Rev. Stephen Green

Sr. Pastor, Greater Allen Cathedral,
Queens NY

Paige Ingram

Co-lead, Movement for Black Lives
Interfaith Working Group

meet the voices Of Repair cohort

The Voices of Repair Anchor Cohort is a group of faith leaders and organizers who are committed to sharing the liberatory message of love and repair through their ministry, organizing and institutional leadership.

Rev. Gabrielle Fields

Black Church Lead,
Faith Out Loud Coalition

Rev. Dr. Neichell Guidry 

Dean, Spelman Chapel
Founder, Flourish From Within

our faith

Rev. Evan Regis Bunch

Sr. Pastor, Fifth Christian Church,
Cleveland Ohio

Black faith has always told a different story. One rooted in liberation, in covenant, in the demand that this nation reckon with what it owes. Voices of Repair enters this moment as a powerful intervention, centering repair not as a political ask, but as a sacred obligation, and insisting that the next 250 years cannot be written without us.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes, several VOR sermons will be live streamed via independent church and institutional websites and some will be streamed via our media partners.

    A full list of those will be available on the Find a VOR Experience tab! Check back to see what’s happening in your city/region!

    • Faith leaders, lay persons and organizers will be activating throughout July and August. Several faith leaders are committing to deliver messages of repair on July 5th, the Sunday following the administration’s America250 celebration. 

    • August is youth month! And throughout August, young adult leaders, youth ministers and young people of faith will deliver repair-focused messages around the nation through the Faith Out Loud Coalition. 

  • That’s ok! You can still participate. Again, the toolkit functions as a narrative guide on how to craft messages rooted in love, justice, liberation and repair that contend with Christian Nationalist narratives. If you have questions on how to craft a message for your congregation or community, just reach out to info@blackalderlabs.org.

  • Complete the interest form here, and a member of the VOR team will reach out within 24-hours.

    • Absolutely. This administration’s use of Christian Nationalism as a cultural and political weapon is harming all of our communities. We’re calling on Black faith leaders and people of faith across religious traditions to join and share messages rooted in love, justice, liberation and repair this summer.

    • The toolkit provided to registered participants is rooted in the tenets of Liberation Theology and speaks primarily to the sacred texts utilized in Abrahamic traditions (Christianity, Islam and Judaism). It accounts for key differences and structural nuances found between a sermon (Christian) , a Khutbah (Islam), and a drash (Judaism); therefore, the toolkit should be used as a narrative guide, not a script. 

    • There’s never been significant progress in the fight for liberation and reparations without the support of allies. We’re calling on our allies to uplift the work of the campaign on social media and to, if you’re called, also use this summer to preach and share messages about the role Black people, our institutions and our organizing have played in America’s story. Use your platforms to call out the administration’s use of warped Christian theology to cause harm and division. 

    • It will take all of us to make repair a reality in America’s next chapter.