A Message from the Bishop: Election of General Conference Delegates
Grace and peace to you in the name of Christ. I write today related to the composition of our delegation in light of a new ruling released by the United Metho…
Registration is $20 per person. Please contact Dr. Richard Guzman at rrguzman@comcast.net to register (unless otherwise noted)
March 18, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
305 E Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL
April 15
709 Fourth Ave, Rochelle, IL
April 29
Naperville: Community UMC, 20 N Center St., Naperville, IL.
Registration for this event here.
Questions? contact Deacon Sharon Rice at deacon_sharon@hotmail.com.
September 30
605 W. Golf Road, Mt. Prospect, IL
October 14
20 N Center St, Naperville, IL
October 28
424 Forest, Glen Ellyn, IL
November 11
945 S Garfield Ave, Hinsdale, IL
Please contact Dr. Richard Guzman at rrguzman@comcast.net for 2023 open spots.
The Anti-racism Task Force’s Becoming the Beloved Community workshop was created by a team of Champion Team members led by Dr. Richard Guzman. This 4-hour workshop conveys facts and essential knowledge about race and racism and seeks to help participants experience some of the harm and hurt racial prejudice has caused.
The pilot workshop was held on Sat., Sept. 11, 2021, at Friendship United Methodist Church in Bolingbrook. Since then, three other churches held a workshop at Glencoe: North Shore UMC, Elmhurst: First UMC, and Elgin: First UMC in the Spring of 2022.
Dr. Richard R. Guzman
Dr. Richard R. Guzman, facilitator, is professor emeritus at North Central College where he taught writing, literature, race/ethnicity, and social change and is active in his family’s foundation, Emmanuel House. He serves as a consultant on anti-racism initiatives for the Northern Illinois Conferenceof the United Methodist Church and headed the committee that produced the Becoming the Beloved Community workshop.
The BBC Planning Team is Dr. Richard Guzman (Bolingbrook: Friendship), Tom Butler (Evanston: First UMC), Lennox Iton (Hinsdale UMC), Rev. Tennille Power (Chicago: Hazel Crest Community UMC), Donna Sagami (Chicago: Ravenswood Fellowship), and Buzz Wheeler (Sycamore UMC).
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