Gathering Wisdom Beyond Friends

In January 2022, a small international group of Friends gathered on Zoom to hear from Marilyn Fiddmont (Christian Church Foundation, Disciples of Christ) and David Schoen (United Church of Christ). These individuals both have decades of experience supporting congregations through closure. Marilyn and David talked about their call to this ministry, the joys they find in doing it, the challenges, and the practical lessons learned. Afterward, the group reflected together on what had been heard.

A Good Friday Blessing for You

by The Good Friday Collaborative

You who are lost, who find yourselves in the unfamiliar lands that loss forms in our lives. You are the ones who know intimately what it is to be unsettled, to grieve, to wait.

You who ache for the past: for the sights and sounds and smells of a community long gone.

You who wonder if resurrection will ever come.