2024 Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope

From August 31 - September 2, 2024, clergy and laity of the Susquehanna Conference embarked upon a Pilgrimage of Pain and Hope in the State College area. This was the second Pilgrimage hosted as an expression of the Conference’s Commission on the Beloved Community.

On this journey, the participants heard from compelling storytellers who spoke of the injustices faced by BIPOC persons (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) in the past and present day. The intention for holding these annual events is to explore and reflect upon the geography, history and stories of the people they are called to serve—stepping transformed together into a future that is faithful.