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History

INTRODUCTION OF US

History

National Unity Weekend is an idea birthed out of prayer and growing friendships:

Summer 2021

Leaders began signing The Statement of Change calling for a change in the deep racial polarization in the church and our nation.

November 2021

Leaders gathered at The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., for the DC Talks event to build relationships and share personal experiences of racial pain and successes.

January 2022

The Let’s Talk monthly zoom calls began with leaders from across the country talking through and praying for better ways to address the issue.

June 2022

Let’s Talk participants decided it is vital for Christians to lead from the front and become more proactive in tackling our national racial crisis by taking the next bold step called National Unity Weekend.

September 2022

Leaders from across the country gathered at the African American Museum of History & Culture in Washington, D.C.

June 2023

Inaugural National Unity Weekend, with Community Day serving thousands, followed by Unity Sunday teaching Unity messages in Virginia, Washington DC, and Texas.

NUW 2023 Statistics

  • 101 Churches & 40 organizations involved
  • 23 States and Washington, DC & Puerto Rico, India & Uganda
  • 18 food distribution sites
  • 70,000 pounds of food
  • 10,000 people fed
  • Over 500 volunteers

Goals for NUW 2024

  • 40 States represented for Community Day.
  • Food resources provided for all locations.
  • 50,000 people served.
  • 1,000 salvations.
  • 100 church & non-profit partnerships.
  • 1,000 churches preaching from the same text to
    deliver a message of racial healing on Unity Sunday.
  • Raise $100K

CJ MCBATH

PROJECT MANAGER

Team Structure

Organize participating leaders into teams:

  • Communication Team: Responsible for helping create awareness of the initiative. Team Leads: Damon Davis & Nathalie Davis
  • Leader Support Team: Responsible for help- ing make necessary resources available to equip churches and leaders to effectively teach on racial unity. Team Leads: Darrell Bock & Mekdes Haddis
  • Volunteer Team: Responsible for organizing various campaigns to serve targeted cities and/or counties. Team Lead: Jeff Smith
  • Engagement Team: Responsible for helping recruit churches & ministries to participate in the initiative. Team Leads: Courtney McBath & Brandon Shank
  • Finance Team: Responsible for ensuring the initia- tive has adequate financial resources and legal guid- ance for its objectives. Team Leads: Frank Santora & Patrick Thomas