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And those are the three big ifs.Our congregation in Milwaukee had the struggle back in-- this was back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Our congregation in Milwaukee had the struggle back in-- this was back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
So the congregation for this church had no money, certainly not enough to build a new building.
to the black congregation in Birmingham, Alabama.
And our congregation supported them and sponsored some families, in spite of the fact that our congregation was
an urban congregation with 65%-- at that point, about 60%, 65% African-American membership.
And predominately African-American congregation-- many people had grown up in very conservative ways, thinking homosexuality is a sin.
And so the congregation would take our congregational van, with the name of the church on the side, and some of the older members would ride inside,
But as their congregation grew very rapidly, with a lot of Korean students and professionals moving into the area and turning to the church
And because within our congregation, people in business and industry and everything like that, they were really inspired by the idea,
And we have a congregation of over 10,000 people.
funded by the congregation itself.
Because within our congregation, we have a lot of teachers, industrialists, business people, a lot of software engineers--
to any kind of congregation or organized religion.
with the Hebrew congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, and this, this, this Jewish leader sent him a letter saying, "In this new country called America, are my people safe here?"
There's congregations that are in lots of conflict around different issues.
families corporations congregations schools you have to talk without
But that wasn't what the congregation thought.
So it's a Russian Orthodox congregation.
And when he came out to the congregation, there was about a four or five minute standing ovation for him.
came to have a much bigger congregation than the native born one.
And I have watched as many congregations have struggled to place church above some of those other identities.
The fight we're fighting is against the larger congregation of racial insensitivity and racial ignorance.
Do we have any horror fans in the congregation, first of all?
And we found a spiritual home together at Congregation Hatorah here in New York City.
So it was not an easy thing for a congregation to say, we're going to take this person into the sanctuary and the protection of the church.
And are we going to become a Reconciling In Christ congregation, or are we going to just try to sit this out?
And it's when he stood before the congregation-- we had our first coming out Sunday.
And then the final impetus-- I now work in a local congregation.
And then there seemed to be other groups and congregations who were there, most notably a Korean congregation.
And they were one of the oldest Asian Christian congregations in New England, and, I think, certainly the oldest Korean congregation.
he was when he was a had his own congregation in atlanta
in the stewardship of the building over to the ethnic congregations.
Man on audio clip #1: There are enormous congregations of fireflies along riverbanks.
So he had experienced some real hateful things that had happened and threats to his congregation and to himself.
the decision-- are we going to really be a Reconciling In Christ congregation?
Like that, there is this congregation.
And here they are, and this is the congregation in the background.
And after some time, within our little congregation, we had gynecologists, and ENT specialists, and cancer surgeons, and orthopedic surgeons,
Communities, a pile of leaves and congregation must be rakin'.
group of people whether it's a family, congregation, work group, whatever -- whatever it is.
and so he steps down from the pulpit all at once the whole congregation rises up and gives them a thunderous standing
the chief rabbi uh in the United Kingdom of the and the United Hebrew congregations of the Commonwealth from
I mean, I was running congregations when I was, like, 15 years old.
And although that may not be the general consensus of many ELCA Lutheran congregations, for me it was.
At the same time, the foreign born congregations that are Christian have been growing quite strikingly as more immigrants came in.
He said, people in my congregations have told me I've got to step up my game.
In Mumbai, most of the congregational and ashram and temple activities are
So I washed myself and I opened the door, and the whole congregation was there.
I mean, there were ministers who would let church out early so that the congregation wouldn't miss the lynching.
It seems sort of like a no-brainer, but it's a big deal for a congregation to reach a point where that's OK and to have the background
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