Boston Avenue has four social ministry committees working as part of our Reconciliation Council. Those committees include Religion and Race, Health and Welfare, Interfaith Concerns, and Church and Society and the Status and Role of Women.
Religion and Race works with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Society to plan and host events, activities, and contests during the Fall and Winter months. In addition to sponsoring a Speech Contest for Elementary School students in the Fourth and Fifth Grades, they participate in the wonderful MLK Jr. Parade every January by decorating a church bus and having youth and adults walking together side by side. This committee has also participated in the Hispanic Ministry in Tulsa.
Health and Welfare's task is to be sensitive to the health and welfare needs of the congregation and the community by providing and promoting health and education programs. In the past, they have organized a class during our School of Continuing Education which brings several persons in the health field to Boston Avenue. They also organize Blood Drives for our church.
Interfaith Concerns assists with the annual Interfaith Trialogue Series sponsored by the Oklahoma Conference for Community and Justice (OCCJ), bringing Christians, Muslims, and Jews together for dialogue around a specific topic. This event takes place in February and March of each year.
For more information about the OCCJ's programs for greater understanding and respect among faith communities, please visit their site at http://www.occjok.com/. This committee also organizes a tour of various faith communities around Tulsa every Fall. Called “Interfaith Interactions,” the tour is part of the Boston Avenue School of Continuing Education, which begins in October. Over the years, they have visited the Buddhist Temple, some Jewish Synagogues, various Christian churches, and many other places of worship.
Church and Society and the Status and Role of Women works with our prison ministry at Redemption Church and Exodus House located at St. Luke’s United Methodist church on North Boston Avenue, part of the Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries with our Oklahoma United Methodist Conference. They also assist the Mental Health Association in its work to address the needs of Tulsa's homeless population and work with Project Transformation, which assists young children with their reading skills during the summer. Other areas of work for this Committee include drug and alcohol work, mental health, and environmental work.
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