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Letter to the Editor: Religious group is taking steps to heal

Letter to the Editor: Religious group is taking steps to heal

By Lindsay Grubb • February 26, 2020
As a second-year member of this community, I have experienced the changes taking place to make Lighthouse accessible to all students on campus. 
New name alone cannot change the culture of religious group

New name alone cannot change the culture of religious group

By The Ithacan • February 13, 2020
The community has recently rebranded and is now named the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship (LCF).
The Protestant Community at Ithaca College decided to change their name to be more inclusive.

IC Protestant Community rebrands to be more inclusive

By Alyshia Korba, Staff Writer • February 12, 2020
The Protestant Community (PC) at Ithaca College’s new identity as the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship (LCF) is more than just a name change.
Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart spoke about the struggle many LGBTQ people face reconciling their religious identities with their sexual identities, and that integrating them creates “wholeness.”

Reverend and LGBTQ activist gives talks on faith and identity

By Olivia Riggio • March 27, 2019

An image of the Virgin Mary as an undocumented, Latina teenager may conjure up confusion — and even vehement rejection — from conservative religious followers. Recognizing and accepting LGBTQ identities...

Editorial: IC religious communities deserve equitable funding

Editorial: IC religious communities deserve equitable funding

October 31, 2018
If we wish to live up to the inclusive and equitable institution we claim to be, we must push forward in making all aspects of our college community equitable.
Rev. James Touchton, Protestant chaplain at Ithaca College, writes a piece reflecting on his time at the college and the work he has done to try to make the Protestant Community a brave space despite recent strife.

Commentary: Protestant chaplain reflects on time at IC

By James Touchton • October 30, 2018
My resignation, while not an easy decision, is something I have chosen to do for my own health.
Rev. James Touchton, chaplain of the Ithaca College Protestant Community, will resign from his position at the end of Fall 2018, according to a statement Touchton posted in an ICPC alumni Facebook page as well as an Intercom announcement posted Oct. 25.

UPDATE: Community reacts to Protestant Community chaplain resignation

By Grace Elletson and Krissy Waite • October 26, 2018
Rev. James Touchton, chaplain of the Ithaca College Protestant Community, will resign from his position at the end of Fall 2018.
Senior writing major Vanessa Zimmerman writes that the college has not done enough the address the anti-LGBTQ sentiment in its Protestant community, nor the pain it has caused.

Commentary: IC Protestant Community is not fixed

By Vanessa Zimmerman • September 26, 2018
It’s time for Ithaca College to stop profiting off marginalized communities they don’t even listen to.
LGBTQ religious spaces needed

LGBTQ religious spaces needed

By Mahad Olad • September 12, 2018
I’m proud to see fellow queer students fighting against harassment and discrimination and pushing for more visibility on campus. It’s a very difficult space to be in and there aren’t easy solutions.
Junior Vanessa Zimmerman and junior Annalise Haldeman speak about their experiences of homophobia in the Ithaca College Protestant Community at their event April 26.

IC Color delivers petition to President Shirley M. Collado

By Maggie McAden, Staff Writer • May 2, 2018
A petition with approximately 2,000 signatures from Ithaca College community members and others demands that change be made within the Ithaca College Protestant Community.
The Ithaca College Protestant Community offers volunteer opportunities for students during the year and over the holidays, such as at Loaves and Fishes, the local community kitchen where students help serve food every other Tuesday from about 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Students volunteer in their local community for the holiday season

By Sara Kim, Online News Editor • November 19, 2014
This holiday season, campus organizations at Ithaca College are working with local charities and hosting events to give back to the community.
Lisa Sharon Harper, senior mobilizing director for Sojourners, speaks to an audience March 3 in Emerson Suites about her mother, pictured on the screen, who experienced race-based job discrimination when she was young.

Speaker highlights national budget as a source of race-based poverty

By Kayla Dwyer, Assistant News Editor • March 5, 2014
Harper is the senior mobilizing director for Sojourners, a national, Christian-oriented organization which calls for action for social and racial justice. During her March 3 lecture in Emerson Suites, she said the imaginative task is difficult for some people because many lack the imagination to think of a world where race-based poverty is not a constant war.
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