Food Justice
We commit to acts of justice through feeding our neighbors.
Call to Action
The focus of our faith is the table; we break bread together every time we gather in remembrance of the living God who feeds all in all ways. Food connects every person to one another and connects every person to the land. The justice work of our time – environmental, racial, socioeconomic – comes together in food justice.
Recommended Reading
To learn more about the relationship between food and justice we recommend reading the book The Just Kitchen by Derrick Weston & Anna Woofenden.
Our Partners
Stories of Food + Faith is a collective made up of clergy, writers, and artists committed to educating others about faith-based food justice. Founder, Derrick Weston, has visited St. Francis at a Guest Preacher and Teacher on multiple occasions. Check out their website and consider hiring them to teach a course for your organization. Check out their podcast here.
The Rev. Dr. Amy Slaughter
she/her
Rector
About Me:
Preacher, justice seeker, Episcopal priest, community organizer, theologian, parent of three artistic young adult children. Native North Carolinian. Bookish. I believe God is up to something beautiful in this world, and I’m grateful we get to be a part of it.
My Role:
Rector is an old-fashioned word for pastor and administrative head of a church. As Rector I get to do what I love: support and nurture a faith community in the Episcopal tradition. Rectors are generalists; I get to wear a lot of hats, sometimes all in the same day. Preaching and presiding at Sunday worship, connecting one-on-one and in small groups at Welcome Table Wednesday, checking in with folks in crisis or in immediate need of care, meeting with those mourning a loss or celebrating an upcoming baptism, writing sermons, showing up at county meetings to make our neighborhood a better place and so much more. Mostly, I listen deeply – for what God is doing here and in the world, for what people need, and for how St. Francis can keep becoming a community where everyone belongs and everyone matters.
My Dream for St. Francis:
Listens to the Spirit, practices wide and generous welcome, shows up for each other and our neighbors, and isn’t afraid to ask big questions and have hard conversations.
A Few of my Favorite Things:
Hobby: Spending time by the water recharging and reflecting; journaling
Book/Movie/TV Show: Narrative non-fiction that reads like fiction – faves include Patrick Radden Keefe
Fun fact:
I come from a theatrical family and began working as an actor myself as a kid.
