This man right here…

…is about to be honored by the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice for his ground-breaking work for justice in the state of Connecticut. The ceremony honoring Bishop John Selders begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 at Metropolitan Community Church in Hartford. I say this as a friend. I say this as a fan: Bishop John Selders serves as …

All roads lead to Ferguson

My friend, Bishop John Selders, native of Ferguson, Mo., and pastor at Amistad United Church of Christ in Hartford, is taking a group of students on a freedom and justice tour to Ferguson, to Baltimore, to Pittsburgh, to New York and to other places, and you can donate here. You can learn more here.

I wrote this for Mother Courant on Sunday

After talking to Bishop John Selders, of Kinloch, Missouri, and pastor at Hartford’s Amistad Congregational Church, I realized he was making some excellent points: People who express surprise or dismay about the protests surrounding the mysterious death of African American men at the hand of some police officers really should read their Declaration of Independence. …

Hartford could be: A guest blog post from Bishop John Selders

Bishop John Selders, Jr., is pastor of Amistad UCC-Hartford, and assistant chaplain at Trinity College I’ve just come back from the front, Ferguson, the epicenter of civil and social unrest these days. For months now, citizens have been actively protesting the killing of unarmed Michael Brown, Jr., by then-Ferguson policeman, Darren Wilson. Lead by young …