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The ELCA, in partnership with Augsburg Fortress, will observe the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) with a free evening program on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 6-8 p.m. Central time:
Online attendees: No registration is required. A link to join virtually will be available on this page.
In-person attendees: Space is limited, and registration is requested. Register here.
This program will be recorded, and the video recording will be available on the ELCA YouTube channel at a later date.
A Night of Centering Multiracial Voices
As a sacred practice, story sharing highlights history, preserves language, engages culture, offers wisdom, sustains survival and teaches lessons that foster connection. Join us for a night of intentional storytelling, deep listening and reflection, featuring diverse voices that will draw us closer together.
We encourage you to use this reflection worksheet as you engage deeply in “Just Us Narratives.”
Welcome and prayer – The Rev. Felix Malpica
Video message – The Rev. Yehiel Curry, Presiding Bishop of the ELCA
Land Acknowledgement - The Rev. Felix Malpica
Song: “Le Lo Leylo Laylo” - Omar Mixco, Peter Mack, and Regina Rhymes
Storytelling: Culture
“Lakota, Lenape and Lutheran” - The Rev. Wanda Frenchman
“I Clap on the 2” - Taína Rodríguez Encarnación
Song: “Echoes of Tomorrow” - Ali Paris and Reem
Storytelling: Truth Tellers
“Thank God for the Nosebleed Seats” - The Rev. Dr. Jia Starr
“The Love Conversion” - The Rev. Elle Dowd
“A Day is But a Moment in Time” - The Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche
“Holy Pause” Centering Activity - The Rev. Jennifer Sung
Storytelling: Resilience, Hope and Faith
“The Wars I Survived and the Ones I’m Still Fighting” - The Rev. Charbel Zgheib
“Let These Tears Water Our Hope” - Joe Davis
Song: “Tu Fidelidad” - Omar Mixco, Peter Mack, and Regina Rhymes
About the National Day of Racial Healing
The NDORH follows Martin Luther King Jr. Day and is hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as part of its Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation efforts to raise awareness of the need for racial healing and encourage actions that build a more just and inclusive church and society.
Brought to you in Partnership with Augsburg Fortress
