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.
Walk with Wedgewood in the 2024 Charlotte Pride Parade on Sunday, August 18, from 1-4pm in Uptown Charlotte!
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Details about muster time and location will be sent out closer to Parade Day. Let's make this year unforgettable together!
Sunday, July 28th at Wedgewood:
“Fighting for Palestinian Rights in the US" with Nazim Uddin
Nazim Uddin is a Bangladeshi-American activist in the North Carolina Democratic Party. Nazim became involved in the NCDP in 2017 where he found a calling to use his educational background in communication to advocate for Palestinian human rights, an issue which has interested him since the mid-1990s. He has authored and passed numerous resolutions within the NCDP which have garnered both national and international press and organized the newly-formed Arab caucus and Muslim caucus in the NCDP. Professionally, Nazim is a communications analyst in the financial industry. He graduated from Rutgers University New Brunswick with a B.A in Communications and M.A in Public and Corporate Communications from Monmouth University.
Nazim will speak to us about the difficulty for various groups to find respect and a voice in the political arena today. Everyone needs to be at the table, but many do not have a seat. As a church that focuses on helping the marginalized, this is an issue of huge importance.
Nazim and his wife have been long time friends of Wedgewood and have attended many of our events. We welcome Nazim to speak at Wedgewood!
10:30-11am: Coffee & Conversation
11am-12pm: Sunday Service
Click the links below to download the order of service
and zoom link for Sunday:
Recently, our Words of Wisdom came from a 12-year-old Palestinian young person named MC Abdul. He is the oldest of five and his upbringing in Gaza was defined by looking after his siblings while navigating life under Israeli occupation. By his thirteenth birthday, he had lived through four major bombardments on his homeland and lost 81 family members. He and his family got separated in Gaza and just a few weeks ago, they were finally reunited in Cairo. His focus now is firmly set on his music. “This is what I was born to do,” he says. “I know my purpose. I am on a mission.”
Listen to his message in “Shouting at the Wall.”
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Statement on Israel and Palestine
Unanimously Approved by
Wedgewood Congregation
At the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Alliance of Baptists, of which Wedgewood Community Church 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 Community Church 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.
