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This former ball-bearing factory in Meriden has been converted to enterprise space with many different types of companies leasing space here. The offices of the bishop and most of the ECCT staff are on the third (and top) floor. It is an open office space with a chapel area. Off the central area are rooms for group meetings and for private conversations.  Visitors are always welcome. 

Worship times

Wednesday
8:30 am
English
Morning Prayer
Wednesday
12:15 pm
English
Holy Eucharist

Ministries

Sacred Ground Race Dialogue Circles

Racial Reconciliation
Sacred Ground

Sacred Ground is dialogue series on race, grounded in faith.  Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race, racism, and whiteness while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. The 10-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories.

Sacred Ground is a resource coming out of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society.  This series is especially designed to help white people talk with other white people, while being open to all racial/ethnic groups.  Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love.