St. Francis Day is a very special day at Mercy Junction Justice & Peace Center. As you probably know, if you follow Mercy Junction at all, we include “all creation” — which means our non-human, as well as our human, sisters and brothers — in all of our work from hospitality to justice to peacemaking. […]
We survived. The work continues. Come celebrate with us!
‘What didn’t you do to bury me, But you forgot that I was a seed’ — Dinos Christianopoulos Like so many things at Mercy Junction, we even turn the growing season upside down. It is in the fall of the year — as the light grows shorter and the temperatures cooler — that we […]
The Chattanooga Statement
Written by Mercy Junction Pastor Alaina Cobb and endorsed by the Mercy Junction Council In the darkness of recent events both within the church and without. It falls upon those of us within the sacred communion of believers to call upon each other to dispel the workings of evil within our own lives. A significant […]
The substance and evidence of our faith after Charlottesville
By Beth Foster, Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center director I’ve told about my experiences in Charlottesville this past weekend over and over in the last couple days — on social media, in videos, and to reporters, family members, friends, and others in my community. That is one of the reasons I went, to bear […]
What my ancestors taught me about colonialism, class and white supremacy
This is the talk Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center Director Beth Foster gave at the Saturday, July 29, 2017, TN Anti-Racist Network Teach-In and Protest at Montgomery Bell State Park. I’m a genealogists and I’m going to do what genealogists do and bore y’all with some old family stories for the next 10 minutes, […]
Pre-Existing Condition: Protest & Prayer
Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center invites anyone with a pre-existing condition — or anyone who loves someone with a pre-existing condition — to join us Friday evening at 6 pm to protest the U.S. House of Representatives recent passage of an immoral bill that would deny healthcare to millions of Americans. The bill repeals […]
Mercy Junction transitioning to non-hierarchical leadership structure
We are excited to announce some changes at Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center that bring us closer to our commitment of creating a non-hierarchical community that is devoted to hospitality, social justice, peacemaking and equality. The Mercy Junction Council of Elders, the governing body of the interfaith ministry, will be taking on roles of […]
Holy Fools Unite For Mercy Junction’s April 1 Interfaith Worship Service
April Fools gather together for an interfaith worship. April fools day! Everyone is welcome to Mercy Junction’s third monthly Interfaith Worship service! Whether you come from a particular faith heritage, are a seeker or of no faith all are welcome. We believe that this can be a space where you bring the best of your faith […]
Holy Heretic Devotional – March 28, 2017-Sheroes and Heroes
HOLY HERETIC DEVOTIONAL – March 28, 2017 – SHEROES & HEROES: ACTIVISTS Compiled by Mercy Junction Justice and Peace Center Pastor Brian Merritt “It is ironic that America, with its history of injustice to the poor, especially the black man and the Indian, prides itself on being a Christian nation.” ― James H. Cone Dr. […]
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