2. 9th Triennial Convention and Gathering

9th Triennial Gathering: Thursday, July 24

Ninth Triennial Gathering | July 24-27 2014 | Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, N.C.
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Ninth Triennial Gathering | Elysia McGill, Falls City, NE

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  • Ninth Triennial Gathering | Jeanette Bidne (left) and Chelsea Jones at the Chocolate Lounge
  • Heidi Johnson, seminarian at Duke Divinity School (center), and other participants enjoy chocolate-covered fruit and marshmallows at Café Chocolate Lounge. EH.
  • Ninth Triennial Gathering | Elysia McGill, Falls City, NE
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  • Sarah Dunbar (left) and Jessica Gill of Hamilton, Ohio, dip fruit into chocolate at the Thursday night Cafe Chocolate Lounge. EH.
  • “We need young people to continue breaking down barriers,” Flor Hernandez , Somerset, Pa., told young women at her table at the Thursday evening Café Chocolate Lounge. EH.
  • (left to right) Heidi Gerrish, Mariah Curtin, Lydia Hightower and Judy Jackson mingle at the Friday night Café Chocolate Lounge. Gerrish and Curtin, students from Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Arizona, tweeted about Café and triennial happenings. EH.
  • Tia Upchurch-Freelove (left) and Flor Hernandez (right) talk social justice with other participants at the Café Chocolate Lounge Thursday night. EH.
  • Jessica Morgan (left), Pasco, Wash., and Heidi Patterson, Concord, N.C., dip fruit and marshmallows into the chocolate fountain at Café Chocolate Lounge. EH.
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  • Ninth Triennial Gathering | Film Screening of "I Believe You: Faiths' Response To Intimate Partner Violence." The hour-long interfaith documentary explores the stories of survivors of abuse and the response of faith groups to address their needs. It is written and produced by Debra Gonsher Vinik.
  • Ninth Triennial Gathering | Debra Gonsher Vinik, director and and producer of "I Believe You: Faiths' Response to Intimate Partner Violence" addresses the crowd at the film screening, Thursday evening at the gathering.
  • Ninth Triennial Gathering | Worship rehearsal before the opening worship service at the gathering.
  • Ninth Triennial Gathering | Worship rehearsal lead by Kevin Anderson.
  • Kevin Anderson, coordinator of worship for the triennial gathering, instructs those assistance in the Thankoffering Service, Thursday, July 24.
  • Glancing over the Gathering guide.
  • Chatting before the Thankoffering worship
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