How First UMC at the Chicago Temple Became Creation-Friendlier
First United Methodist Church in Chicago has been making its building more creation-care friendly by installing more energy-efficient appliances. This has also res…
A Time for Burning Showings and Conversations
CA2BC will host discussions about the 1966 film A Time for Burning during the summer of 2026.
An extremely passionate and moving documentary, William C. Jersey's A Time for Burning explores the civil rights issue from one of the least likely of vantage points (a white, middle-class congregation in Nebraska) and reveals some of the more powerful observations about race and equality to come out of the '60s. Jersey's focal point is the Reverend L. William Youngdahl, who attempts to inspire his parishioners, all white and Lutheran, to reach out and make a connection with black Lutherans in the state. Youngdahl quickly finds himself at the center of a conflict that mirrors the nationwide struggle, with representatives from the church, community, and protest movements speaking for and against his desire to unite those of a common faith. Rejected by all three networks, Burning's unflinching exploration of the state of race relations in the United States and the human heart earned it an Academy Award nomination in 1968, and a place on the National Film Registry in 2005.
Watch A Time for Burning on PBS