our mission
We connect and empower faith communities and individuals to work for the common good and a life of dignity for everyone. We advocate for change so that all individuals and families can thrive socially, prosper economically, and participate fully in civil society. We intentionally build bridges across faith communities and draw on the collective wisdom, courage, and strength of our various faith traditions.
our land acknowledgment statement
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice Land Acknowledgement Statement Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice is based in Madison, but we are a statewide organization. As people of faith committed to justice for all peoples, we acknowledge that we are situated on the Indigenous lands of the Menominee, Ojibwe (Chippewa), Ho-Chunk (Winnebago), Potawatomie, Sauk and Meskwaki, Kickapoo, and other nations who cherished this place.
We make this acknowledgement to honor the history, culture, traditions, and rich legacy of the Native peoples who have lived here and continue to live here and contribute to our society.
We further make this acknowledgement as one small piece of ongoing efforts to end the erasure of their contributions and of the true history of how the United States was formed. We will continue to lift Native American rights and issues in our work and to reach out in allyship with the Indigenous Nations in Wisconsin.
We make this acknowledgement to honor the history, culture, traditions, and rich legacy of the Native peoples who have lived here and continue to live here and contribute to our society.
We further make this acknowledgement as one small piece of ongoing efforts to end the erasure of their contributions and of the true history of how the United States was formed. We will continue to lift Native American rights and issues in our work and to reach out in allyship with the Indigenous Nations in Wisconsin.
leadershipMatthew Kendziera - Executive Director
Reverend Larry Sexe – Board President Deerfield, WI ELCA Board of Directors Vicki Berenson - Board Secretary Madison, WI Society of Friends (Quaker) Vacant – BOARD TREASURER Rev. Nick Utphall Madison, WI ELCA Matt Kendziera – E.D (ex officio) Janesville, WI Rabbi Marc Berkson River Hills, WI Reform Judaism Professor Charles Cohen Madison, WI Reform Judaism Reverend Selena Fox Barneveld, WI Nature Spirituality (Pagan) Reverend Willie Brisco Milwaukee, WI Baptist Reverend Karla Renee Garcia Madison, WI AME Cecilia Gillhouse Madison, WI, Lutheran ELCA |
seeking board membersWe meet monthly via zoom and once or twice a year in person for a half-day retreat. We seek a diverse board in terms of age, geographic reach around Wisconsin, faith traditions, ethnicity, gender identify. If you are committed to justice and building bridges among faiths, please be in touch to learn more!
If interested, or to learn more, please contact WFVJ at [email protected]. member congregations & organizationsAdvent Lutheran Church
Beth Israel Center Bethany United Methodist Church Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison General Board of Church and Society Wisconsin Conference United Methodist Church Christ Presbyterian Church Church Women United in Madison, Inc. Circle Sanctuary Congregation Shaarei Shamayim First Baptist Church, Madison First Unitarian Society of Madison Social Justice Ministries First United Methodist Church & Society Mission Team Holy Wisdom Monastery Just Dane Lake Edge Lutheran Church Lake Edge United Church of Christ Mission Team Madison Friends Meeting (Quaker) Memorial United Church of Christ - Fitchburg Middleton Community UCC Faith in Action Team North Central Wisconsin Worship Group (Quaker) Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ People's United Methodist Church Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ Snowflower Sangha St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church St. Johns Lutheran Church Still Point Zen Center Temple Beth El |
