Kinship Campus Ministry - Fall 2024
August 22, 2024
About Kinship Campus Ministry
Kinship Campus Ministry affirms and works for the inclusion of all people, including all gender identities, LGBTQ people, all races and ethnicities, all (dis)abilities, and all religious traditions. We honor the Divine light in each person and we commit ourselves to internal and communal anti-racist work.
We would like to acknowledge that we are living on stolen land. Central Ohio is the traditional home of the Shawnee Nation, Miami, and other Indigenous nations who have strong ties to this land. As a faith community, we will strive to celebrate the lives and gifts of indigenous people while working for racial and social justice.
I’m so excited you are part of the King Avenue community! Please follow our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/288083435793759/ and feel free to connect with Gwendolyn Glover DeRosa on Instagram or Facebook.
1st and 3rd Tuesdays: Rebels and Reconnection (at King Avenue UMC)
Rebels and Reconnection... Healing from Purity Culture Together - This drop-in peer support group (for over 18 yrs old) is a safe, authentic environment where we process the trauma of purity culture, connect with our own amazing bodies, and formulate our own sexual ethics. We will dive into a variety of themes, including: God and gender, purity culture history, and sex education. We will meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 pm. READ MORE
Thursday, August 29: UMC Campus Table at Mirror Lake (offsite)
Join Gwen and friends at Mirror Lake (on Neil Avenue) on Thursday, Aug. 29th, anytime between 10 am and 3 pm to check out upcoming events, grab a bottle of water and a snack, and get a little joy to start off the semester.
Mondays, September 9 - October 14: Queer As Bible: Examining the Bible and Christianity Through a Queer Lens (offsite)
Join Gwen and friends on Mondays, Sept. 9th through Oct. 14th, from 8 pm to 9:15 pm, in the Suzanne M. Scharer Room, Ohio Union, 3rd Floor. We’ll be discussing topics of chosen family and queer love by exploring ancient stories and characters in new and different ways. If you’re Queer and Christian, this class is just the place for you!!!
Tuesdays, September 10 - October 15: The Ballot and The Bible (offsite)
Join other college students for a book study of “The Ballot and The Bible”. This 5 week study begins on Sept. 10th at Jacob’s Porch. Contact Pastor Hannah at hvanmeter@shortnorthchurch.org with any questions.
Tuesday, October 1: Period!!! Panel Discussion (offsite)
Rebels and Reconnection is hosting its first panel discussion on the lived experiences of people with uteruses and their periods. Period!!! Panel is on Tuesday, Oct. 1st, from 7 to 8:30 pm, at King Avenue UMC. Join us as speakers of different genders discuss a very personal, and often taboo, topic that impacts 50% of the world’s population.
Beginning October 6, First Sundays: Monthly Kinship Campus Ministry Lunch (at King Avenue UMC)
You are invited to our free monthly lunch on Oct. 6th at 12:30 pm in the Logos Lounge (basement, next to the kitchen). Bring friends! Email Gwen at gwendolyn.derosa@gmail.com with any questions.