In 2024, at a Fireside chat hosted by ISAAC, author Layla Saad said, ‘“The Beloved Community. We want to live there. And a lot of times we want to skip over the work it takes to get there. The beloved community is not a destination that we are walking towards or arrive at, it’s actually something that we must build within ourselves and together collectively.’ In this service, Dr. Charlae Davis will reflect on the work of building Beloved Community in this challenging moment.

Dr. Charlae Monique Davis was born and raised in Kalamazoo, the youngest child of Kalamazoo Public Schools educators Vern and Auga Davis. She is a Graduate of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University and has worked as a Counselor and Lecturer/Instructor at these institutions. Dr. Davis currently works as the Executive Director of Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy & Action in the Community (ISAAC), a faith based non-profit community organizing network made up of 30 member Congregations/Organizations. ISAAC is currently working on, Housing, Anti-Racism, Community Violence and Gun Violence. She is a Kalamazoo Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Racial Healing Practitioner. Charlae centers her work in faith, healing, truth telling, collaboration and systemic transformation. 

Please join us on Zoom or in person! Services are normally held in the Commons and over Zoom at 10:45am. Sunday Services can be accessed over Zoom by following this link: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/5527667326 Or by calling 1-646-876-9923 and entering the code 552 766 7326 at the listed time.