A Pastoral Note on the Election

Dear Beloved Community,

As we sit in the aftermath of this election, many of us feel a weight pressing on our hearts — a heaviness that is familiar yet still raw, like an old bruise that never quite healed. As your pastors, we feel it too. We worry about what lies ahead, not only for our own families, but for every family in our community. 

We feel it for those who have been on the front lines of hurt before, for those who have already felt the sting of policies that disregard dignity and trample love.

We want to remind you of what we’ve built here together at CCC. We are a community that knows how to cradle one another when the world is cold and unyielding. We know the warmth of collective care, the fierce shelter we offer each other when the winds outside threaten to shake us loose. 

Together, we have become a people who know how to resist with compassion at the center, how to organize and take action that springs from love and solidarity. Let’s be present to each other in this time. 

If you are feeling fear or weariness settling into your bones, please reach out. We can remind each other that we’re not alone in this struggle, that together we are stronger, bolder, and kinder than we could ever be alone. This journey may be heavy, but the burden will not be yours to carry alone.

Let us hold each other close; every breath a quiet reminder that we are resilient, we are capable, and most of all, we are here. This is hard, yes, but we will walk through it together.

With love and solidarity,

Pastor Matt Braddock, Sr. Minister

Pastor Aubra Love, Executive Pastor