Pastor Everett Mitchell Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Alex Gee Pastor, Fountain of Life Covenant Church

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1 We, the undersigned 89 members of the clergy, add our names to the Open Letter to the Elected and Appointed Officials of Madison and Dane County, Wisconsin. Pastor Everett Mitchell Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Alex Gee Pastor, Fountain of Life Covenant Church The Very Rev. Andrew B. Jones, Rector Saint Andrew s Episcopal Church, Madison The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Grieser Grace Episcopal Church, Madison The Rev. Dr. Paula Harris St. Luke s Episcopal Church, Madison Pastor Lex Liberatore, Lead Pastor, Lake Edge United Church of Christ Rev. Kenneth L. Pennings, Associate Pastor at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, Madison Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim Pastor Dean Kirst, Lakeview Lutheran Church-ELCA Rabbi Jonathan Biatch, Temple Beth El, Madison Pastor Frederick Trost former President of the Wisconsin Conference, UCC Linda Ketcham, Director, Madison-area Urban Ministry (MUM) Pastor Stephen G. Marsh, Co-Pastor Lake Edge Lutheran Church

2 The Rev. Margaret Irwin Grace Episcopal Church, Madison Rev. Winton Boyd, Senior Pastor Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Ruth Poochigian, O.P Madison Urban Ministry Rev. Lori Powell St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Madison The Rev. John Mix, Chaplain Dane County Jail The Rt. Rev. Steven Andrew Miller, Bishop The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee The Rev. Dorota Pruski Saint Andrew s Episcopal Church, Madison The Rev. Scott D. Anderson, Executive Director Wisconsin Council of Churches The Rev. Mike Tess Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Sun Prairie The Rev. David Couper St. Peter' s Episcopal Church, North Lake. WI The Rev. Charles Orme-Rogers St. Andrew s Episcopal Church Madison, WI The Rev. Pat Size, St. Andrew s Episcopal Church, Meriter Hospital The Reverend P. Alex Thornburg Presbyterian Church (USA) John A. Kruse United Methodist clergy (retired) The Rev. Dr. Miranda K. Hassett St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church

3 Phil Haslanger, pastor Memorial United Church of Christ, Fitchburg WI John K. Leonard, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Religious Studies--Edgewood College Peter Narum, Pastor St. James Lutheran Church (ELCA), Verona, WI The. Rev. Gary Lambert Retired Episcopal Priest from Madison Rev. Matthew Ploeger, Pastor Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Cottage Grove, WI Tammy Martens Associate Pastor for Children, Youth and Families Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ Clare Wagner,O.P., Dominican Sister Karen Quinlan, Minister James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, President WI Faith Voices for Justice Rev. Eldonna Hazen, Senior Minister First Congregational United Church of Christ Rev. Erica Liu, Campus co-pastor Pres House, Madison Rev. Scott Marrese-Wheeler Presbyterian Church USA Rev. Jason Mack, Minister of Community First Baptist Church Rev. Gregory Jewison, Lead Pastor Bethany United Methodist Church Pr. Pat Seigler

4 Zion Church, ELCA Karen Andro, Director of Outreach Ministries First United Methodist Church Rick Reiten Pastor, Sun Prairie WI Rev. Rebecca Ninke ELCA The Rev. Tim Dean, Senior Pastor McFarland Lutheran Church, ELCA Rev. Tina Lang First United Methodist Church, Madison Rev. Dr. Julia Weaver Dane County Jail Chaplain, ELCA Rev. Scott Anderson, Executive Director WI Council of Churches Rev. J. Manny Santiago, Executive Director The Crossing Rev. Glen Reichelderfer Christ Presbyterian Church, Madison. Rev. Franz S. Rigert Conference Minister, United Church of Christ The Rev. Carla McCook, Bishop s Assistant for Christian Formation & Ministry The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee Rev. Michael Schuler First Unitarian Society, Madison The Rev. Nick Utphall St. Stephen s Lutheran, Monona Pastor Kurt M Billings Reverend Joseph B. Baring, Jr. ST. Paul AME Church/Madison, WI

5 Elsa Gumm, Staff and lifeserve Coordinator the Church, Madison Rev. Dr. Ron Adams, Pastor Madison Mennonite Church Rev. Mark Elsdon, Campus Pastor/Executive Director Pres House - UW Madison Mark M. Clinger, Senior Pastor The First Baptist Church of Madison Rev. Jerry Hancock JD M.Div. Director The Prison Ministry Project The Rev. Deacon Carol Smith Grace Episcopal Church, Madison Rev. Joanne Thomson, Associate Conference Minister Wisconsin Conference, United Church of Christ, Madison, WI Charlie Berthoud Covenant Presbyterian Church Rev. Kelly J. Crocker, Minister of Congregational Life First Unitarian Society, Madison Rev Guta Cvetkovic Capitol Lakes American Baptist Rev Jim Christensen Capitol Lakes - United Methodist Rev Carlisle Dickson Capitol Lakes PCA The Rev. Chaz Ruark; Executive Presbyter John Knox Presbytery, Presbyterian Church (USA) The Rev. Albert W. Majkrzak Holy Wisdom Monastery Sister Mary David, Prioress Holy Wisdom Monastery

6 The Rev. Brian E. Backstrand, Priest-in-Charge St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Monroe, Wisconsin The Rev. Mary J. Mail, Rector Saint Mark s Episcopal Church, Portage Rev. Sandra J. Nuernberg, PC(USA) Affiliated with Covenant Presbyterian Church, Madison, WI Douglas R. Loving, Presbyterian Church USA pastor (retired), Member of Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ. The Rev. Donald Flieschman Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Richland Center, WI Rabbi Renee Bauer Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice The Rev. Jessica Scholten, Inteim Minister First Presbyterian Church, Lodi, WI The Rev. Jeff Billerbeck Rev. Dr. Dale E. Chapin Christ Presbyterian Church Rev. Dr. Carmen Porco, Executive Director Housing Ministries of American Baptist in Wisconsin. Suffragan Bishop Harold E. Rayford The Faith Place Church President, African-American Council of Churches Rev. Karla Schmidt, Campus Minister The Crossing Pastor Kirsten Curtis St. Martin s Lutheran Church,Cross Plains, WI Robert A. Vetter, M.Div., BCC, Interim Pastor First Presbyterian Church of Oregon Rev. Kathleen Cook Owens, Associate Pastor Westminster Presbyterian

7 Rev. Robert W. Eagle, Retired Hospital Chaplain United Methodist

Rev. Dr. Rodney Goss Senior Minister Morningstar Baptist Church Tulsa, OK

Rev. Dr. Rodney Goss Senior Minister Morningstar Baptist Church Tulsa, OK When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil