Each member of your Beacon Leadership Team is invited to our May 19th Assembly.  This time to gather is even more important now as we are all physical distancing from […]

Join us from 4:00 – 6:00 PM for this virtual leadership assembly focusing on the special session and Beacon’s bold policy initiative, Bring It Home Minnesota. Ben Helvick Anderson, Beacon’s Policy Director will highlight the strategy for the summer and fall leading to the January legislative session. There is much we can do to influence […]

3 Tuesdays: July 7, 13, and 21 at 4 p.m. As racial injustice consumes our local and global attention, Beacon leaders in St. Paul will take read and discuss the Pulitzer Prize winning book Evicted, by Matthew Desmond. Desmond uses narrative nonfiction and a close lens on another Midwestern city with extreme racial inequality, Milwaukee, […]

On Monday July 13 from 4 - 5:30 p.m., Beacon will hold a Regional Strategy Meeting for congregations in Suburban Hennepin County.  This will be a more informal conversation about Suburban Hennepin’s regional strategy to Advance Bring It Home MN in the strategic region of Minnesota’s State Senate District 44 and Build Hennepin Power in […]

Scott and Carver Regional Assembly: The future of FMF, Prairie Pointe, and the housing crisis Join almost a dozen congregations from the Southwest collaborative for a virtual meeting as we provide updates and action steps for the future of Families Moving Forward in Scott and Carver Counties, Prairie Pointe, and addressing the wave of evictions […]

This virtual assembly will focus on how housing and homelessness is impacted by racial disparities and injustice. In fact, homelessness can be seen as a symptom of structural racism. We’ll explore some of the initial steps the collaborative is taking to highlight the intersection of race and housing as well as explore what other congregations […]

Clergy and staff leaders of Beacon congregations are invited to gather monthly for reflection, discussion, and support. Hosted by Beacon organizers, we’ll explore topics related to congregations’ work on shelter, housing and policy and strengthen our collaborative for a prophetic presence in the public arena. Drop in for one, or attend them all! Meetings will […]

Join members of Scott and Carver county congregations as we discuss the current status of Prairie Pointe and the next steps we can take together to make sure our voices are heard on local housing solutions. We will also be discussing our work through November to ensure our state legislature is prioritizing housing solutions that […]

Clergy and staff leaders of Beacon congregations are invited to gather monthly for reflection, discussion, and support. Hosted by Beacon organizers, we’ll explore topics related to congregations’ work on shelter, housing and policy and strengthen our collaborative for a prophetic presence in the public arena. Drop in for one, or attend them all! Meetings will […]

Registration is currently closed for this event. If you would still like to attend the workshop, please contact your congregational organizer, or Deb Rodgers if you're not sure who your organizer is. To create the change needed to ensure all people have a home, we need skilled leaders able to build meaningful relationships with decision […]