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Wedgewood is a liberal, culturally diverse, service-oriented, interfaith church in Charlotte, NC with members who are Progressive Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, Pagans, Atheists, Agnostics, and many other faith journeys and perspectives. When we say everyone is welcome at Wedgewood, we mean EVERYONE! Join us as we try to change the world.
​Sunday, January 18th at Wedgewood: MLK Sunday - “I Heard the Voice of Jesus” video & discussion
On this MLK Sunday, we gather to remember the life, faith, and moral courage of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Through a video sermon titled “I Heard the Voice of Jesus,” we will reflect on how Dr. King’s personal faith sustained him during moments of profound danger, loss, and uncertainty, and how his spiritual grounding shaped his commitment to justice, peace, and nonviolence.
Our time together will include quiet reflection, excerpts from Dr. King’s words, and space for discussion. In a moment when many feel overwhelmed or discouraged, we return to Dr. King’s reminder that love, faith, and conviction can still change the world, even in the face of overwhelming opposition.
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10:30 AM: Coffee & Conversation
11:00 AM: Sunday Service
12:00 PM: After the Amen
​​2025 Year in Review
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Wedgewood is an interfaith church grounded in social justice and equality for all people. We gather on Sunday mornings to nurture our spiritual lives and deepen our learning, and then we move into individual and collective action. This year, we stood up for, sat down with, learned from, and looked out for one another.
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We began January learning about Food Not Bombs, an inspiring Charlotte-based program addressing food insecurity. We joined our Muslim siblings at the Islamic Center of Charlotte for prayer, the breaking of the fast, and the celebration of Ramadan. We stood with voters who fairly elected a State Supreme Court Justice.
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In February, Alba Sanchez shared timely information about the realities facing immigrants in Charlotte, and we collected gift cards for fresh vegetables to support the Latin American Coalition.
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March brought powerful education and reflection. Hadia Mubarak
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of Queens University spoke about the stereotyping of Muslim women in popular culture. Immigration attorney Ben Snyder educated us on our legal rights and the rights of immigrants when confronted by ICE, and many in our community attended ICE response trainings to be prepared. We also welcomed Alexandria Carbone from the Reproductive Rights Coalition, who shared critical information on reproductive justice and practical support, grounding the conversation in care, access, and real-world impact.
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April was a month of both learning and public witness. Our annual film festival featured God and Country, sparking important conversations about the dangers of Christian Nationalism. We spoke out and released a public statement condemning the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, affirming our commitment to immigrant justice and due process. We also welcomed Lauren Rogers from International House, who shared about her organization’s work supporting refugee and immigrant communities across Charlotte.
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June opened with the Laundry Project, which was a huge success helping many grateful families. Later that month, we joined democracy defenders in protest, declaring “No Kings.” We honored our beloved planet with an Earth Day message from the Sierra Club and stood in protest with GreenFaith Charlotte. In July, Rayvon Moore of Charlotte Black Pride shared an inspiring message with our congregation, "Action vs Reaction." We also joined Beloved Community for their annual "Funeral for the Empire."
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Summer also found us celebrating our love for our LGBTQ+ friends at Pride festivals in Rock Hill and Charlotte. In August, we were joined by Mary Jose Espinoza from the Carolina Migrant Network, who shared concrete ways to support our local immigrant community through advocacy, accompaniment, and care.
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In October, we once again participated in the Great Potato Drop, delivering 1,000 pounds of potatoes to the HUG food pantry. For Indigenous Peoples Day, we heard from Beckee Garris of the Catawba Nation and celebrated fall at the Yap Ye Iswa Festival on the Catawba Reservation. When we learned their federal funding for families had been cut, we rose to the occasion, providing each family with Food Lion gift cards to help with their holiday meals. We also participated in the No Kings 2 protest and march.
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When CBP and ICE came to North Carolina in November, we were ready, with whistles, signs, and resolve, to warn and protect. We came together to sustain and support our targeted neighbors by delivering carloads of food to the Latin American Coalition, amplifying resources and information on our website, newsletter, and social media pages, shopping at immigrant-owned businesses and creating a GoFundMe to assist children impacted by ICE actions. We also issued a public statement in support of our immigrant siblings.
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Throughout the year, we expanded our commitment to mutual aid and connection by launching a Community Events Calendar and a Community Resource Directory, helping people find support, share information, and stay connected to justice-focused work across Charlotte and beyond.
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As 2025 came to a close, Wedgewood hosted our annual International Holiday Bazaar benefiting Refugee Support Services and our immigrant community. With a record number of vendors and shoppers, it was our most successful event to date.
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The Wedgewood Social Justice Book Club continues to grow. Readings for 2025 included "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer, "The Tyranny of Merit" by Michael Sandel, and "James" by Percival Everett.
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Beloveds, we see you.
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We love you.
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We are here for you.
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With love at the center, we will not be deterred.
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Will you join us in 2026?
Children Need Our Help!
Wedgewood is sponsoring a GoFundMe effort to support the children who have been directly impacted by recent Customs and Border Patrol and ICE actions in Charlotte.
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The recent CBP operation, along with ongoing heightened ICE activity, has caused devastating disruption for families across our city. Some children have had parents detained or deported. Others have caregivers who are “disappeared” with no confirmed information about their whereabouts. Many have missed significant time at school. All are experiencing fear, instability, and deep anxiety.
This GoFundMe will create an emergency relief fund dedicated specifically to helping these children. With your support, we will work through trusted local organizations to provide urgent assistance that helps stabilize families, covers essential needs, and ensures that no child is left to navigate this crisis alone.
Please consider donating to this urgent effort. Your generosity will help keep families safe, supported, and connected during an incredibly difficult moment for Charlotte’s immigrant community.
Thank you for standing with our neighbors when it matters most.
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Community Resource
Directory
Across the Charlotte region, families are feeling the impact of the ongoing government shutdown and rising food insecurity. Food banks and community organizations are working around the clock, but the need continues to grow.
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Our Community Resource Directory connects neighbors to vital local resources, including free community meals, food pantries, and mutual aid programs, as well as opportunities to donate, volunteer, and support those doing the work on the front lines of hunger relief.
Click the link below to explore local food resources and find ways you can help.
Service of Remembrance
On Tuesday (1/6), Wedgewood joined artists, clergy, and community members at TAOH Outdoor Gallery for a vigil remembering those who were cruelly detained by CBP and ICE last November.
Local ministers from congregations across Charlotte gathered alongside activist leaders to bear witness and commit to continued action. Congregations represented included Beloved Community, Sharon Amity Presbyterian Church, Collective Liberation Church, and others.
Wedgewood volunteered to place placards throughout the city marking the locations where people were taken, a public reminder that these disappearances happened here, in our neighborhoods, and that we refuse to forget.
As candles illuminated artwork by Red Calaca Studio, we made a shared commitment: We remember. We cry out. We share the light.
This is what faith in action looks like.
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At Wedgewood, we believe in shared leadership and collective wisdom.
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As a small social justice church, we know our time and energy are precious, and we want to make sure we are focusing on the issues that matter most to you.
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This short survey, just 5 minutes, will help guide our work in the coming months. We promise there are no donation requests, only honest questions about what inspires you, challenges you, and helps you stay connected to Wedgewood’s mission.
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Your feedback will shape our services, events, and social justice actions moving forward.
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Thank you for helping us grow thoughtfully and stay rooted in purpose.
— The Wedgewood Leadership Team
The Wedgewood Social Justice Book Club
The Wedgewood Social Justice Book Club will resume on Thursday, January 22. We will begin reading our next book, Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman. Please read the first chapter before we gather again.
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We meet bi-weekly on Zoom, and Wedgewood members and non-members are always welcome.
Whether you have joined us before or are thinking about attending for the first time, we look forward to beginning the new year in thoughtful community.​
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Wedgewood standing up for immigrants at the No Kings March on June 14, 2025​
Wedgewood Statement on Immigrant Rights
On Sunday, August 10th, Wedgewood proudly voted unanimously on a proposal affirming our support for the immigrant community.
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“Wedgewood believes that all immigrants, regardless of their status, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. We condemn the use of dehumanizing language, such as “alien” or “illegal.” We reject the deployment of paramilitary masked police forces with limited training and accountability that terrorize our immigrant communities. We strongly oppose the racist targeting of individuals based on their skin color or language. Wedgewood calls on our political representatives to redirect funds from militarizing the border to be used to increase the staffing of immigration courts and lawyers. This will allow every individual to be afforded the constitutional right to challenge their detention before a judge in a timely fashion. We consider seizing of individuals and imprisoning them without trial in foreign or domestic concentration camps to be a criminal act, and call for those responsible to be prosecuted. We condemn the deportation of individuals to countries that are suffering from war, starvation or rampant lawlessness. We advocate for a path to citizenship for the millions of immigrants living and working in the US.”
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Call to Action: We challenge you this week to reach out on behalf of our immigrant community. Contact the CMS school board about their recent to allow Ice to enter buildings, to speak with or arrest a student or staff member. Contact our state representatives about the bills that were just overridden to allow more cooperation between ICE and las enforcement. Contact all our representatives in DC.
Also remember to support our local immigrants any way that you can. Buy flowers and fruits and vegetables from the street vendors. They are risking their lives to be there. And give lots of hugs to all the people in this community affected by these abusive policies.
Statement on Israel and Palestine
Unanimously Approved by
Wedgewood Congregation
At the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Alliance of Baptists, of which Wedgewood is a member, a statement on Israel and Palestine was adopted. The statement has since been adopted by Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Baptist Peace Fellowship, Creation Justice Ministries, Freedom Center for Social Justice, Greenfaith, and Hearts United for Good. Wedgewood partners with all of these organizations. Many individual churches have also voted to adopt this official statement.
The statement has 4 main points:
“The Alliance has voted to call Israel an apartheid state. In this statement, 1) we affirm our commitment to freedom, justice and equality for the Palestinian people and all people; 2) we oppose all forms of racism, bigotry, discrimination and oppression, 3) we declare ourselves an apartheid-free community; and 4) we pledge to join others in working to end all support to Israel’s apartheid regime, settler colonialism and military occupation.”
You may read the statement in its entirety here by clicking the button below:
If you would like more background on the Palestinian experience, the Alliance of Baptists made a video that you can watch by clicking the second button below:
Land Acknowledgement
As a community that considers social justice to be a cornerstone of who we are, we would like to acknowledge that the land that Wedgewood is on the unceded land of the Xuali, known today as the Cheraw, as well as the Esaw, now known as the Catawba, and the Sugaree people.
