CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSAL (CCU) STATEMENT ON DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY VERDICT - By Cynthia Gabler

by: CK Gabler

The world watched in anguish as the high-profile trial of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin unraveled, revealing details of the murder of George Floyd. Dozens of witness testimony and hours of video footage opened and reopened painful wounds. We know that our heavenly Father watched as Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck as he struggled to say his final words before his death, “Oh my god. I can’t believe this. I can’t believe this. Mama, I l

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Holocaust Day of Remembrance - by Cynthia Gabler

Holocaust Day of Remembrance - by CK Gabler

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Christ Church Universal (CCU) stands in solidarity with the Jewish community and remembers and reflects on the millions of precious lives lost due to anti-Semitism and hate. 

Thursday, April 8, 2021, is Yom HaShoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day in the United States. It is on this day that people throughout our nation stand together with Jewish people worldwide commemorating the estimated six million Jew

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STATEMENT ON ASIAN HATE AND RACISM - by Cynthia Gabler

Christ Church Universal (CCU) stands in solidarity with our community in denouncing racism and misogyny in this recent increase of Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate crimes throughout the United States. As Christians, we are dedicated to the teachings of Jesus Christ and are committed to addressing, condemning, and advocating against the sins of hatred, racism, misogyny, and xenophobia, and are committed to providing a safe place of healing for those aff

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Statement on George Floyd's Death and Black Lives Thoughts

"Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed..." Isaiah 1:17aThe way George Floyd died is unacceptable. This man's life was devalued, treated like property, treated like his life simply did not matter, watching his life dwindle right before us all, so reckless and wicked. God please help us, defend the oppressed. Protect my sons, my friends and family, help our country God to see the value of life.  

The institution of black lives not counting goes way back to the...
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