Suzanne Gross' presentation at as part of the Intercultural Panel at Gathering 2025
My lessons and observations in my intercultural work at Holyrood Mennonite Church.
I come to you this morning as a majority white culture, Swiss Mennonite cis-gendered 65+ woman – new pastor! That is my lens. I have been challenged and blessed by six decades of Intercultural teachings in my immigration resettlement work by good friends from so many cultures and faiths different from mine. But, as Doug mentioned, I will be sharing a story about Holyrood Mennonite Church. Holyrood grew from a Swiss Mennonite white congregation to a church with 2/3 African (mostly from Liberia) and 1/3 white European. Membership of 40.