In Minneapolis, churches pursue the hard work of reconciliation
Race Issues | Twin Cities pastors work long-term toward racial harmony following a chaotic summer of protests and riots
by Sharon Dierberger
Posted 12/23/20, 09:30 am
One Saturday each month, Pastor Terrell Walter meets with a group of local church leaders to eat lunch and worship together. The participants, all part of the Evangelical Church denomination, come from various ethnic backgrounds: Walter is African American. Other pastors are Caucasian, African American, Liberian, and Hispanic.
At September’s meeting in a Latino church, a pastor preached in Spanish on reconciliation, reading from 2 Corinthians 5:19. Afterward, everyone ate homemade tamales, laughed together, and prayed.