{"id":17996,"date":"2021-12-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=17996"},"modified":"2021-12-18T17:23:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T17:23:52","slug":"reading-in-the-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2021\/reading-in-the-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading in the neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Jennie Waering<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke, Va. (Virlina District), formed a Race Education Team in 2019. Through racial justice studies led by the team, Central\u2019s congregation learned about disparities in educational achievements, particularly the ability to read well, in low-income schools with large Black and Hispanic populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through generous support, Central gave 640 students in 2 inner-city neighborhood elementary schools (Lincoln Terrace and Hurt Park) 4 books each as a holiday present&#8211;that\u2019s 2,560 books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Dec. 8 to 14, Central\u2019s congregation and friends read books to the 43 classes in the 2 schools and presented the students in Pre-K to 5th grade their books, along with decorated gift bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The congregation was involved both in decorating the gift bags and in reading to the students. During the reading sessions, Central\u2019s readers emphasized the importance of reading and told the students that if they could read well, they could do anything and have any career they wanted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many students were delighted that the books were theirs to keep forever. Those who read to the students loved the ability to interact with the students and the students loved the readers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8212; Jennie Waering is a member of the Race Education<\/em> <em>Team at Central Church of the Brethren.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-4-500px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-4-500px.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-4-500px-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-3-300px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-3-300px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-3-300px-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-6-500px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-6-500px.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-6-500px-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-7-500px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-7-500px.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/CentralRoanokeBookProject-7-500px-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conferencia-anual-declaracion-tematica\/\">El moderador de la Conferencia Anual comparte la declaraci\u00f3n tem\u00e1tica para 2027.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/konferans-deklarasyon-tem-2027\/\">Moderat\u00e8 konferans any\u00e8l la pataje deklarasyon t\u00e8m pou 2027 la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/what-faithful-witness-asks\/\">What faithful witness asks of churches today: CCT\u2019s 20th anniversary forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sa-temwen-fidel-yo-mande\/\">Sa temwen fid\u00e8l yo mande legliz yo jodi a: fow\u00f2m 20y\u00e8m aniv\u00e8s\u00e8 CCT a<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke, Va. (Virlina District), formed a Race Education Team in 2019. 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