The Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the Equity Research Institute at USC are partnering to study the reconstruction of the Los Angeles region’s social fabric following the 2025 wildfires.
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Multifaith movement of faith leaders and believers call upon the consciences of our political leaders to respect that inherent dignity and end the racial profiling and indiscriminate raids against innocent mothers, fathers and children that continue to terrorize Los Angeles.
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture is pleased to be partnering with the Rosemead School of Psychology’s Mental Health and the Church Initiative to provide coaching to 100 pastors through theFlourishing in Ministry program.
Ocean Beach church community gathers for community-wide Stations of the Cross hosted by the newly formed Peninsula Faith Leaders.
Najuma Smith also provided her perspective on the formal and informal networks within the faith community activated by the fires.
There are no words. What does someone say to the person who has lost their home, their church and their entire town?
The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) has compiled a list of congregations affected by the Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires.
The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, who died April 5, 2024 at age 94, trained 1,000 faith leaders in community development and civic engagement at USC, building on an illustrious career as pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church of Los Angeles.
Rev. Murray has inspired and mentored much of the faith-based community engagement work that continues today in Los Angeles, across denomination and ethnic groups.
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