Think+Pray+Act

This Friday at 2pm! Join us to take a public stand with other faith communities to protect immigrant communities, civil liberties, and due process!

The event will be live-streamed on Zoom as well as in-person. Sign up here: secure.everyaction.com/DOVW8cabv0eu...

🚨 Join us virtually Sunday, Jan. 25th at 8pm ET for a National Faith Call to Action.

Following the tragic killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota by ICE, people of faith across the country are coming together to lament, pray, and take action.

▷ Register here: ow.ly/siY950Y31MU

For our faith thinking today we’re reading MLK’s sermon “Transformed Nonconformist,” available here:

kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...

We are resolute in our quest to live out God's justice in the world. May your MLK Day be a time of hope and action toward the beloved community! kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...

Also check out our full newsletter at www.thinkprayact.org/2026/01/19/t... #StL #FaithCommunity #MCU #MLK

One of the things we do is this thing we call faith thinking where we share and discuss an article or paragraph from something that’s related to what’s going on. Here’s tomorrow’s. What wild imaginings are you sitting with in this season of Epiphany? sojo.net/sojoshare/ND...

Happy New Year! We’re starting a new online series, Learning to Be, so if you’d like some support in being, we’re your community on Fridays at noon and Sundays at 6pm. Sign up here: forms.gle/hRZX3vWwTwkF... See graphic for more fun stuff! #faithcommunity #communityorganizing #spiritualpractices

Hey all! We’re meeting tomorrow at 12:30 to build/talk more about the nativity, its meanings through over time, and what it means to us today. Bring something that reflects your understanding of the nativity or a modern inclusion you think should be in it. See you tomorrow at 2723 S Jefferson, StL!

Do you know we have a weekly newsletter? View it under Latest News at thinkprayact.org or join our email list group at groups.google.com/g/thinkpraya...

A reminder that tonight at 6pm is our last online Advent series! Also, stay tuned for more online series/gatherings - what topics are you interested in?

What’s going on at TPA in the next few weeks - if this time of the year is hard, join us for our Advent series, A Weary World! And come by and visit us at our new digs at 2723 S Jefferson, StL! www.thinkprayact.org/2025/12/15/t... #faithcommunity #Advent #StL #StLouis #historicalJesus

In preparation for tomorrow’s gathering (12:30pm at our new location of 2723 S Jefferson Ave, StL), if you like, read this article by Marcus Borg about Jesus’ birth and consider what the nativity and your understanding of Jesus’ birth mean to you. www.religion-online.org/article/the-...

What’s going on this week - a reminder that tomorrow at 5:30pm Ntosake, the group for women in organizing - is meeting at the MCU office! Also, our Advent series, A Weary World, is really a helpful time for those of us tired of the pressure to be so merry and bright.

“Being open to naming God in new ways based on personal experience was not a luxury, but a necessity if God would accompany people in their changing lives.” - Terence Fretheim, New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary (10 vol set), Abingdon, 2015. Hagar named God El-roi. What would you name God?

Sure we’re big at TPA on helping you figure out what God is calling you to, and doing that in community. But we’re also big on process - the journey. We appreciate the tension between walking in your purpose and the integrity of simply living out love wherever we go!

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Wonderful!

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.

Trans Advent - Unbound Trans Advent Printable Trans Advent Calendar 1st Sunday of Advent by Moses Hernandez McGavin In the documentary Pay it No Mind: The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson, Marsha P. Johnson recounts how ...

Also lookit this free advent devotional written by trans people: Trans Advent, for Advent 2025! justiceunbound.org/transadvent/

It’s put out by Unbound: The Intersections of Faith and Justice, an interactive journal of Christian social justice. God’s love and justice are for all of us!

What’s up at TPA in the next couple weeks: our Advent series, A Weary World on Sundays (including tonight!) at 6pm on Zoom, and gathering at our new space at 2723 S Jefferson Ave, StL on Saturday, Dec 13 at 12:30pm! Sign up for our Advent series here: forms.gle/AYJDS9dwaQ3M...

Think+Pray+Act is very happy and proud to announce that our community has voted to approve our Welcome Statement, a key part of becoming an Open & Affirming Congregation in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)! Being O+A, welcoming all, is core to the Gospel and Jesus’ Way.

An important statement on this Trans Day of Remembrance:

“we raise our voices in solidarity to unequivocally proclaim the holiness of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, as well as the recognition of the entire spectrum of gender identity and expression.”

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In this time before Advent, we say goodbye to our location at Compton Heights CC and move to our new location at 2723 S Jefferson Ave! We will meet at the CHCC building, grab a carload of books and stuff, and proceed to 2723 S Jefferson to get acquainted with and dream together in our new space!

What’s coming up! This Friday you can attend the CLFO workshop on White Moral Injury for free, courtesy of the Mid-America Disciples! And we meet this Saturday at 12:30pm, place TBA. And for those who can meet online, please join us on Monday evenings (time TBA) during Advent for A Weary World!

Happy Sunday! Here’s what we’re up to in the next couple weeks. Ntosake on Tuesday for women in organizing and justice movements, and the MCU gala on Thursday at 6pm! We have free seats available if you want to attend - should be a great night - just let us know!

What we’re up to in the next couple weeks - stay tuned for our meeting spot this Saturday! Also, how may we pray for and with you this week?

From one new church start to another, we are definitely praying for you! This is not easy work but is so necessary, courageous, and faithful!

Happy Sunday, friends! Here’s what’s going on for the next few weeks. Also, stay tuned for some exciting news in the next week or so! Also, how may we pray for and with you?

Today, 12:30, Compton Heights Christian Church library, 2149 S Grand, lunch, worship, hijinks 🤣

What we’re up to in the next few weeks. We meet this coming Saturday! Also, all women are invited to Ntosake on Nov 11, and everyone is invited to MCU’s gala on Nov 13! Please let us know if you’ll be attending!

What’s up in the next couple weeks! How can we pray for and with you? And what is God calling you to, and how can we partner with you to make that happen?