New Fellows, a new video, and all the news!
Greetings from your friends at Invested Faith!
As you’ll soon see, this newsletter is filled with more good news than you can take in in one sitting. Don’t miss any of it!
As our group of Fellows continues to grow and to thrill us with their creativity, commitment, and tenacity, they are touching unjust systems that have gone long unaddressed by government agencies and, yes, even communities of faith. Read more about our newest class along with updates from around the country of Invested Faith Fellows changing the world.
In the meantime, I am hearing more and more from communities of faith discerning how their resources can be used to build legacy, to continue their witness, to make real, on-the-ground impact with the resources they steward. They are reaching out because Invested Faith is a direct channel to innovative work. The past informs the future, and the future can fly empowered by the resources of your community’s witness. If your community of faith is grappling with these hard questions, please reach out; I would love to talk about legacy building and sending our witness forward.
In the meantime, three cheers for our amazing Fellows and their world-changing work!
With God’s peace,
Meet our 7th Class of Fellows
In May, Invested Faith welcomed our 7th class of Fellows - five amazing people who are changing their communities. We now have 32 Fellows working in 19 states on projects addressing environmental and racial justice, mental health, domestic and sexual violence, hunger and food access, student homelessness, and so much more.
Carmelle Beaugelin
BeauFolio Studio
Princeton, New Jersey
BeauFolio Studio is an emerging art house at the intersection of Sacred Art, humancentered design, and restorative equity. Founder Carmelle Beaugelin, a Haitian-American multidisciplinary artist, offers CreatioDivina workshops, creativity consulting, and other opportunities to create art in worship spaces, as well as Lenten and other worship resources and commissioned art.
Anna Clark
Lady 280
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Lady 280 is a safe, inclusive hair salon located in Colorado Springs, CO which also offers services for victims of sexual trafficking and violence. Founder and owner Anna Clark works with victims of violence whose hair has been shaved, dyed, or burned by those abusing and exploiting them as a "stamp of ownership" and as a way to make them look less reliable to law enforcement. She often works with clients just prior to court appearances for charges against their abusers to help provide confidence and to enhance their standing in the eyes of the court.
Nikole Lim
Freely in Hope
Berkeley, California
Freely in Hope is dedicated to equipping survivors and advocates to lead in ending sexual violence. Currently working in Zambia and Kenya, Freely in Hope is publishing a first children's book, promoting body automony and safety, which will be offered in the US along with a faith-based safe touch and body autonomy curriculum for churches and other organizations. Founder Nikole Lim is a survivor-advocate and educator on restorative storytelling and survivor-leadership models.
Dustin Mailman
Deep Time Coffee
Asheville, North Carolina
Deep Time Coffee offers spiritual community, employment and personal development for persons impacted by incarceration. Located in Asheville, NC, Deep Time is developing a social enterprise that begins with roasting coffee. Founder Dustin Mailman has purchased a coffee roaster and has begun selling coffee through popups and word of mouth, hiring returning citizens (recently incarcerated) who face overwhelming barriers to employment. Mailman is a United Methodist pastor in Asheville who offers a “ministry of loitering” - connecting with those on the streets, the unhoused, and marginalized.
Kamaile Pahukoa
Ke’anae Market
Maui, Hawai’i
Ke'anae Market was created by Kamaile Pahukoa, granddaughter of one of the church members of Ke'anae Congregational Church on the island. The market offers local vendors, farmers, and artists the chance to sell their products on the heavily traveled tourist road to Hana. Vendors at the market include farmers, local artists, bakers (the area is famous for banana bread), and candy makers.
Due to the legacy of colonization, generational poverty, and racism in Hawai’i, The church is in danger of losing their property; funds from the market will help with church expenses, maintenance and restoration.
Watch our First Fellows Video!
Check out our first mini-documentary!
Tiffany Terrell recognized a problem in her community and took action! A Better Way Grocers drives nutritious food into communities struggling with food access issues across southwest Georgia. Using a retro-fitted school bus as a one-aisle grocery store, Terrell and her team offer reasonably priced, healthy and nutritious food to local communities.
Watch the video, produced in collaboration with Good Faith Media, to learn more about her story!
Pastor Amy Visits Ke’anae Market
Kamaile Pahukoa and Pastor Amy
As most of you know, Pastor Amy has returned home to Hawai'i and recently had the chance to travel to Maui to visit with Kamaile Pahukoa, one of our new Fellows, on Market Day!
We collected the highlights of her visit in a blog post.Check out the photos of beautiful Hawai'i and the Ka'anae Market on the Road to Hana and learn more about Kamaile's work here. Read more here.
Join the Invested Faith Community!
Join the Invested Faith community and support Fellows like Tiffany and Kamaile. Here’s how you can get involved.
Request a phone call. Sometimes the old fashioned way is the best way. We'll be happy to schedule a phone or video call with you to answer any questions you might have about invested Faith and give you some ideas about how you can be involved.
Introduce us! Maybe you know someone who fits our criteria for an Invested Faith Fellow: rooted in faith, working for justice and addressing systemic problems in their community while building a sustainable financial model? At Invested Faith, we don't do typical grant applications. Read more about our criteria and how to apply here.
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