{"id":305,"date":"2017-09-22T15:19:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T19:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/multicultural\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2024-01-25T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T21:13:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ncc-logo-race-equity-justice-1440x420.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1667\" style=\"width:645px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ncc-logo-race-equity-justice-1440x420.png 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ncc-logo-race-equity-justice-720x210.png 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ncc-logo-race-equity-justice-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ncc-logo-race-equity-justice-1536x447.png 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ncc-logo-race-equity-justice.png 1579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The responsibilities of our committees are to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(1) strengthen existing ministries and congregations, <br>(2) start new congregations and ministries, including intentional ministries with children and youth, <br>(3) identify, equip, and deploy elders, local pastors, lay missioners, lay certified ministers, and other lay leaders who can serve in this mission and ministry, <br>(4) identify financial and material resources to support and maintain its implementation. <br><br>The plan shall be based on a clear analysis of the socioeconomic, cultural, and religious realities of the community where the conference is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We will do so through the following committees:<\/strong><br>+ Asian <br>+ Hispanic-Latinx <br>+ Native American <br>+ Strengthening the Black Church <br>+ Anti-Racism<br>+ <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/immigration-reform\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/rej\/immigration-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Immigration and Refugee<\/a><br>+ <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/cosrow\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/cosrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COSROW<\/a> [Commision of the Status and Role of Women]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The responsibilities of our committees are to: (1) strengthen existing ministries and congregations, (2) start new congregations and ministries, including intentional ministries with children and youth, (3) identify, equip, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-305","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About | Race Equity &amp; 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