Welcome to Episode 2 of the series, Talks at the Desk, season 2. We travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands and visit several of the oldest Lutheran churches in the Western hemisphere. This episode explores the history and impact of colonialism both past and present.

We meet wise and courageous people of faith who remind us about sacred struggles of the past and the presence of God and ancestors today in the work that remains to be done.

African Descent Ministries of the ELCA celebrates Black History Month Talks at the Desk, a four-part video series that will explore diverse expressions of the church. A new video will premiere Wednesdays in February, 6:30pm MST, 5:30pm PST. Watch this and last year’s season videos on YouTube here.

For more information and accompanying discussion guides, visit ELCA.org/ADM.

The “Talks at the Desk” series continues to center the experiences of Black Lutherans. Episodes this season will explore community-driven environmental justice work in Milwaukee, the storytelling of elders from the Conference of International Black Lutherans, and historic learnings from the U.S. Virgin Islands.

More Resources for Black History Month

• Living Lutheran will publish stories about Black Lutherans throughout the month of February.

• ELCA Justice Portal Here you’ll find worship resources, educational tools and ways you can work toward racial justice in our church and our society.