We have moved to:
652 West Exchange Street
Akron, Ohio 44302
We are located in the
Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center
located just west of Equitas Health Center.
Service is held on Sunday mornings at 10:45.
We are a Progressive Church
We believe the basis of the ministry of Jesus was one of offering mercy to all. We are not afraid to apply that belief to situations we confront in today's world.
We believe that Jesus was not hesitant to challenge individuals in power or to shake up the generally accepted worldview. By bringing to light new understandings of God's love for the Creation, we believe that Jesus expects his followers to question the church and the world in which they live.
By its very nature, the church should attract and be open to those who are victims. Growing in faith brings us ever closer to an understanding of who Christ is and who we are to be.
Our motto is "First Grace; Then Faith and Works." We believe God's love is so extreme, it is that Grace which enables us to respond with faith and works.
We invite you to come and celebrate this loving relationship with us! We meet for Sunday morning worship services at the Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center at 10:45 am.
Feel free to contract Rev. Bob Dreese at RJDreese@aol.com.
As President Obama declared,
"Yes, we can."
May we continue to work to attain reasonable gun legislation in 2024 and bring this epidemic to an end.
We cannot become numb to these facts.
As of April 17, 2024, in the USA, there have been:
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119 mass shootings; (4 or more killed not counting shooter)
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220 school shootings, 10 children murdered, 22 children injured
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66 children, birth to eleven years, have died due to gun violence
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344 children, twelve to seventeen years, have died due to gun violence
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4,743 total deaths, 8,510 total injuries due to gun violence. In 2023, the year's death total was 18,854. gunviolencearchive.com
Last year, 2023, we experienced an overall decrease in deaths and injuries due to gun violence compared to 2022. Some cities are seeing 20%+ decreases.
We can do this.
WHO IS THE NRA BANKROLLING? (2023)
Senators who have most benefited.
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky---$1,283,515---770 average gun deaths per year in KY
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky---$104,456---770 average gun deaths per year in KY
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin---$1,269,486---641 average gun deaths per year in WI
Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee---$1,306,130---1,273 average gun deaths per year in TN
Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee---$10,550--- 1,273 average gun deaths in TN
Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri---$1,391,548---1,288 average gun deaths per year in MO
Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas---$34,718---434 average gun deaths per year in KS
Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania---$1,475,448---1,626 average gun deaths per year in PA
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas---$1,971,214---596 average gun deaths per year in AR
Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas---$82,352---596 average gun deaths per year in AR
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana---$2,870,547---1,036 average gun deaths per year in LA
Sen. John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana---$215,788---1,036 average gun deaths per year in LA
Sen. Todd Young of Indiana---$2,897,582---1,021 average gun deaths per year in IN
Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana---$1,2249,967---1,021 average gun deaths per year in IN
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa---$3,129,723---302 average gun deaths per year in IA
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa---$226,007---302 average gun deaths per year in IA
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida---$3,303,355---2,449 average gun deaths per year in FL
Sen. Tom Tillis of North Carolina---$4,429,333---1,470 average gun deaths per year in NC
Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina---$6,987,380---1,470 average gun deaths per year in NC
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina---$18,513---964 average gun deaths in SC
Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri---$4,555,722---1,288 average gun deaths per year in MO
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah---$13,647,676; 400 average gun deaths per year in Utah
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota---$638,942---112 average gun deaths per year in SD
Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota---$100,549---112 average gun deaths per year in SD
Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota---$23,050---238 average gun deaths per year in ND
Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota---$13,255---238 average gun deaths in ND
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia---$346,688---330 average gun deaths per year in WV
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas---$$176,274---3,647 average gun deaths per year in TX
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas---$78,945---3,647 average gun deaths per year in TX
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska---$146,262---173 average gun deaths per year in AK
Sen. Steve Daines of Montana---$133,611---214 average gun deaths per year in MT
Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia---$131,571---1,693 average gun deaths per year in GA
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi---$112,047---686 average gun deaths per year in MS
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi---$106,680---686 average gun deaths per year in MS
Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska---$19,638---183 average gun deaths per year in NE
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma---$74,708---735 average gun deaths per year in OK
Sen. John Lankford of Oklahoma---$18,955---735 average gun deaths per year in OK
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina---$66,420---964 average gun deaths per year in SC
Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho---$55,039---278 average gun deaths per year in ID
Sen. Jim Rich of Idaho---$22,013---278 average gun deaths per year in ID
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming---$26,989---125 average gun deaths per year in WY
Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming---$2,500---125 average gun deaths in WY
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine---$19,850---154 average gun deaths per year in ME
Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas---$5,950---434 average gun deaths in KS
Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama---$4,950---1,090 average gun deaths in AL
https://elections.bradyunited.org/take-action/nra-donations-116th-congress-senators
Ohio Senator J. D. Vance has received $4,950 from the NRA as of June, 2022, filing with the Federal Election Commission. "Vance has a 'Protect Second Amendment Rights' section on his campaign issues page in which he vows: 'I will fight the gun grabbers, whether they're federal bureaucrats enacting regulation or multinational companies punishing people for exercising their rights. ...'."
The American Independent, February, 2022