November is Native American Heritage Month, a time when people across the country remember the many contributions Native American peoples have made to our society and grieve the desecration of Native American cultures, slaughter, and marginalization of its peoples by European Americans to acquire...
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On April 2, 2024, Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke at Wightman Chapel, 67 years after her father This week, we had the incredible honor of hosting Dr. Bernice A. King for a transformative conversation...
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Document below: This is a letter from the Sexuality Workshop that occurred on the campus of Scarritt College. The host had asked one of his friends to explain her experience with her sexuality, so others might be able to understand and learn: ...
Read More"Belle Harris Bennett, born to a wealthy Kentucky family in 1852, had a strong sense of egalitarianism and social justice; she was passionate about anti-racism work and full inclusion for women in the church. Through sheer tenacity, Bennett founded the Scarritt Bible and Training School...
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“When the angel came to her, he said, “Rejoice, favored one! The Lord is with you!” Luke 1:28 The nature of faith in response to new or unfamiliar asks of us is contrary to our instincts. When someone makes a claim on our time and...
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Thanks to the Tennessee Arts Commission for supporting Soul Work and to the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) for supporting Racial Justice Ministries! We are so grateful for your generous grants and for allowing our mission of eradicating racism, empowering women, transformative education, and...
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Sarah Augustine is the Executive Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, a national coalition with global reach. From 2007-2022 she directed a Dispute Resolution Center in Central Washington. She has served on the faculty at Heritage University, Central Washington University and...
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Sohl retired from United Methodist Women in 2004 and five years later became the first volunteer laywoman-in-residence at Scarritt Bennett Center. Clearly, she had found her niche. She coordinates Soul Work, which she describes as “a spiritual enrichment program that includes opportunities for worship; retreats; art...
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Barbara E. Campbell was born on September 6, 1926, in Olney, Illinois. She attended McKendree College in Lebanon, IL, and received her B.A. and M.A. Degrees from Scarritt College in 1953 and 1954, respectively. She was commissioned a deaconess in 1955 and subsequently served as...
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