Join us for a heartfelt conversation with Ophelia Hu Kinney as we delve into the rich tapestry of intersecting identities. Ophelia, shares her insights on navigating faith, embracing queerness, and honoring her Asian American heritage. Together, we explore the challenges and triumphs of living authentically at the crossroads of these powerful identities.

In preparation for the upcoming United Methodist General Conference we sat down with Carter Ellis, a delegate from the Western North Carolina Conference, to discuss how we can be in prayer for the upcoming global gathering of our church.

This month we decided to reflect on some of our previous episodes and dream about the future.

We also announce that our co-host Brittany Bethel is taking a step back from Affirming Methodism to launch her own podcast with Carolina Cross Connection called Daring Grace. While we will miss Brittany, we are so excited to hear from our new co-host Taylor Whitley.

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In honor of Black History Month, we're delving into the vital importance of acknowledging Black history and addressing the systemic racism that has plagued our country and our Church.

Thank you to all of our friends who participated in this conversation: Nina Johnson, Jade Mason, Javier Castelan, Marcela Meneses, Meghan Butler, JoAnn McMillan, & Adam Sepanski.

This month, we are joined by Dan Huang and Christopher Raleigh, two Light of Christ members who are also mental health professionals, to talk about the intersection of faith and mental health.

For December, we asked some of our friends who live alone how we can best support them. You'll here from Patti Kreis, Denise Hembree, and Sylvester James tell us what Light of Christ's community means to them.

TW: Suicide

This month, we had the privilege to sit down and talk with Miriam & Michele Ciscato and Marcela Meneses & Javier Castelan, two immigrant families in our congregation. They share how they came to be part of our community and ways that we can continue to affirm and support all cultures.

This month we sat down with Jen Hedrick of and Allison and John Brady of Light of Christ, to hear how the disaffiliation process impacted them.

This month we had the opportunity to learn from Val Rosenquist, M.DIV., PH.D., who is the Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC. Val shares how First UMC embraces diversity and advocacy in the Charlotte area.

This month we hear from Toni Stone- Brinson and Kim Lindsley about being LGBTQ+ members of the church.

TW: Suicide, Religious Trauma