On Sunday mornings, June 14, 21, and 28, the Simplicity Class will host John Collett for a series titled The Promise of America. The class meets in Room 225 at 9:00am and will offer both Zoom access and recordings for a wider audience.
Rev. Collett will explore the ideals that gave birth to America, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration, this series offers an opportunity to reflect on those founding ideals — how they have endured, how they are being challenged, and how we might recommit ourselves to them. Learn more at belmontumc.org/promise-of-America.
Drawing from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Rev. Collett will examine America’s ongoing struggle to live up to the proposition that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights. The series will consider how these ideals continue to shape debates about citizenship, equality, freedom, and democracy in our own time, and will invite participants to reflect on what it means to renew the promise of “We the People” today.