Koinonia: Day Seminar Jan. 18, 9 am – 4 pm

Understanding your family’s history is essential to understanding yourself and crucial to dismantling systems of oppression. We cannot reform what we do not acknowledge.

Researching enslaved African Americans is challenging, but it is possible with the right tips and tools. If you’re curious about your family’s history but unsure about how to start looking, join us for this day-long workshop useful for both blacks and whites – blacks searching for enslaved ancestors and whites searching for enslaver ancestors.

James Baldwin wrote, “The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us [and] are unconsciously controlled by it…” Unburying our collective stories gives us the agency needed to move forward together.

Koinonia is designed to equip people in three ways: by engaging in transformative, self-reflective work; by teaching dialogue skills for handling tough conversations; and by preparing participants for social justice engagement with the wider community.

Also, save-the-date of February 25 to attend Tuesday night worship and dinner followed by a special Koinonia program in honor of Black History Month.  More details to come.  RSVP for either or both….

This day-seminar runs Saturday from 9-4 on January 18. The cost is $50, which includes lunch.  

For further information, please contact Rev. Joel Blunk at (804) 783-7903.

To register, fill out the form below. 

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