Everywhere you look there is division, but when Jesus conquered our sin and death he tore down our divisions. We are one in Him and we believe the church should celebrate that now! If every tongue and tribe will be present in heaven, it must mean we hold on to language and ethnic differences. But why wait to celebrate? We can show the world that our unity transcends melanin, language and history. We a rich tapestry, woven together by Christ! Of course unity does not mean assimilation. Our church is learning daily what it means to learn from each other’s experience while staying solid on Biblical doctrine. You shouldn’t have to become like everyone else to worship with us. We are going to get this wrong often, but we won’t stop trying. Can’t stop, won’t stop!

Being a truly multiethnic, multicultural church is hard—It means everyone involved will be uncomfortable at times. It means we all have to be willing to change. It means we won’t do church as usual. It means we will empower leaders from multiple ethnic groups without tokenizing them and forcing them to assimilate to what some would call “normal.” It means fighting for unity when we feel to different to be in community. It means engaging local justice issues that matter to our brothers and sisters. If we do this right it will be a challenge. But it will be RIGHT!