Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
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Faith Presbyterian Church is a welcoming congregation. We gather to worship God, learn about Jesus Christ and serve through the Holy Spirit. We support one another through the laughter and tears of life. We cultivate faithful relationships that offer peace and purpose in our daily lives.
Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
5d ago
“The Commission on Religion and Race of the General Assembly works to purge its own house of the unclean practice of color prejudice.” The Commission, CORAR for short, was created by the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the USA in 1963 to guide the Church’s response to racism during the civil rights movement. CORAR condemned segregation, invited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
6d ago
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27) This instruction from Jesus has come to be called the Great Commandment. It is great in at least two senses. First, it is great in its quality and worth. Second, the commandment is great in its size and expansiveness.
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
1w ago
Based on recent headlines, we see fear, hatred, power struggles, and judgement around us. Human history is filled with these bias-tainted “headlines”: You cannot rewrite the past or stop ongoing wars, but you can choose to learn about others who are different than you instead of automatically judging, fearing, or hating them. Consider how the “headlines” of your life will be seen…
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
2w ago
According to the World Health Organization, mental wellness is more than the absence of mental disorders. Mental wellness is the state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to contribute to his or her community. Mental wellness is important at every stage of life…
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Faith Presbyterian Church – Indianapolis
2w ago
Ida B. Wells was born in Mississippi and moved to live with an aunt in Tennessee 20 years later, following the death of her parents. Her work as a journalist gave her a voice to speak out against lynching. The backlash from her publications included death threats that caused Ida Wells to move to Chicago, where she continued to fight against racial injustice. She founded the National Association…
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