My Journey At Christ Presbyterian Church (CPC)

650 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Church discrimination

My faith is a key component to who I am. I started my faith journey at Christ Presbyterian Church (CPC), and it has been a place that I can continually grow in my religious beliefs. Over the past two years, I have been able to expand my faith by taking on a leadership role as a youth counselor. I was given the opportunity to get to know and foster middle school girls as they begin to develop their own faith journey. Our small group meets weekly to discuss our daily life and how we can deepen our faith. CPC has historically been a church that upheld more open ideologies that aligned with my personal beliefs of equity, openness and God's love for all. However, over the course of last year, the church council voted to change to a new denomination- The Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians. I learned that a lot of the morals of this new denomination …show more content…

Individuals begin to worry about the security of their equity based on their race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation. Being black and female, I felt that my future, and the future of many Americans, was at risk.
These events made my conviction to stay at the church even stronger. On my quest to decide what was the right thing to do, I came to the conclusion that I could do greater good by staying involved at CPC. I knew that staying did not mean I had to give up my beliefs, but that I could continue to spread God’s love for everyone, no exclusions.
My leadership grew deeper and in more rich and valuable ways because of my decision to stay at CPC. My belief to help others was always at the forefront. However, now, my listening skills have become sharper. I began to learn to balance between the doctrine of the church and what I felt is right. As for my students, they have learned how to accept people regardless of their background while simultaneously having a broader understanding of what it means to be a

Show More
Related

  • Compare And Contrast The Black Church Vs The White Church

    1394 Words  | 3 Pages

    In today’s society, Sunday mornings have become one of the most segregated days all over the world. This common issue is due to racism. Racism is a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities, and that racial differences produce an inherit superiority of a particular race. (Meriam…2014) One of the common places that racism is portrayed is in church. The most common racial issue is “the black church versus the white church.” Each group, whether they be black or white, tends to stay to their own racial group due to the lack of social acceptance based on the color of their skin.

    Read More

  • Personal Philosophy of a Christian Ministry

    1841 Words  | 4 Pages

    Philosophy of Ministry: God's desires come first, I must always live my ministry God's way. I must live as a Christian (1 Corinthians 9:27) I must have a proper relationship of surrender to the Leader. In my personal life or in the Church I must understand that Christ is Head and Chief Shepherd (Ephesians 1:22, Hebrews 13:20). The “management” of Church is about relationships with God and Man, not just maintaining a social organization.

    Read More

  • Gospel Essentials Essay

    1404 Words  | 3 Pages

    My life is governed by the beliefs of the Christian faith. The teaching of Christianity is the driving force that gives me confidence, hope and self-acceptance through God’s unconditional love. God’s love enables me in faith

    Read More

  • Martin Luther King's Influence Of The Civil Rights Movement

    1400 Words  | 3 Pages

    Influential Black male ministers like Martin Luther King Jr., were regarded as pillars within the Black community. A Black women activist noted that “a lot comes from the traditions of the church and the male minister as the leader, the person whom you’re supposed to obey.” The traditional gender roles and values therefore prevented Black women from becoming ministers, deacons, or heads of the Southern Baptist church. Consequently, the accomplishments of “visible titled leaders” are credited for their activism and overall success of the Civil Rights Movement. Leadership cannot just be narrowly based on visibility, authority, and/or charisma. It is by these definitions that the contributions of Black women in the Civil Rights Movement have been ignored and overshadowed. Specifically, the overgeneralized mentality that “Men led, but women organized” relinquishes women of any leadership qualities and

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Black Church In The African American Experience

    702 Words  | 2 Pages

    Unfortunately, through the ages women have been unfairly held back in their ability to lead churches from the pulpit. From a historical perspective this issue is pervasive in mostly all churches whether black or white. The issues of sexism and woman 's rights in the black community often take a back seat to racial issues. It was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Injustices also happen in the church. Discrimination, based on gender bias, in the pulpit is a huge injustice to women, especially black women. The success of past and present churches is largely due to the efforts of women who make up more than a majority of most church congregations. Yet the responsibility to lead those same churchgoers is reserved for a man. What a travesty. The chapter eluded to women holding positions of leadership in Christian churches under titles such as exhorters, evangelists, and missionaries, but this does not do justice to the pivotal work that African-American women perform in the church. Regrettably for the Black Church, many black women have chosen to seek ministry opportunities in white denominations as they have shown more progressive attitudes toward accepting women as leaders in the church setting. Women have shown themselves to be pivotal in the church and are more or less the backbone to the body of believers to whom they serve,

    Read More

  • African Americans: The Cultural Norms vs. The Group Counseling Experience

    2402 Words  | 5 Pages

    “Today as we experience the early part of the 21st century, the church remains at the center of community life, attending to the social, spiritual, and psychological needs of scores of African Americans. No other institution has claimed the loyalty and attention of African Americans as has the church” (Lee, 2006, p. 114). An overwhelming majority of African Americans rely solely on their faith and trust in a higher being in times of difficulty and crisis regardless of the nature or extent of the situation. “In traditional African societies, religion/spirituality permeated human existence. An individual’s entire life was spiritual phenomenon. Spirituality was an integral part of a unity principle in which humans, animals, plants, and natural phenomena were interrelated in a natural order with God being the driving force” (Lee, 2006, p. 58). While there is nothing that makes this belief or set of beliefs completely wrong, such practice limits their resources and excludes all other avenues of assistance. Group counseling is one of th...

    Read More

  • My Experience At The Wells Scholarship

    1109 Words  | 3 Pages

    ... been nourished at Grace Church and the Merge youth group, and I have been a part of the youth group at Northview Church as well. Taking apologetics through Anchors Away has fomented my faith, and I have made amazing friends both my age and adults who have guided and are guiding me through life. Most recently, I went on an evangelical trip to South Africa that completely changed my outlook on life and is currently challenging the path I had defined for myself.

    Read More

  • Puerto Rico Personal Statement

    634 Words  | 2 Pages

    I have learned how to be an optimistic person and spread positivity with others. Recently I went to Puerto Rico to visit my family and there I met a numerous amount of vagrant people who did not have food on a daily basis nor a home to come to after an elongated day. I felt so pleased to be able to bless those individuals with nutrition, water, and clothes. Before I developed into who I am now, I did not have goals and accomplishments, I did not really have a determination in life. Learning who Christ was helped me become more linguistic, kinesthetic and spatial.

    Read More

  • Early Church Final

    1561 Words  | 4 Pages

    ... history and learning about the stories in the bible it has encouraged me to engage myself in my spiritual life more fully. Knowing all I do about the history of Catholicism I can understand what is being talked about in church and in CCD class. I can now contribute to discussions on religious topics in my CCD class freshman year and the years before that I would not know anything about religion and would sit there not paying attention. But, I finally understand and know about it so I am very intrigued by some of the things people have to say because I can reply to them and not just sit there and take it in but I can contribute to what they have to say. Another thing learning about history has done for me is it has inspired me to take part in religious gatherings because I find it enjoyable to become closer to God and to learn even more about my religion and faith.

    Read More

  • Missional Action Plan

    2023 Words  | 5 Pages

    Rainer, Thom S. I am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference. Nashville, TN.: B&H Pub. Group, 2013.

    Read More

  • Is God Racist?

    1007 Words  | 3 Pages

    ... It is imperative that white and black churches work together to continue to find solutions to closing the racial gap that has opened in the last forty years.

    Read More

  • The Importance Of Multiraciality

    1004 Words  | 3 Pages

    In reviewing this book, I found one dominant sentence that will sum up all of the research and information presented. That theme is this – “all churches if possible, should be multiracial.” While this is idealistic and at the true core is the purest form of Christianity, the question remains on whether congregations want to be multiracial or not. The United States of America is no longer country dominated by one race. The author research in census data says that “the United States has well over 35 million more people of color in 2000 than it did in 1980.” Statistically these numbers will continue to rise to form an even more racially diverse nation. Racially diversity has its challenges even today in this post-modern era. Schools, offices,

    Read More

  • Salt Of The Earth Analysis

    586 Words  | 2 Pages

    I learned how issues of people with intersecting identities need an intersectional solution. The movie Salt of the Earth provided me with a wonderful example of this. The women had to first overcome the oppressions they faced as women before dealing with the oppressions they faced as Latinx people.

    Read More

  • An Uplifting Church Experience

    979 Words  | 2 Pages

    As my friend Jenni and I entered the hall of the big church, a feeling of apprehension overwhelmed us. Our feelings were soon comforted when we entered a sea of smiling faces and outstretched hands. A sense of belonging engulfed us. Ms. Shirley, an older colored woman was first to extend her arms. She did not know us from Adam, but it did not matter. She threw her arms around us. "You girls have the prettiest smiles", she declared. "I am so glad you came to be with us this morning." Words can not describe what the act of kindness did to our feelings of apprehension, and that was just the beginning.

    Read More

  • Faith Reflection Paper

    849 Words  | 2 Pages

    I have come to understand many things about myself and the reasons why my faith have developed the way it has. There are many people, places

    Read More

More about My Journey At Christ Presbyterian Church (CPC)

Open Document