Working Together Jackson

Thank you to over 70 leaders who joined us for the August Working Together Jackson’s Leaders Luncheon at St. James’ Episcopal Church.

During our meeting, we reflected on the clergy and leader press conference held on Friday, August 15th at the International Museum of Muslim Cultures. With less than a day’s notice, more than 60 leaders connected to Working Together Jackson and Working Together Mississippi came together to respond to the recent disparaging comments made by Commissioner Andy Gipson toward the International Museum of Muslim Cultures, one of our member institutions, and Mississippi’s Muslim community.

We used our house meeting methodology to reflect together on the impact that this kind of rhetoric can have on us, our institutions, and our communities. The gathering was also an important reminder of what we can accomplish when our institutions are organized and prepared to act together.

From there, we turned our attention to our ongoing nonpartisan Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) campaign for the upcoming midterm elections. While our GOTV work was already underway before the events of August 15th, this experience reinforced why building institutional power and ensuring that our communities participate in the democratic process is so important.

Please register for the September Leaders Luncheon on Wednesday, September 30th, 12-1:15 pm, at New Horizon Church International, 1750 Bobby Rush Blvd. Jackson, MS 39204. Registration link in the comments. ⬇

Please join us for the August Leaders Luncheon on Wednesday, August 26th, 12-1:15 pm, at St. James’ Episcopal Church, Fowler Hall, 3921 Oakridge Dr, Jackson, MS 39216.

During this meeting, we will recap the clergy conference that took place last Friday at the International Museum of Muslim Cultures, where over 60 leaders came together to respond to the recent disparaging comments by Commissioner Andy Gipson directed toward Mississippi’s Muslim community.

We will also focus on our current nonpartisan Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) campaign for the upcoming midterm elections.

The link to register for the luncheon is in the comments.

Mississippi leaders urge Andy Gipson to remove Sharia law comments, but he said he won't FULL STORY ⬇️

Mississippi faith leaders on Friday denounced recent comments about Muslims made by state Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson, a gubernatorial candidate in next year’s elections. https://ow.ly/Cg0150ZA1fq

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Working Together Jackson stands with our neighbors at Beth Israel Congregation in the aftermath of the horrific, cowardly act on their community. Our prayers are with them during this time—for their safety, for the recovery of their community, and for their leaders as they discern next steps.

We are glad to learn that suspects have already been arrested, and are grateful for the prompt actions of the Jackson Fire Department, as well as city, state, and federal law enforcement.

Working Together Jackson condemns the act of arson, but we also must condemn the mentality behind the arson. Any act of terror against a faith community should be a cause of concern for us all, but even more so in a place with a history so charged as the one we have inherited.

Join us in praying for the congregation of Beth Israel and for our city. Let us all recommit ourselves to a shared future in Jackson as we pledge to protect each other across the lines of our faith. If that charged history has taught us anything, it is that in our diversity is our strength, and that all of us are stronger than any of us.

https://mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/fire-damages-mississippi-largest-synagogue/

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