Vision, Goals and Objectives, 2009
Thus says God: Act with justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor anyone who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the immigrant, the orphan, and the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 22:3
Vision: Comunidad Liberación/Liberation Community is a bilingual, multi-cultural community of faith in the Christian tradition, which strives to live faithfully, to embody God’s vision of the beloved community, and to resist joyfully oppression and injustice.
All persons are welcomed into full inclusion in the life and leadership of Comunidad, no matter your age, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, economic class, ability, etc.
How Do We Embody Our Vision? (Goals and Objectives)
Comunidad utilizes a base-community model in which everyone’s voices are valued and in which power is shared in mutuality rather than hierarchically. We center our work and life together around three areas:
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Worship & Formation
Goal: Comunidad understands that we come to church to remind ourselves of God’s vision for a just, whole, inclusive, peaceful, life-giving, loving, and beloved community, and we come to church to practice embodying that vision. Thus, Comunidad has bilingual worship services that are a multi-cultural, inclusive blending of ancient through contemporary liturgical resources. We utilize a liberationist model of praxis (see-reflect-act-celebrate) as well as other lenses to explore scripture together as well as our own social location(s). We celebrate communion every week, and children are included in worship.
Click here to read about our activities in Worship & Formation.
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Community Care
Goal: Comunidad believes it is possible to be a multi-cultural community which cares for one another and holds one another accountable in love. Walking with each other in our struggles and our joys is an important part of our life together.
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Justice & Solidarity
Goal: Comunidad is committed to resisting systems of injustice that both privilege and oppress us. We are actively allied in promoting peace and protesting injustice through loving, non-violent direct action.
Click here to read about our activities in Justice & Solidarity.