On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effecting an immediate end to federal protection for abortion rights. What might resistance by people of faith look like in the context of this fundamental change in our country? Where can we look for hope in these dark times and what might we create in the absence of Roe to empower people to make the best decisions for their lives and their families?
Our guest minister this week is the Rev. Beth Robbins who has has served Arlington Street Church since 2015. After completing her ministerial internship and being ordained by the congregation, she was named Executive Minister in 2019. Before entering seminary, she had an extensive career in public sector leadership at several national organizations, including The Melville Charitable Trust, Ms. Magazine, Family Equality Council, and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Richmond and earned an MBA in nonprofit management with high honors from Boston University. She completed her seminary education as the John D. Wolf Scholar at Meadville Lombard Theological School, where she was awarded the Clayton Bowen Prize in New Testament Studies and the Charles Billings Scholarship Prize for Academic Excellence.
