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NORTHMINSTER JOINS WITH OTHER CONGREGATIONS IN STATEMENT ON CUBA
Through the Coordinating Council Northminster has joined with 12 other congregations having partnerships with churches in Cuba in a statement calling for peace with Cuba.
The full statement follows.
Thirteen US congregations, each partnered with
a congregation in Cuba, issue the follow statement
A Plea for Peace With Cuba
10 March 2026
“There is a humanitarian crisis now, which will worsen. We, the U.S., are almost fully responsible for that crisis; we can change it.” (The Peace Advocate Feb. 2026)
We, members of faith communities across the U.S., call your attention to what has been described as a “moment of exceptional urgency” in Cuba. We sound this call as those who have walked with and seen the suffering of our Cuban brothers and sisters. Since the 1990s each of our churches has partnered with Cuban congregations, worshiping together, sharing faith together, and being in each others’ homes. We are not enemies. We are family. It breaks our hearts to see those dear to us, children, women and men, needlessly suffering from U.S. policies.
For 66 years, the U.S. economic embargo—not to mention the news blackout—has isolated Cuba from the world community and devastated the Cuban economy. Now, the recent U.S. blockage of Cuba’s oil purchases from Venezuela and Mexico is creating a situation of catastrophic proportion. Because Cuba relies heavily on oil to produce electricity, the resulting lack of power generation affects every aspect of the Cuban people’s lives. “Across Cuba, many people are struggling to meet basic needs, including reliable access to food, clean water, electricity, transportation, and safe housing. Reduced fuel supplies have immediate consequences, contributing to blackouts, limited water access, reduced mobility, and disruptions to essential services.” (“A Call to Stand with the People of Cuba,” Alliance of Baptists https://allianceofbaptists.org/a-call-to-stand-with-the-people-of-cuba-faithful-solidarity-in-a-time-of-crisis/). Cuba is experiencing an intensifying humanitarian crisis caused by an embargo that is a breach of widely accepted international law. We can change it.
As people of faith, we believe the road to peace does not involve weapons or embargoes. Please contact your congressional representatives and ask them to stand with us as we call for an end to these harmful policies.
Endorsing congregations include:
Baptist Church of the Covenant
Birmingham, AL
Circle of Mercy Congregation
Asheville, NC
Ecclesia Baptist Church
Asheville, NC
First Baptist Church
Asheville, NC
First Baptist Church
Jamaica Plains, MA
First Baptist Church
Sylva, NC
First Baptist Church
Washington, DC
Glendale Baptist Church
Nashville, TN
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids, IA
Northminster Church
Monroe, LA
Oakhurst Baptist Church
Decatur, GA
Park Road Baptist Church
Charlotte, NC
Williamsburg Baptist Church
Williamsburg, VA
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