Oklahoma Faith Network - formerly OCC

A tremendous loss for us all. Thank you, good and faithful servant.

We, the Fairview Missionary Baptist Church Family, are saddened to announce the transition of our Senior Pastor, Reverend Dr. John A. Reed, Jr., from labor to refreshment. His family announced that at 11:55am on today, August 26, 2024, God moved him from his earthly tent to his heavenly mansion.

Well done, good and faithful servant! You stayed in the race until the end!

This month's Eco-Chat is about FOOD - why and how you can make a move toward more sustainable eating, and how to attempt to accomplish that with kids. Kat and Amanda will chat about how they slowly started making different choices, what worked, and what didn't.

This is a sensational article from Andrew Seidel which spells out the connection between Oklahoma Public Education and Project 2025!

Want to Know What Public Education Would Look Like Under Project 2025? Just Take a Look at Oklahoma UPDATE (12:03 pm ET on 8/20/24): This piece has been updated to include information on a recently released undercover video. - eds "Project 2025 is not some far off possibility for Oklahomans, it has been our reality for some time now," the Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck, the Executive Director of the Ok

Hey, did you hear there's an election coming up? Do your part for democracy by registering voters. Our friends at Let's Fix This are hosting LOTS of drives in the next few months. Sign up now to volunteer at https://buff.ly/3M4YhXw

Our friends at are hosting Rev. Dr. Fleck this weekend, don't miss it!

This discussion from Blessed Tomorrow is the intersection of our next two Tending the Garden topics: food and environmental racism. Check it out, and get ready to learn more about these issues later this month!

Eating Our Way Toward Climate and Racial Justice ecoAmerica’s Let’s Talk Climate webcast, Eating Our Way Toward Climate and Racial Justice, featuring a conversation with Karyn Bigelow, Co-Executive Director...

On August 7, the Oklahoma Pardon & Parole Board voted to recommend clemency for Emmanuel Littlejohn, who is scheduled for ex*****on on September 26. Sign the petition to stop next steps at https://buff.ly/3yoDgnm.

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommends clemency for death row prisoner who claims he didn’t kill store owner Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, has been on death row for 32 years. Gov. Kevin Stitt is faced with the decision to commute his sentence or move forward with his ex*****on.

43,383 grandparents are responsible for over 90,000 grandchildren in Oklahoma. Perhaps this includes members of your congregation! has a toolkit for grandparents raising kids at https://buff.ly/3WY5xux.

Join our Executive Director and Director or Programs in this special Instagram Live conversation about Christian Nationalism and Public Education. (Please follow one or both of their pages for Live Stream)

Wednesday, August 21 @ 6:00 p.m. CST

In Oklahoma, 66% of fi****ms deaths were su***des, and 63% of all su***des were by fi****ms. Limiting access to fi****ms can be a major tool to prevent su***de. OFN has free gun locks to distribute, to your faith community or to individuals. Email [email protected] to get yours!

Registration is open for the 17th Annual Rex Friend Interfaith Youth Tour! Learn more and register at https://buff.ly/4du7PXM.

Emmanuel Littlejohn is scheduled for ex*****on in Oklahoma on September 26. His clemency hearing is August 7. There's just one problem: Emmanuel Littlejohn didn't kill anyone. Learn more and sign the petition at Bit.ly/EmmanuelLittlejohn

Advocates launch desperate effort to save Oklahoma man from ex*****on in 1992 murder Noted anti-death penalty activist Rev. Jeff Hood was among those who kicked off a campaign seeking clemency for Emmanuel Littlejohn in Oklahoma.

We love having practicum students, but it's so sad to see them go! Aubry is a social work graduate student and will be moving on to her next practicum experience. We'll miss her Gen Z insights, fierce sense of social justice, and most of all, her hilarious zingers. Best of luck on your social work career, Aubry!

Check out these tips from someone who organized her faith community around creating a garden at their church property - shared during our program on Sustainable Landscaping for Faith Communities at https://buff.ly/4bCceGN.

You can watch both parts now on our YouTube channel at https://buff.ly/4cBdM57. Resources for this journey are listed in the video description. Stay tuned for more on the evolution of faith in Oklahoma!

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When OFN staff all show up accidentally with the same color scheme, it must be documented 📸

L-R: Kat, Shannon, Aubry, Kiera, Jena, and Courtney

Join us in a statewide response to Christian Nationalism in Oklahoma! Please consider adding your name to the letter attached, and sharing it widely with those interested in taking a stand!

Christian Nationalism opposition letter We, the undersigned residents of Oklahoma, affix our signature to this document to express our opposition to the continued prominence of Christian Nationalism in our state’s leadership. We have witnessed the increase of religious perspectives in our state’s policy making, and rule implementa...

Did you know that the word “homosexual” was not in the Bible until 1946? 1946 is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946.

The screening will include discussion with the filmmakers!

This doesn’t just affect the LGBTQIA+ community, this stretches into voter rights, desegregation, reproductive rights, women’s rights, and so forth.

Get your tickets for August 4-6 at https://buff.ly/3LoDlKZ.

There are extensive opportunities in the coming months to engage the topic of Christian Nationalism! We will be promoting our events soon! Meanwhile, we are honored to co-sponsor this event happening next Saturday with and !!!

Check out Mayflower's upcoming programming! They'll be hosting this outstanding speaker, with a panel with Dr Samuel Perry on Christian nationalism. Don't miss it!