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Trinity’s Racial Justice Ministry Team
NOW IS THE TIME. In the ELCA, “NOW IS THE TIME” is a call to face uncomfortable truths, repent, and trust God’s liberating grace as we work for racial justice and reconciliation. This phrase reminds us that God empowers us to act boldly for justice and healing in the present, not waiting for a more convenient moment. Through Christ, we are called to embrace responsibility, seek structural change, and live out love and hope today.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Trinity Lutheran Church is located on the original and ancestral homelands of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (translated as Seven Council Fires) Dakhóta people, specifically the Wahpekute Nation (translated as Shooters Among the Leaves). We are on Dakota and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) land. This land holds spiritual and ongoing importance for its original stewards, the Native nations and all Indigenous peoples of the St. Croix Valley region. We give thanks for their presence here since time immemorial. We also wish to recognize and honor all our Indigenous siblings who have and continue to call this land their home.
Land Acknowledgement and Land Back Movement from Vance Blackfox:
If you have a heart for this work and are interested in joining our team, please contact Ann Malwitz, Claudia Swendseid or Ann Wolff.