In the third installment of the conversation between Darnell and Thomas, Darnell talks about the welcoming nature of Coat of Colours and how seeking “to decrease the cultural divide and increase a multicultural presence” is defining the group.

Why This Church

Aug 4th, 2022 18m 45s

In part two of the conversation between Darnell and the podcast producer Thomas, we discover why it is that Thomas and Kasandra wanted to be a part of a predominately LGBTQIA+ church and how they got to Cathedral of Hope. They talk about how T

Do I Have Something to Say?

Jul 28th, 2022 18m 43s

In part one of this conversation, we turn the microphone around on the producer of the podcast. Coat of Colours member Darnell sits down with Thomas to ask about what he’s seen and heard from the interviews so far and what he sees as a straight

Episode 16 - Juneteenth Message with Rev. Andria

Jun 23rd, 2022 19m 36s

To open this edition of Putting on a Coat of Colours, we wanted to let you know that we are in the process of producing new content and we hope to drop new episodes beginning next week. But in the meantime, we wanted to offer this piece of audi

Episode 16 - Juneteeth

Jun 8th, 2022 2m 55s

Join us for an interactive and immersive experience to celebrate Juneteenth. Attendees will be guided through displays which present different events in the Juneteenth history timeline. The information on the displays will then be used in inter

Episode 15 - Upcoming Book Study

Jun 6th, 2022 4m 32s

Please join facilitators Kassie Riggs and Pat Saxon this summer to engage in reflection and discussion of This Here Flesh, a stunning book by Cole Arthur Riley, writer and creator of the website Black Liturgies. The group will meet on zoom for

Episode 14 - The Water We Swim In

May 19th, 2022 16m 9s

For this third episode with Pam, Pat, and Roger, we hear them discuss how being a part of Coat of Colours has given them a nearer understanding of the day-to-day and system issues that their Black siblings experience. Even as they start to part

Episode 13 - Timid Worker Bees

May 12th, 2022 12m 8s

In this second part of the white ally round table with Pam, Pat, and Roger, they talk about the value of being a part of Coat of Colours. For these three, belonging was initially an exercise of “being in the background” and “being more of a lis

Episode 12 - Belonging and Proximity

May 5th, 2022 20m 5s

This is the first section of a podcast conversation between Pam, Pat, and Roger, three white allies who have been long time members of Coat of Colours. Their journeys to Cathedral of Hope came from different directions. There’s common themes of

Episode 11 - Home

Mar 31st, 2022 15m 48s

In our fourth segment of the podcast conversation with Julie and Kasandra, they share the importance of civic engagement and voting when it comes to women’s reproductive justice, the curtailment of voting rights, and issues around race and gay

Episode 10 - Allies

Mar 24th, 2022 13m 58s

In the third part of the podcast conversation between Julie and Kasandra, Julie asks Kasandra what she thinks it means to be a LGBTQIA+ ally. Kasandra talks about her non-binary stepchild, being a straight ally in a predominately gay church, an

Episode 9 - Book Knowledge

Mar 17th, 2022 12m 21s

In this second part of the podcast conversation between Julie and Kasandra, Julie shares some of her takeaways from their book study about the book I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown and convers

Episode 8 - I'm Still Here

Mar 10th, 2022 14m 8s

In the first section of this podcast conversation between Julie and Kasandra, we learn how each one of them first came to Cathedral of Hope and how they met and became friends in a Small Group at Cathedral. It was because of that friendship tha

Episode 7 - See Me

Mar 3rd, 2022 11m 41s

In this third part of the conversation between Stella and Johann, mother and child talk about how families come to terms with finding out their child is gay. For Johann’s parents, they came to love and accept gay persons long before he was born

Episode 6 - No Longer Included

Feb 24th, 2022 12m 27s

The second part of the conversation between Stella and Johann, Johann digs deeper into how intimidating it can be for a young black gay man to integrate to a mostly middle age white community of gay men and women, many of whom had to endure the

Episode 5 - Stella Finds a Church for Her Gay Son

Feb 17th, 2022 8m 28s

In this first part of the conversation between Stella and Johann, we find out how a mother’s desire to find a church home was motivated by her concern that she could find a place where her gay son would feel accepted. Her chance conversation wi

Episode 4 - White Spaces

Feb 10th, 2022 9m 45s

In the book I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Austin Channing Brown begins the book with the words “White people can be exhausting”. In the fourth part of the conversation, Neil and Darnell share together how difficul

Episode 1 - Why Darnell Came to Cathedral and Why He Came Back

Feb 3rd, 2022 9m 48s

In this first part of the conversation, we hear from Darnell, a leader in the Coat of Colours council and Neil, Senior Pastor of Cathedral of Hope. Darnell tells the story of what first brought him to Cathedral and the longing of needing a chur

Episode 3 - How Did Neil Get Here

Feb 3rd, 2022 13m 10s

In part three of the conversation between Darnell and Neil, Neil tells the story of how he came from Bournemouth, England and the Metropolitan Community Church to Dallas, Texas and the United Church of Christ. Neil talks about how he uses his o

Episode 2 - Coat of Colours and the Inclusion of People of Color

Feb 3rd, 2022 16m 47s

The second part of the conversation between Darnell and Neil, they dig deep about the goals and purposes of Coat of Colours and the representation of people of color in all aspects of the life of the church. They address the issues of avoiding

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