Following anti-trans comments at the December 15 DJUSD school board meeting, students, parents and community members rallied to support trans youth on January 19. There were flags, buttons, home-made signs, and music. Community Chambers were packed with supporters - standing room only!  Public comment opened with an 8-year-old trans student, and closed with a 17-year-old trans student. With unanimous support from DCC's Session, Pastor Derek spoke to affirm our church's support of the LGBTQ+ community, and our support of trans youth and their families. Huge thanks to Pastor Derek for taking time in the midst of his "first week whirlwind" to stand up for equity, justice, and the rights of our trans youth.  The meeting was recorded and is available here. Pastor Derek's comments begin at 1.07.05.

Our session members wrote an article to explain the thinking and the research behind the new initiative to provide Sacred Space, a contemplative gathering on the second Sunday of each month at 9 a.m.  Sacred Space provides a meditative space that offers greater intimacy and freedom in our spiritual lives. It is an open, meditative space with a variety of practices to choose from, such as candle lighting, meditation, contemplative reading, coloring, ritual, and hospitality. This service is especially geared to those who need space to breathe, listen, and rearrange their inner lives in a busy and frenzied world.

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We, the Session Elders of Davis Community Church, oppose the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which would remove the Constitutional right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade in 1973. We are deeply concerned about the negative impacts this draft opinion, once formalized, would have on the well-being of countless individuals. We recognize the fear, frustration, anger, and hopelessness this draft has stirred in ourselves, our congregation, and the public. Christ calls us to love all people. To love another person includes respecting their bodily autonomy and moral agency. This draft decision does neither. Instead, it contradicts our understanding of God’s call for us to love. Therefore:

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Davis Community Church has been certified for the seventh year as an Earth Care Congregation by the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Presbyterian Hunger Program, a testament to the commitment that the church has made to care for the earth.

Under the leadership of the congregation’s Compassion, Peace and Justice Ministry, Davis Community Church affirmed an Earth Care pledge to integrate environmental practices and thinking into all aspects of congregational life. Earth Care is a frequent theme of worship services, educational opportunities, children’s curriculum, and boy and girl scouting programs.

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DCC embrace Jesus’ call in Matthew 25:31-46 to take our living faith into our communities and the world. This proposal was sponsored by the Compassion, Peace, and Justice ministry.  

As a Matthew 25 Church, we are called to live out true discipleship by acting boldly, compassionately, and fearlessly by serving people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned, or poor.

As part of our Matthew 25 commitment, we pledge to embrace three areas of focus: Building Congregational Vitality, Dismantling Structural Racism, and Eradicating Systemic Poverty.

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A THREAT TO OUR FAITH AND OUR DEMOCRACY

DCC's Session is pleased to affirm our values by signing a statement against Christian nationalism.