2020 has pushed us beyond limits we thought we could withstand. Divisions and unrest were already latent within our cities, but the events of 2020 have, in many ways, served to push us further into echo chambers and group think. Even still, there are signs that Christ has stirred sectors of the “slumbering giant" - the US Church. It is awakening and openly seeking to address the realities of systemic racial injustice. This is a beautiful awakening that gives us great hope for our country. However, it can also be a lonely time; the realities of the global pandemic have us isolated, leaving us with little opportunity to converse and process corporately.

Our 2021 CCDA/SW *virtual gathering offers a space to fellowship and learn from others as we wrestle with the realities of a global pandemic and systemic injustice; whether we are brand new to the CCDA movement or veterans of the work. No matter our talents or temperaments, there are myriad tasks and roles for us to take up; whether engaging in ministry to diverse or homogeneous communities, political activism, artistic expressions that give voice to pain, the work of reconciliation, economic justice and assistance, legal advocacy, and many other examples. This regional gathering gives us the opportunity to explore the work together as our communities enter into a new political landscape and renewed public spaces.

*some first-come-first-serve in-person slots will be offered to registered individuals.