Church Within A Church Movement

The CWACM Agenda
Our four priorities
Disrupting Privilege
Justice Ministries
Religious Violence
Claiming Our Identities
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Tribute to Greg Dell
Co-founder of the Church Within A Church Movement
Ministry of peace & justice
Celebration of human diversity
Welcoming LGBTQI persons
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CWACM is an expansive anti-oppression community honoring a diversity of spiritual, religious and philosophical truths and their fullest expressions.

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CWACM Agenda

Rev. Vernice Thorn stopping traffic in Chicago

Disrupting Privilege

All oppression is connected – heterosexism, racism, sexism, genderism, colonialism, ableism and all other ways in which we separate ourselves from each other. Disrupting privilege ...

Justice and Ministry street sign intersection

Justice Ministries

CWACM began as a resistance movement; one that challenged the status quo of traditional "church," which often excludes based on race, sexual orientation and gender ...

Jennifer Sanders holds sign that says "Respect Existence or Expect Resistance"

Religious Violence

Religious violence is a phenomenon where Religion is either the subject or object of violent behavior. At the intersections, we recognize that many have been ...

male and female symbols joined together to form symbol of infinity with no beginning or end

In a world where binary thinking is normalized, the Movement intentionally celebrates a spectrum of identity. We teach, live and affirm gender expansiveness, naming ourselves and celebrating each other.

JUSTNotes

Emerging

February 20, 2024

Rev. Vernice Thorn

I love the definitions of emerging: to become apparent; to move out of or away from something; to merge, to dip, to come to light.

Emerge: Become Apparent or Prominent

February 20, 2024

Rev. Annie Britton

What a wonderfully vague definition, filled with possibilities! There are so many ideas, realities, and actions that can emerge.

A New Year... A New Beginning

February 20, 2024

As each new day begins, as I am able, I will start in Gratitude and Thanksgiving.

In Focus

AVP: The Anti-Violence Project

AVP Hosts Hate Violence Convening

AVP: The Anti-Violence Project

Commentary: Law change will help LGBTQ New Yorkers find shelter from domestic violence

AVP: The Anti-Violence Project

October 11 is National Coming Out Day!

AVP: The Anti-Violence Project

Voices From Our Community

CWACM affiliation

CWACM affiliation means I am accountable to make real the widest welcome possible.

Rev. Kevin A. Johnson

Palm Springs, California

JustChurch St. Louis

CWACM members recently joined the Gathering at Geyerhouse for a weekend full of events (JustChurch St. Louis). Watching, listening and being part of the group's interaction was a powerful spiritual experience. Being a member of CWACM is a great way to test and grow your spiritual self.

Michael Desmond

St. Louis, Missouri

10th Anniversary Weekend: A Movement Moving with Love

Love is at the core of the Church Within A Church Movement. Its progressive approach to Being Church is all inclusive, all encompassing, all truth, and alright with me. God is Love and God loves us just as we are, thanks for the reminder CWACM. What a GREAT 10th anniversary weekend. I'm so proud of every member.

Sheila Ashby Schultz

Chicago, Illinois

Why I am a member

This Movement models something very different, I believe. CWACM seeks to gather as a faith community that honors diversity and works to understand and dismantle the barriers to growing that authentic community. And that’s one of the reasons why I am a member.

cathy knight

Chicago, Illinois

About CWACM

A justice movement offering extraordinary ordination, non-hierarchical community relationships, inspiration and activism alongside a Methodist heritage.

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