Members at Iglesia Bautista Carmen Grande and the Church at Ponce and Highland participate in a
special workshop on women's health.
Around the Alliance
Mayan Voices in Chiapas, Mexico
by Wayne Grinstead
While the US government focuses on
slowing or stopping immigration from Central and South America, Mexico is experiencing its own interstate immigration crisis driven by poverty and lack of employment opportunities.
In Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state, these forces are also pushing members of the country's indigenous groups northward.
These indigenous immigrants, many of whom live in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains, speak 12 Mayan dialects and often come from communities where schools are open only three days a week and textbooks for students are not available.
View the short documentary film entitled "Mayan Voices" by clicking on the above image. Watch for a discussion guide for the video to come in the fall.
Practicing Congregation
Black Mama Bailout
by Chalice Overy
"Somebody just asked me if I wanted to
bail black women out of jail," I relayed to a friend in disbelief. For starters, I didn't know this kind of thing happened -- concerted efforts to bail people out of jail, and black women in particular. The invitation came from
Southerners On New Ground (
SONG) an organization working hard to dismantle the cash bail system. While they tackle policy, SONG is getting people out of cages now through their bailout campaigns.
The invitation to participate in the bailouts also came as a surprise because SONG defines itself as "a regional Queer Liberation organization made up of people of color, immigrants, undocumented people, people with disabilities, working class and rural and small town, LGBTQ people in the South." At the time, I served a traditional black Baptist church, and therefore represented a structure that often marginalized the very people that SONG centers. Inviting me seemed a little risky on their part.
The Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, N.C. is
coming up July 11-14, and the Alliance invites all to our "Flaming Baptist Potluck" on Friday night, July 12, at 6:00 p.m. by the Calvary Baptist DC tents. We'll provide the main dish (something flame-grilled, of course) and we invite you to bring a side dish or something to drink to share with all. Check the Alliance Facebook page closer to the event for information on where the tent is located and
email Jason Smith if you have any questions. See you at the Goose!
The Alliance is hiring a new communications specialist!
Take time to renew and recharge before the Advent Season begins at the 2019 CAIRN clergy retreat set for Sept. 8-11 at Roslyn Retreat Center in Richmond, Va.
June 20-21, Carole Collins will be in Orlando
hosting a breakfast for Alliance chaplains at the meeting of APC (Association of Professional Chaplains)
June 23, Jason Smith will be visiting Village Baptist Church in Bowie, MD
Carole Collins will be out of the office for the month of July
The Alliance of Baptists is a vibrant movement of people, faith communities and ministry partners who are deeply passionate about ecumenism, partnership in mission, relentless hospitality and social justice.
slowing or stopping immigration from Central and South America, Mexico is experiencing its own interstate immigration crisis driven by poverty and lack of employment opportunities.
bail black women out of jail," I relayed to a friend in disbelief. For starters, I didn't know this kind of thing happened -- concerted efforts to bail people out of jail, and black women in particular. The invitation came from
coming up July 11-14, and the Alliance invites all to our "Flaming Baptist Potluck" on Friday night, July 12, at 6:00 p.m. by the Calvary Baptist DC tents. We'll provide the main dish (something flame-grilled, of course) and we invite you to bring a side dish or something to drink to share with all. Check the Alliance Facebook page closer to the event for information on where the tent is located and
