CWACM is an expansive anti-oppression community honoring a diversity of spiritual, religious and philosophical truths and their fullest expressions.

CWACM Agenda

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Claiming Our Identities

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.

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Emerging

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

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

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

Welcome to CWACM

Voices From Our Community

Be the change

Gandhi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." By BEing with The Church Within A Church Movement, I am able to help co-create a new way of doing church that does not rely on systems of oppression.

Terry Schwennesen

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

Home and Heart

Home and Heart: CWACM is the place where I find community, a safe space to be the person God created me to be. CWACM is the place I find the support and inspiration to live out my call. CWACM is where my heart feels at home.

Rev. Vernice Thorn

Chicago, Illinois

Living Justice

I support CWACM because we are living justice, building alliances, and confronting injustice, inequity and inhospitality. We will ordain two marvelous women in Tucson. I look forward to this time of celebration and justice!

Rev. Annie Britton

Palm Harbor, Florida

About CWACM

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

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Get in Touch

Mailing address:
The Church Within A Church Movement
P.O. Box 578524
Chicago, IL 60657-8524

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Phone: 401-287-8957

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