Domestic Violence Resources

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY BE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CALL MAINE’S FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL DOMESTIC ABUSE HELPLINE AT: 1-866-834-HELP, AVAILABLE 24/7 (DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING: 1-800-437-1220). INTERPRETER SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE. THE HELPLINE IS FREE, CONFIDENTIAL,… Read More

Resources to Help Protect Houses of Worship

Resources to Help Protect Houses of Worship

Faith-Based Resources For Ending Gun Violence

Resources for Maine’s Faith Communities Observe Gun Safety Awareness Sabbath FROM MCC’S MEMBER DENOMINATIONS Episcopal Church Download Prayer Vigil Order of Service from 26 October 2023 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ogr/resources-to-respond-to-gun-violence/ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America https://www.elca.org/60days Presbyterian Church USA https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/peacemaking/gun-violence-resources/ https://www.pcusa.org/resource/gun-violence-prevention-congregational-toolk-21231/… Read More

White Christian Nationalism

What It Is and How We Can Respond LEARN MORE: Take time to educate yourself, your family, and your faith community about the ideologies that the perpetrator of the May 2022 shooting in Buffalo espoused.  While some may… Read More

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FROM OUR SEVEN MEMBER DENOMINATIONS

https://mainecouncilofchurches.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Member-Denomination-anti-racism-resources.pdf

At the Threshold: Congregations and Their Buildings in the Time of COVID-19

Today we are releasing “At the Threshold: Congregations and Their Buildings in the Time of COVID-19,” a set of recommendations for Maine’s churches as they begin discerning how and when to re-open their buildings for in-person worship services.