Fall is a season of new starts. The slower pace of Summer is past and it is time to get to work. This is the case for the BUILD yearly cycle. In the Fall we start the process with a very important part, we LISTEN to as many people as we can and from this listening we know what issues are of most importance to the community. Our diverse 26 congregations are having meetings all over Lexington. The issues that we take to work on come from the people’s cares and concerns we hear at our house meetings. 

MQ’s Justice Ministry team and Fr. Dan are now inviting people to our house meetings. We have 11 meetings scheduled between Sept. 9 and Oct 17, in English and in Spanish.  There will be some meetings in person following Covid guidelines, and others will be on Zoom. 

We want and need to hear your stories and concerns. The stories in the past have surfaced the need for affordable housing, many problems with mental health, gun violence, inequities in our school system and BUILD is working to address those needs. If you have stories relating to these issues we want to hear them to better inform and focus our work. We want to hear about other issues as well. When we share our stories we find we are not alone and together we have power to make changes. This gives great hope because people are empowered to take action in an organized and powerful way. 

To be a part of this, agree to attend a house meeting when invited. If you have not been invited contact Kabby ( [email protected], 859-285-9695) and I will find a meeting that works for you. Together we can make Lexington a City for God.