Faith in Action Archives – Page 2 of 2

At 40 years and 40 churches, Kalamazoo’s Northside Ministerial Alliance bridges faith and community

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April 20, 2023

For 40 years and now with 40 faith institutions involved, the Northside Ministerial Alliance has connected churches with the community through programming and projects with the mission to eliminate poverty, racism, and injustice in Kalamazoo. In this Faith in Action story, Second Wave speaks with NMA pastors about how faith influences this vital work that Bishop T.D. Lockett describes as "building bridges, breaking barriers, and promoting unity in our community,"

OutFront’s Faith Alliance: An allyship sailing in Kalamazoo for 15 years

By Theresa Coty O'Neil

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March 16, 2023

As part of our series, Faith in Action, sponsored by the Fetzer Institute, Southwest Michigan Second Wave speaks with local religious leaders and OutFront Program Manager Dell Darnell about the 15-year-old Faith Alliance, a group comprised of 14 local religious leaders devoted to allyship. Faith Alliance is currently focused on OutFront's upcoming celebration, Trans Day of Visibility, and Host Homes, a volunteer-based housing program for LGBTQ+ youth aged 13 to 18.

Kalamazoo Bahá’ís encourage Meaningful Conversations to promote spiritual growth, community action

By Theresa Coty O'Neil

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January 18, 2023

As part of a monthly series, Faith in Action, sponsored by the Fetzer Institute, Southwest Michigan Second Wave speaks with Kalamazoo area Bahá’í about their online series, Meaningful Conversations, and the value of spiritual inquiry as a basis for community transformation.

A new path for New Day: Kalamazoo church partners with DNR to share land with nearby neighborhoods

By Theresa Coty O'Neil

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December 15, 2022

For New Day Church, the DNR, and more than 500 homes surrounding the church’s untamed 18 acres off Nichols Road, a unique partnership represents a new way of collaborating on restoring and sharing a scarce resource of undeveloped land in Kalamazoo.