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News Minneapolis, MN, US: Hundreds of Minneapolis Adventist Youth March for Justice and Healing
By: Janel Davis, for Lake Union Herald, courtesy Adventist Review
On Sabbath (Saturday), June 20, 2020, hundreds of Seventh-day Adventist youth and young adults took to the streets of Minneapolis with “A Cry for Justice and Healing,” an outreach event aimed at rebuilding the city and regaining a sense of peace.
The event, held in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder on May 25, was attended by more than 350 volunteers, members of 16 Adventist churches, and officials from three conferences (Lake Region, Central States, and Minnesota Conference).
The day began with a gathering on the steps of Minneapolis First Seventh-day Adventist Church, located eight minutes’ drive from the spot where Floyd’s life was taken. In lieu of a traditional Sabbath worship service, volunteers (most of whom were under age 35) dispersed to one of seven outreach locations in Minneapolis.
Each station had a unique mission tailored to the needs and demographics of the neighborhood. All offered supplies, lunches, prayers, and a place to submit ideas of ways churches can sustain aid after the media attention subsides and police brutality is no longer a trending topic.