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Deep Gratitude: A Look Back at 2025

Dear Friends,

As this year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting with deep gratitude – a gratitude for the journey we have shared, for the community we continue to nurture, and for you.

This year has reminded us that hope is not passive. It is practiced. At Scarritt Bennett Center, we have witnessed hope take shape through sacred conversations, courageous learning, restorative retreats, justice-centered gatherings, and moments of quiet spiritual renewal. In a world often marked by division, uncertainty, and fatigue, Scarritt Bennett has remained a place where people can pause, listen deeply, and re-imagine what a more just and compassionate world can be.

Because of your support, Scarritt Bennett Center continues to:

• Empower women to lead with confidence, courage, and clarity
• Cultivate spiritual formation through retreats, worship, and sacred space
• Advance racial justice through dialogue, education, and truth-telling
• Provide transformative education that bridges faith, scholarship, and lived experience

Your generosity sustains more than programs—it sustains possibility. It ensures that our historic campus remains a living sanctuary, that our doors stay open to diverse communities, and that our mission continues to respond faithfully to the needs of this moment.

As we stand at the threshold of a new year, I invite you to make an end-of-year gift to Scarritt Bennett Center. Your contribution today will help us strengthen our foundation, expand our impact, and journey forward with intention, courage, and hope.

Every gift—no matter the size—is an act of partnership. It is a declaration that sacred space matters, that justice work is holy work, and that together we can continue to co-create spaces of peace, learning, and transformation.

Thank you for believing in this mission. Thank you for walking with us. Thank you for helping Scarritt Bennett Center remain a beacon of light and a welcoming space of justice for generations to come.

With grateful hope and abiding thanks,

Rev. Dr. Sondrea L. Tolbert
Executive Director & CEO
Scarritt Bennett Cent

P.S. Your year-end gift is tax-deductible and makes an immediate impact. Together, we journey inward and outward—toward hope, peace, and justice.