2026 Racial Justice Summit
2025 Racial Justice Summit
2025 Guest Speaker Rev. William Lamar IV giving his Sermon which can be watched here if you missed it!
Dr Tarris Rossel, from Central Theological Seminary presenting in his workshop on navigating Challenging Political Conversations.
Some of the almost 200 attendees in 2025 coming forward to participate in communion.
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
—Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Kansas City Disciples’ Becoming Beloved Community Team honored the following in 2025 as Arc Benders in KC racial justice:
Kansas Interfaith Action (KIFA) and Executive Director, Rabbi Moti Rieber 2025 (Pictured on the left with two members of the Becoming Beloved Community Team)
Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR) and Executive Director, Karla Juarez 2025
The Rev. Mary Lou Kegler and Rev. Bill Rose-Heim Award for Igniting Collaborative Action for Racial Justice
Named for the first two honorees, these reciepents are often behind the scenes connecting people, organizations, and causes in ways that promote action. The Kansas City Disciples’ Becoming Beloved Community Team honored the following in 2025 for thier work towards racial justice:
Rev. Mark Harmon, of the Becoming Beloved Community Team (Pictured center with two other members of the Becoming Beloved Community Team)
Samantha Calderon of Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR)