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      • Board of Trustees
    • Contact Us
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      • Hello & Welcome
      • Children & Youth
      • Parents & Guardians
    • Opportunities for Everyone
    • Prayer Request
    • What We Do 
      • The Clarion
      • Video Sermons
      • Written Sermons
      • Podcasts
      • Justice
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      • LGBTQIA+ Resource Page
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A House of Prayer for All People

DONATE TO CCNY!
  • Home
  • About Us 
    • About Us
    • History
    • Staff
    • Board of Trustees
  • Contact Us
  • Religious Education 
    • Hello & Welcome
    • Children & Youth
    • Parents & Guardians
  • Opportunities for Everyone
  • Prayer Request
  • What We Do 
    • The Clarion
    • Video Sermons
    • Written Sermons
    • Podcasts
    • Justice
    • Learning Resources
    • LGBTQIA+ Resource Page
    • Art and Music
  • Calendar
  • Giving 
    • Giving
    • Pledge Drive 2023
  • Member Access
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    • Home
    • About Us 
      • About Us
      • History
      • Staff
      • Board of Trustees
    • Contact Us
    • Religious Education 
      • Hello & Welcome
      • Children & Youth
      • Parents & Guardians
    • Opportunities for Everyone
    • Prayer Request
    • What We Do 
      • The Clarion
      • Video Sermons
      • Written Sermons
      • Podcasts
      • Justice
      • Learning Resources
      • LGBTQIA+ Resource Page
      • Art and Music
    • Calendar
    • Giving 
      • Giving
      • Pledge Drive 2023
    • Member Access
  • Justice

    The values of justice we hold dear.

    We Believe Black Lives Matter

     

    Dismantling white supremacy is a critical part of who we are as a congregation. White Supremacy is a system of injustice based on the false idea that white people are more valuable than others and that white lives should take priority in American life. There are some people who call themselves White Supremacists who are clear about where they stand on this issue, but plenty of people unconsciously support this idea. We see it in the many disparities present in society including employment, housing, education, voting rights and we see it woven through our foster care and criminal justice systems. Community Church of New York is committed to the destruction of this system.

     

    In addition to anti-racism training for ourselves and a call for the same training as a requirement for the entire NY police department, calls for criminal justice reform, our active participation in the New Sanctuary Coalition as a Sanctuary Church, and active support of in person protests calling for justice, there are things members of our church can do to bend the arc toward justice.

     

    Here are some resources to help you know what to do when you feel like there’s nothing left to do:

     

    www.naacp.org

     

    106 Things White People Can do for Racial Justice

     

    www.blacklivesmatter.com

     

    Also, for white people, our minister has a podcast episode that might be helpful:

    www.hopeandheresy.transistor.fm/episodes/on-pause-episode-1-white-women-race

     

    As part of our ongoing support of efforts to achieve racial justice in America, Community Church supported an event entitled "Ending Police Violence Around the Globe: The Global Outcry" on December 5, 2022. As part of this symposium, activists and experts came together with family members of young Black men whose lives have been lost to police violence to call for change and urge a global movement to end excessive use of force, which disproportionately affects people of color. The event was live streamed and the video is available below.

  • We Believe in Justice for All

    Helene and BJ's Place - Community Shelter

     

    Through our Community resources we provide temporary shelter to up to 10 unhoused men in one of our buildings. To get involved in this important work, join the shelter service committee by going to the Welcome Table after the service.

  • We Believe in Global Community

    UN/Global Affairs Program

     

    UNGA is our program on global values, ideas, concerns and initiatives including the United Nations. We administer an online private platform for CCNY members who are interested in communicating and collaborating on what feels important to them anywhere, anytime. We also maintain a public page for recruiting other allies to engage with our institutional resources.

    Reach out to Dana at UNGA@ccny.org to discover or develop your own ways to contribute.

    Or feel free to contact Bruce Knotts, the staff's Director of International Engagement, who is an expert on the United Nations.

  • We Want You to Thrive

    Apply to our Scholarship Fund

  • John Haynes Holmes Scholarship Fund

    The memorial fund honors Dr. John Haynes Holmes, who served as Senior Minister of the Community Church from 1907 – 1949 and was a prominent social activist including a founding member of the NAACP and the ACLU.

     

    The Fund provides annual Fellowships for Unitarian Universalist undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time and/or part-time at a postsecondary institution. Students must be preparing for careers in teaching or ministry in the denomination. Awards ranging from $3,000 to $4,000 have been disbursed.

     

    For details, email info@ccny.org

    Click here to apply - annual deadline for applications is April 15

    Ethelwyn Doolittle Justice and Outreach Fund

    The Fund provides financial support to organizations outside of the Community Church of New York who provide direct assistance or advocacy to designated communities in need and have a 501-C3 designation. Their work must also fall within the areas of human rights, civil liberties, racial justice and/or environmental concerns.

     

    Potential Grant recipients must be nominated by members of Community Church of New York UU in the fall of each year. We cannot consider organizations that apply without being nominated by a church member.

     

    If you are unable to download the form, please e-mail doolittleccny@gmail.com to request that a form be mailed to you. The Doolittle Committee will need the name, contact person, address, telephone, email and website of your nominee. Nomination forms must be returned by e-mail no later than October 12, 2021

     

    Click Here to Apply For the

    Ethelwyn Doolittle Justice and Outreach Fund

    2021/2022 Nomination Form

The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist

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info@ccny.org

24 E 35th St

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New York, NY

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