About

The Racial Equity Team devises plans and strategies to share with the Mount Olivet community and with our neighbors in Arlington and beyond.

Since the formation of this group, we have:

• Researched Mount Olivet’s history to learn more about the church’s role in race relations and school desegregation efforts;
• Created Gifts Celebrating Diversity, a list of Black-owned businesses and culturally diverse and anti-racist books, as a resource for Mount Olivet members interested in supporting anti-racism while shopping;
• Sponsored a four-part Wednesday evening adult study: ”Who is My Neighbor: Conversations about Race,” which was attended by more than 30 people each evening;
• Joined Arlington County as the first church partner in a program called Dialogues on Race and Equity (DRE).
• Begun archiving resources, including historical information and devotional and learning resources that members of Mount Olivet can access and use.