• Bridge-Builders 2nd Tuesday of the month in The Commons at 7:00 pm. This group occasionally meets at other churches and includes people from Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist, Matthews Presbyterian, Morningstar Lutheran and Matthews UMC. Group will not meet March 11, 2025.
• 5th Sunday Fellowship & Lunch is held on Sundays in the spring and fall as we provide a time to meet new friends and share lunch with our neighbors in our Matthews area church partnership. Community Potluck & Documentary on Sunday, March 30 at 12:15 pm in The Commons at Matthews UMC - Register now! Bring a dish to share and view American Coup: Wilmington 1898. This documentary is sparking critical conversations about the legacy of white supremacy & preserving democracy as it uncovers the untold story when white supremacists overthrew Wilmington's multiracial government.

Community Forum - Tuesday, February 18 at 7 pm in The Commons
Guest speaker, Rev. Greg Jarrell will share on "Renewal and Redress: A History of US Urban Renewal, and How We Now Repair American Cities"

• The US Urban Renewal programs of 1949-1974 destroyed almost 600 square miles of American neighborhoods, leaving enormous social consequences in their wake. Using his unique research and storytelling, author and organizer Greg Jarrell will tell some of the untold history of urban renewal and help audiences imagine ways to repair American cities, starting in their own neighborhoods.

Civil Rights Excursion - Saturday, March 1st, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm to International Civil Rights Center & Museum, plus Gilespie Golf Course and the “Greensboro Six” Mural Registration & Details (Registration full, please call Kim Layton at 704-815-1913 to be added to the waitlist.)

• International Civil Rights Center & Museum in downtown Greensboro, named a National Historic Site by the National Park Service in December 2024, is housed in the Woolworth’s store where the “NC A&T Four” started a sit-in at the whites-only lunch counter in peaceful protest. In addition to the restored lunch counter, the museum includes multiple exhibits and artifacts from the Civil Rights era of the 1950’s-60’s. There will be a 90 minute guided tour by one of the Center’s ambassadors.

• Gillespie Golf Course and the “Greensboro Six” Mural, also in Greensboro, is the site of another peaceful protest. In December 1955, six black men paid their green fee and began playing golf at a public golf course. They were arrested and jailed for exercising their right to play golf at a public course. Ryan Wilson, Executive Director of First Tee Central, will share the history of the “Greensboro Six”, and how the mural came to be.

• As an individual, take the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge. "It's all about building new habits. Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started. The good news is, there's an abundance of resources just waiting to empower you to be a more effective player in the quest for equity and justice." -Eddie Moore
• Watch the 15th Racial Bridge-Building Community Forum with Katherine Martin, local author of "The Colorful Image of God: A White Christians Guide to Doing Better" and KatherineLearns.com blog.
• Watch the 11th Community Forum on Racial-Bridge Building. This online event hosted on February 16, 2021 by Moriah Missionary Baptist, Matthews Presbyterian, First Baptist Church of Matthews, Cross and Crown Lutheran and Matthews United Methodist featured Bishop William Willmon, professor at Duke University and author of "Who Lynched Willie Earle?" Forum Topic: "The Carolinas' Last Lynching" - The February 1947 lynching of Willie Earle in Pickens, SC and the subsequent trial in Greenville, SC attracted international attention. When an all-white jury exonerated Earle's confessed killers, it was a national scandal that led to the formation of the nations first Civil Rights Commission.