Faith Lutheran has been a member of the social justice ministry, B.R.E.A.D. for many years. B.R.E.A.D. consists of over 50 diverse faith based organizations in the Columbus area which work collectively to improve living and working conditions for people in need. With the support of large numbers of people of faith, important strides have been made in the lives of people.
MISSION: People of faith building power to “do justice.”
Vision for doing justice:
Most congregations are very good at pursuing the humble walk with God and they are often strong at demonstrating kindness. However, when it comes to doing justice, most of those same congregations fall significantly short. One of the primary reasons for this short coming is that a single member, pastor, or congregation does not have enough power to hold key decision makers accountable for protecting the weak from the strong. B.R.E.A.D. provides a vehicle for congregations to practice justice by joining together large numbers of people. These large numbers of people give B.R.E.A.D. the chance to “do justice.” Since congregations gather weekly to remind themselves of their humble walk with God, B.R.E.A.D. challenges them to gather that same number of people once a year to take action and do “justice” at the Nehemiah action.
BREAD – Building Respect, Equality and Diversity
During the Covid 19 pandemic, BREAD has been actively supporting their objectives even under these challenging times. The staff has used Zoom meetings, emails, telephone calls and meetings with social distancing.
The staff and BREAD membership have been focusing on these areas:
- Gun Violence
- One ID Columbus
- Nehemiah Action (Zoom)
- Meetings with the Columbus Police Chief
- Elder Care
- Black Lives Matter
Follow BREAD at their website: BREADColumbus.com. or at Facebook.
