DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS

04/21/2026

ATTENTION ALL JUSTICE-SEEKING PEOPLE of FAITH:
Coming up live in just a moment at Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2026:
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ.
Watch and listen here:

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03/30/2026

Reflections on the politically subversive public witness of Jesus on Palm Sunday (by Ken BL): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R119E5QHHJWVYUoKFRJ5JzANNymcXIAqGaOukCYTL7I/edit?usp=sharing
Partner with the DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS to help continue our shared struggle to defend democracy, promote justice, and protect the vulnerable: https://disciplescenter.org/give

02/16/2026

A Valentine's Day reflection for next year: "A Celebration of Love (and Justice?)": disciplesjustice.net/new
TOMORROW - same location: A Presidents Day Reflection: "Disciples, Our President, and Three Disciples Presidents."

Each year on February 14, many people celebrate Valentine’s Day with cards, flowers, and tender expressions of romantic love and mutual affection. And there is nothing wrong with that.  The experience of romantic love is a gift to be celebrated, and the mutually supportive love of a committed cou...

01/26/2026

. . . ADVOCACY ALERT. Take Action Now! https://disciplescenter.org/alerts - https://senate.gov . . ICE is OUT of control. This is because of the people who are IN control of our government. CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY and urge them to reject funding for DHS without strict limits on ICE. Otherwise the Incompetent, Cruel, and Extrajudicial actions of this increasingly lawless, brutal, and deadly paramilitary organization will continue.

01/21/2026

Our current President was sworn in one year ago today, and now "Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed. Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who renounces evil is attacked." (Isaiah 59: 14-15).

01/20/2026

We hope you've had a wonderful weekend and meaningful day of commemoration, celebration, reflection, and recommitment to joining together and building the Beloved Community envisioned by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

01/16/2026

https://www.youtube.com/.../streams JOIN US ONLINE on Saturday, Jan 17th, at 11.30 am EST as we honor The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our guest speaker will be WILLIE PEARL MACKEY KING, a co-worker with Dr. King who compiled & transcribed his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail," working from scraps of paper smuggled from his jail cell in order to rapidly distribute a finished, powerful document to a waiting public. Join us online on Jan 17 at 11.30 am EST at https://www.youtube.com/.../streams

This event is hosted by First Christian Church of Alexandria, VA, and organized by the Christian Church Capital Area - Disciples of Christ, the Disciples presence in the Capital Area that -- with and through the DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS -- serves the whole church as a Disciples witness for justice in the nation’s capital (USA).

01/01/2026

Tonight at midnight is the LAST TIME in 2025 for you to support the DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS, YOUR witness for justice in the nation's capital (USA). Partner with us TODAY to defend democracy, promote justice, and protect the vulnerable among us: https://centersupport.org

12/31/2025

Today is the LAST DAY of 2025 to support the DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS, YOUR witness for justice in the nation's capital (USA). Partner with us TODAY to defend democracy, promote justice, and protect the vulnerable among us: https://centersupport.org

12/31/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE!! https://centersupport.org
TODAY is the LAST DAY to partner with us before the end of 2025! So please act now! Support YOUR witness for justice in the nation’s capital USA). Partner with us TODAY. https://centersupport.org
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