• affirming and living out our faith in God as revealed through Jesus Christ;
• knowing we are interconnected with people of all races, ethnicities, and cultures;
• embodying and rejoicing in these diversities as gifts to the human family;
• welcoming all people into the community of faith without discrimination because of color, race, ethnicity, language, or culture;
• formally recognizing and utilizing the racial and cultural varieties of gifts within the context of Christian Unity;
• struggling within church and society to rid ourselves of the sin of racism which has prevented an authentic embrace of the races, ethnicities, and cultures in our denomination;
• making multiracial and multicultural inclusiveness a key organizing principle for church in society;
• working for justice and peace throughout the global community;
• reflecting in our membership the changing demographics;
• declaring ourselves an anti-racist congregation.

• Pray for the Spirit to free you to be open to God's call for the UCC to become truly a church of many races and cultures;
• Expand your knowledge through reading and the arts of the gifts that the various races and cultures have contributed to the human family;
• Build relationships with people who are of a different race or ethnic origin;
• Practice hospitality by being the first to welcome racial and ethnic newcomers to your church and community;
• Participate in a variety of racial and ethnic worship experiences;
• Become fluent in a second language;
• Engage in self-examination of your feelings and attitudes toward other races, ethnic groups, and cultures so that you may be able to identify the barriers that may be inhibiting you to understand, value, or affirm them;
• Discern the effect of public policy issues on persons of other cultures and races before you vote or contact your representative;
• Recognize that everyone has a cultural heritage; reflect on your own culture and be a good listener to those whose culture may be different from yours;
• Hold anti-racism and cultural proficiency workshops for your congregation.

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