DISCIPLES CENTER for PUBLIC WITNESS

09/30/2026

TODAY WE REMEMBER — AND WE ARE CALLED TO ACT

September 30 is Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, honoring Survivors of the residential school system and remembering the Indigenous children who never returned home.

Here in the United States, we must confront our own history of Indian boarding schools, the Christian Doctrine of Discovery, colonization, forced assimilation, and Manifest Destiny.

We encourage people to wear orange today and to learn, listen, remember, and act.

We also call attention to federal measures addressing Indigenous truth, healing, families, and communities:

S. 761 / H.R. 7325 — Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act

S. 4638 — Promoting Strong Native Families and Children Act

The pursuit of truth and healing must also include America's history of slavery and racial discrimination against Black Americans. H.R. 40 addresses establishing a commission to study and develop reparations proposals, while H.Res. 414 addresses the case for reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harms.

Remember. Learn. Repent. Respond.

🧡 Every Child Matters.

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

09/22/2026

As we approach the November 3 midterm elections, our commitment to justice, human dignity, and the common good reminds us of the importance of being informed and engaged participants in our democracy.

At the Disciples Center for Public Witness (DC4PW) we invite you to explore our first 2026 Midterm Elections Bulletin!

📌 Inside this edition, you will find:

Nonpartisan resources to help you prepare for the November 3 elections.

Information on early voting, polling locations, and candidates appearing on your ballot.

Resources to help congregations and communities share accurate voting information.

Information about Bishop William J. Barber II and Repairers of the Breach's 1,000 Marches to the Polls initiative, including how to find a march in your community.

📖 READ THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS BULLETIN #1 HERE:

https://mcusercontent.com/fb34108b48d6f0037163990c2/files/f23f414f-5cc3-a7d8-6062-156d50b16b7e/The_Social_Witness_2026_Midterm_Elections_CLICKABLE_3_.01.pdf

We encourage you to read and share this bulletin with your congregations, friends, and communities. Together, we can help ensure that everyone has access to the information and resources needed to participate in the democratic process.

Together, we can and will defend democracy, protect the vulnerable, and work toward a more just and equitable society for all.

In solidarity,

Rev. Dr. Ken Brooker Langston and the DC4PW Staff

09/08/2026

The Disciples Center for Public Witness invites you to participate in the We Are Here Walk, a public demonstration of solidarity, resilience, and hope in support of immigrant workers and their families.

On September 19, 2026, participants will gather for a 25-mile walk from Granger to Union Gap, Washington—but you do not have to be in Washington or walk the full route to take part. Participants can join at different points during the day, walk at their own pace, or participate virtually from anywhere in the world. Virtual participants can walk or run any distance and fundraise in support of immigrant workers and their families.

This is an opportunity to stand publicly with immigrant communities, working families, and all those committed to dignity and justice for workers.

Walk with us. Fundraise with us. Stand in solidarity.

Learn more and register for the We Are Here Walk using the link below:

We Are Here Walk September 19, 2026 Granger, WA to Union Gap WA or join virtually! Register Donate Sponsor We Are Here / Estamos Aquí / Nandito kami / Chúng tôi ở đây / Jesteśmy tutaj a national fundraising campaign and community movement created to stand in solidarity with immigrant workers...

09/07/2026

Today is a day to celebrate working people—but also to recognize that the fight for dignity, fairness, and justice in the workplace is far from over.

As people of Faith on Labor Day:

We should be concerned that federal workers are still facing uncertainty and financial hardship because of arbitrary DOGE cuts.

We should be concerned that women and people of color in the workforce have been attacked as “DEI hires” and pushed from jobs while longstanding civil-rights protections are being weakened.

We should be concerned that immigrant workers—documented or undocumented—are living with fear of detention, deportation, family separation, and being sent into dangerous situations.

We should be deeply concerned about an unnecessary and damaging trade war with Canada that is hurting working families on both sides of the border—including auto workers in Detroit and Windsor.

On this Labor Day, the Disciples Center for Public Witness hopes that these concerns are part of how we all think, act, organize, and prepare to vote before or on November 3.

The Center hopes we will all support pro-worker candidates, whatever their political persuasion or ours, and strongly and unapologetically support pro-worker ministries like ours.

Our Special Labor Day Edition of The Social Witness includes resources for congregations, worker-justice legislation, opportunities for action, voter mobilization, and ways to support the work of DC4PW.

Please read, share, and take action: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ouDwqOC9vQkDxCSfchJpMTiDAWyJm7pd/view?usp=sharing

Together, we can and will defend democracy, protect the vulnerable, and secure greater justice for workers in both the United States and Canada. Happy Labor Day!

09/02/2026

Labor Day is more than a day to honor work—it is a call to stand with workers and pursue justice.

In our Special Labor Day 2026 Edition, we explore the dignity of work, the role of faith communities in worker justice, legislation before Congress, and concrete opportunities to move from the pulpit to the picket line.

Inside this issue:
• Labor Day, work, and worker justice
• Faith and labor in the pulpit, on the bimah, and in the minbar
• Key legislation affecting working people
• Opportunities to support workers, immigrants, farmworkers, and communities
• The “100 Days of Mobilization, 1,000 Marches to the Polls” campaign

Read the Special Labor Day Edition and join us in connecting faith with public witness, solidarity, and action.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ouDwqOC9vQkDxCSfchJpMTiDAWyJm7pd/view?usp=sharing

08/12/2026

In this week’s e-newsletter, you can find the launch of The Social Witness, updates on voting rights and 2026 election organizing, an urgent action alert on TPS for Haitians and Syrians, resources on resisting Christian nationalism, advocacy opportunities from ecumenical and interfaith partners, and information on the 100 Days of Mobilization and 1,000 Marches to the Polls campaign. Find the newsletter HERE:

08/02/2026

Haiti Temporary Protected Status may expire this week, putting hundreds of thousands of Haitian families, workers, neighbors, and community members at immediate risk.

Many Haitians with TPS have lived in the U.S. for more than a decade, seeking safety, working, and contributing to our communities. Forced return would mean sending people back to dangerous and unstable conditions.

Senate Bill 4814 would extend Haiti TPS for three years. More Senate co-sponsors are urgently needed.

Join DJAN, DC4PW, and people of faith and moral conscience in calling on the U.S. Senate to act now.

Read and sign the Letter to the Senate here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfD03hp5cajJ1uaYZLjofle1M9m0adBcJotDtk1lmzuVWXE6A/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=117115575599262280190

To protect Haitian TPS holders is sacred. To seek justice is faithful. To act is our calling.

Haiti Temporary Protected Status is likely to expire this week, placing hundreds of thousands of Haitian families, workers, neighbors, and community members at immediate risk. Haiti is experiencing uncontrolled gang violence, including kidnappings of people returning from the United States, along wi...

07/02/2026

The special 4th of July / 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence edition of The Witness is here.

In this issue, the Disciples Center for Public Witness reflects on the nation’s founding promise, the unfinished work of justice, and the faithful call to public witness today.

This special edition includes:

• A Public Witness
• The Promise and The Becoming
• 250 Years: Voices Demanding America Keep Its Promise
• Faithful Public Witness Today
• An Invitation & Prayer
• Partner with DC4PW

As we mark this anniversary, we are called to remember truthfully, act faithfully, defend democracy, protect the vulnerable, and continue working so liberty and justice become a lived reality for all people and communities.

The Disciples Center for Public Witness remains your voice for justice in the nation’s capital. Partner with us as we pray, protest, promote justice, and work together for the Beloved Community.

Read the special edition of The Witness here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JHLj1ldQd4OLiVFhIPeN-nyzTw-dFp8D/view?usp=sharing

Partner with DC4PW here: https://www.disciplescenter.org/give

Read. Share. Reflect. Act. Help us continue putting faith into action.

PARTNER WITH US ONLINE or BY MAIL: Disciples Center for Public Witness, c/o Disciple Home Missions, PO Box 1986, Indianapolis, IN 46206

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:

5 likes. "Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2026: Opening Worship Service"

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