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A Safe Haven
for Black Bodies that need Rest & Community

The Church of Black Rest aims to create a safe space for Black bodies to rest in radical ways. A culture of rest cannot be promoted without the infrastructure to support it. In a society and culture rife with violence, systemic, and institutional racism, where Black bodies are considered problems, we are modern-day “Rest” Cult builders. Minister Tricia Hersey put out a Call to Action to create communities centered around ensuring we all rest. The Church of Black Rest aims to answer that call.

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Safe Space

We create safe space to encourage the act of Rest as a life practice. We believe Resting is an integral part of liberating ourselves in this work towards creating a more just and equitable society for Black bodies to exist within freely.

Resources

Minister Tricia Hersey put out a Call to Action to create communities centered around ensuring we all rest. The Church of Black Rest aims to answer that call.  The Church of Black Rest is now here in the Central Texas Area to support that call.

Community

Are you a Rest Reverend in need of community? A support group and safe space of people that remind you to Rest too? The Church of Black Rest aims to create a collective of Rest  practitioners of color to support  and uplift as experts in building our community of practice. 

Education

Learn from experts about the importance of rest in Black bodies and what we can do to achieve equitable rest and overall better health. Sermons explore topics like the social determinants of health that correlate with Resting the body. 

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The Church of Black Rest

The Church of Black Rest aims to create a safe space for Black bodies to rest in radical ways. A culture of rest cannot be promoted without the infrastructure to support it. In a society and culture rife with violence, systemic, and institutional racism, where Black bodies are considered problems, we are modern-day “Rest” Cult builders. Minister Tricia Hersey put out a Call to Action to create communities centered around ensuring we all rest. The Church of Black Rest aims to answer that call.

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Our Mission

Becoming 

Becoming Our Most Uninterrupted Selves

Become A Member 

  • Improved Mental Clarity

  • Increases Overall Energy

  • Repairs Broken Relationships with Self & Self Love

  • Improves the well-being of the physical body

Become a Rest Reverand

Are you gifted at helping people apply Rest practices to their daily lives? 

Become a Rest Ally

The Church of Black Rest believes in reparations as a tool for creating a culture of Rest that is sustainable and impactful for Black bodies. We challenge all white-identifying humans to Tithe to be considered active Black Rest Advocates for the Church of Black Rest.

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Church of Black Rest 

Rest Reverend, Ally or Member

Does this sound like you?

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  • Your contribution to the Church of Black Rest is to create an atmosphere where folks feel safe enough to rest. 

  • You participate in the community of practice as a source of grounding your own Rest Practice.

  • You bring fun and enjoyment to this work and allow people to feel like they are part of a greater community. 

  • You are instrumental in guiding people through unlearning grind culture and healing their soul from wounds that keep them where they are, unrested and unable to become their uninterrupted selves.

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