ADVOCACY AND JUSTICE

At Gethsemane, we are called as followers of Christ to move in solidarity & mutuality with our neighbors, especially those most- vulnerable, to faithfully bear witness to injustice, and commit ourselves and our resources to actively rejecting and resisting oppression every- and anywhere it takes form. 

We believe every person of every race, religion, gender, sexuality, age, ability, economic/immigration/transition status, from every region of the world, is created in God's Image (Gen. 1:27) and shows us who God is and what God looks like. Christ still walks among us, reminding us that whatever we do (or do not do) unto the least of these, we do unto Him (Matt. 25:31-46). We are fully divested from culture wars, and committed instead to creatively cultivating Beloved Community with all our neighbors in the present circumstances.


To that end, we will share resources here to empower each other to know our rights, be in solidarity with our vulnerable neighbors, embrace strangers among us, and Love others without condition or caveat.

KNOW

YOUR RIGHTS

No matter who holds elected office, everyone in the USA has rights! If you're concerned for yourself or your immigrant, refugee, and non-citizen friends & neighbors, knowing your rights and helping your neighbors know theirs is one of the most impactful ways to advocate! 


LEARN MORE & GET INVOLVED: ILRC | ILCM | ACLU-MN | UNIDOS | GLOBAL REFUGE

RED CARDS:
Free downloadable Red Cards are available in most languages to print and carry (and hand out to neighbors). Find them here.

WORKPLACE RIGHTS:
If ICE or Police show up at your workplace, you have rights and so do your co-workers. Learn more & find resources here.

LGBTQIA+ INCLUSION

All are Welcome at Gethsemane where we are committed to the hard work of learning to be actively welcoming to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions. All are wonderfully and beautifully made by God.
Read GLC's full Statement of Welcome & Inclusion here.

TRANS LIVES ARE SACRED.
Unequivocally. Undeniably. Unquestionably.

In their resplendent, transfiguring beauty,
Trans people bear God to us. 

We stand with, for, and around our Trans siblings and proclaim loudly their inherent Belonging & Belovedness in the Body of Christ and to the Kin-dom of God.