Boston Avenue has four social-ministry committees working as part of our Reconciliation Council. Those committees include Health and Welfare, Church and Society and the Status and Role of Women, Religion and Race, and Interfaith Concerns.
Religion and Race works with the Martin Luther King, Jr. activities during the Fall and Winter months sponsoring a Speech Contest for Elementary School students in the Fourth and Fifth Grades. Also, they participate in the MLK Jr. Parade every January in the decorated church bus with youth and adults side by side walking together. This committee has also participated in Hispanic Ministry in Tulsa.
Health and Welfare's task is to be sensitive to the health and welfare needs of the congregation and the community by providing and promoting health and education programs. In the past, they have organized a class during our School of Continuing Education which brings several persons in the health field to Boston Avenue. They also organize Blood Drives for our church.
Interfaith Concerns has put together every year a tour of various faith communities around Tulsa. The Fall Tour called “Interfaith Interactions” is a part of the School of Continuing Education which begins in October. They have been to the Buddhist Temple, the Jewish Synagogues, various Christian churches and many more. Interfaith Concerns also assists with the annual Trialogue event which brings Christians, Muslims, and Jews together for dialogue around a specific topic. These take place in February and March of each year.
Link to Oklahoma Conference for Community and Justice (OCCJ) at http://www.occjok.com/ if you want information about their programs for greater understanding and respect among faith communities.
Church and Society and the Status and Role of Women works with the Redemption Church located at St. Luke’s United Methodist church on North Boston Avenue, part of the Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries with our Oklahoma United Methodist Conference. Other areas of work for this committee include drug and alcohol work, mental health, and environmental work.
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