All are welcome to a free Community SING featuring the Sacred Lands Playlist with Music that Makes Community and The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery on Thursday evening, July 17, from 7-9 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Detroit.  

Intuitively, we know when we sing together, we experience connection with one another and with something larger than our individual selves.  Research today is confirming that our capacity to heal and make lasting change within ourselves and within our communities increases when we sing together.  It is with this understanding that Music that Makes Community and The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery partner to create The Sacred Lands Playlist.  This is a paperless music resource for congregations working to grow their indigenous solidarity.   

Join us for an evening of learning new songs from the Sacred Lands playlist project and hear the stories that inspired them. We’ll be led by Conie Borchardt from Music that Makes Community and Doe Hoyer from the Coalition.  Bring friends who love to sing and are curious about organizing alongside indigenous communities. 

This event is free and open to all who love to sing, regardless of musical experience or training. Freewill donations are welcome and help support the work of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery and Music that Makes Community.

Click HERE to RSVP for the event and make a donation. 

Location notes, including accessibility, parking, public transit details:  

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is located at 1950 Trumbull Detroit Michigan 48216, on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Street.

Our parking lot is lit and located behind the main church building off Trumbull. You will also find street parking available on Trumbull, adjacent to our parking lot and the church. 

Our very old building is not accessible. However, we do have a portable ramp that we place outside for anyone using a wheelchair. Currently, our bathrooms are also not fully accessible. 

There are many bus stops near St. Peter's Episcopal Church, including stops at Trumbull & Grand River, Trumbull & Forest, and Trumbull & I-94 Service Dr: 

• Trumbull & Grand River: Bus line 29 stops at this location, including at 7:22 AM, 8:22 AM, 9:22 AM, and 10:22 AM on Mondays 
• Trumbull & Forest: This stop has a trip planner available on Moovit 
• Trumbull & I-94 Service Dr: Bus line 29 stops at this location, including at 7:14 AM, 8:14 AM, 9:14 AM, and 10:14 AM on Saturdays 
• Other bus stops near Trumbull Street include: Grand River & Trumbull, Martin Luther King & Trumbull, Mack Ave - Northbound, and Rosa Parks & Magnolia.

Paperless Singing Practice Group

If you are looking for a new way to foster vulnerability, trust and connection in your worship, meetings or gatherings… if you enjoy oral singing tradition… or if you need a place to rest your soul and be filled…

Join host Sonja Marten, Conie Borchardt, and other MMC leaders for a Paperless Singing Practice Group. This gathering is for anyone who loves to sing, churchy and non-churchy alike. Questions? Contact [email protected]

Learn more about paperless singing in the style of Music that Makes Community here.

Paperless Singing Practice Group

If you are looking for a new way to foster vulnerability, trust and connection in your worship, meetings or gatherings… if you enjoy oral singing tradition… or if you need a place to rest your soul and be filled…

Join host Maria Anderson-Lippert and other MMC leaders for a Paperless Singing Practice Group. This gathering is for anyone who loves to sing, churchy and non-churchy alike. Questions? Contact [email protected]

Learn more about paperless singing in the style of Music that Makes Community here.

Paperless Singing Practice Group

If you are looking for a new way to foster vulnerability, trust and connection in your worship, meetings or gatherings… if you enjoy oral singing tradition… or if you need a place to rest your soul and be filled…

Join host Maria Anderson-Lippert and other MMC leaders for a Paperless Singing Practice Group. This gathering is for anyone who loves to sing, churchy and non-churchy alike. Questions? Contact [email protected]

Learn more about paperless singing in the style of Music that Makes Community here.

Join Music that Makes Community for a weekly touchstone that includes singing, silence, sacred text, and community connection. We'll gather at 10 a.m. EDT (9 CDT / 8 MDT / 7 PST) each Monday for a 30-minute gathering followed by coffee and conversation.

MMC leaders host the gathering, drawing from many musical and spiritual traditions.

Register here!

Join Music that Makes Community for a weekly touchstone that includes singing, silence, sacred text, and community connection. We'll gather at 10 a.m. EDT (9 CDT / 8 MDT / 7 PST) each Monday for a 30-minute gathering followed by coffee and conversation.

MMC leaders host the gathering, drawing from many musical and spiritual traditions.

Register here!