National Day of Racial Healing

From the ELCA:

The ELCA, in partnership with Augsburg Fortress, will observe the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) with a FREE evening program:

“Just Us Narratives: A Night of Centering Multiracial Voices Across the ELCA”
Online and in person at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Naperville, Illinois
Tuesday, January 20, 6-8 p.m. Central time

We invite you to save the date and check back here for more details.

A Night of Centering Multiracial Voices
As a sacred practice, story sharing highlights history, preserves language, engages culture, offers wisdom, sustains survival and teaches lessons that foster connection. Join us for a night of intentional storytelling, deep listening and reflection, featuring diverse voices that will draw us closer together.

About the National Day of Racial Healing
The NDORH follows Martin Luther King Jr. Day and is hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as part of its Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation efforts to raise awareness of the need for racial healing and encourage actions that build a more just and inclusive church and society.

Presenters
Rev. Elle Dowd
Rev. Wanda K. Frenchman
Rev. Charbel Zgheib
Rev. Wondimu Legesse Sonessa
Regina Rhymes
Omar Mixco
Rev. Jennifer Sung
Rev. Felix J. Malpica
Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown
Joe Davis
Peter Mack
Ali Paris
Reem
Taína Rodríguez Encarnación
Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche