJ framework.

Mark your calendars now! And stayed tuned for registration information in the coming months.

The Sacred Resistance team educates, organizes, and empowers the Foundry community for advocacy and public witness addressing various social justice issues we are facing at both the local and national levels.

If you would like to join this team, email sacredresistance@foundryumc.org

Upcoming dates to engage:

-Sacred Resistance mini-retreat, Tuesday, October 10 from 6 - 9 p.m. If you would like to join this meeting, email sacredresistance@foundryumc.org.

Foundry's LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Advocacy Ministry Team has resumed meetings to plan our advocacy and participation at both Reconciling Ministry Network's Convocation in October and the General Conference in 2024, both in Charlotte, NC. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m. both in person at Foundry and on Zoom. Please contact Ann Brown Birkel at lgbtqadvocacy@foundryumc.org for more information or to confirm your plan to join.

Registration is open for the Reconciling Ministry Network’s Convocation in Charlotte, NC from October 13-15. Several members of the Ministry Team will be attending and we are glad to have you join us as well! Learn more and register at https://rmnetwork.org/convocation2023/.

Please join us for this important WIN actions! Your presence makes a big difference in advancing the causes of justice in our City!

There are two important events coming up!

Please join is for the Fall WIN Action Team Meeting
Monday, October 23, 2023, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Sign up Here: https://bit.ly/teammeetingoct23
 

WIN's Annual Fundraiser 

Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, 

Sign up here:  https://bit.ly/WINfundraiser2023

For questions, email sacredresistance@foundryumc.org

Foundry is a member of the Congregation Action Network (CAN), a collective of more than 70 Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Humanist, Hindu, Buddhist, and other congregations in the DC Metro region, bringing faithful resistance to end detention, deportation, profiling, and criminalization of immigrants and demanding and upholding justice, dignity, safety, and family unity.

Join us for a Congregation Action Network Mass Meeting
When: Thur., Oct 12, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC
The program will be in English and Spanish with interpretation provided.
Food will be served.

Come and learn about the current immigration context nationally and in our region and find out how you can get involved. 

Email sacredresistance@foundryumc.org or Audrey Miller Hallett @ adhallett@mac.com with questions!

For 40 years, Creation Justice Ministries has acted on the Christian vocation to seek justice for God’s planet and people. A leading faith voice representing denominations across Christian traditions, Creation Justice Ministries has long inspired and equipped people across the country to protect, restore, and rightly share God’s creation.

To celebrate our significant 40th anniversary milestone, we invite you to a Service of Celebration with a joyful reception to follow.

We will tell our story with past and present leaders of Creation Justice Ministries; identify hope for the present moment; and inspire the world for the work to come with music, prayer, and fellowship.

Register here!

The 2023 Immigration Border Immersion is NOW OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. We are seeking clergy, laity, and young people (21-35 yrs. old) who want to have a transformational experience, learn about migration, immigration, and root causes. Participants will have the opportunity to listen to God through the voice of the immigrant and be part of the change as they implement and take actions in their local communities.

Go here for more information

Want to take action against poverty with a diverse group of advocates, organizers and volunteers in the Washington DC area? Join the DC Poor People's Campaign rain or shine for free food & fellowship! Hear about how we are trying to build power to address the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism.

For more info, go here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/dc-poor-peoples-campaign-fall-2023-meetup?fbclid=IwAR3Hvg3rKKMwXlU0HLyRJA3e_5N1LI5LqFC8Vl1zc-OEcvkwGOETuT4uxPQ