These days it seems like elections never end. Just one endless news cycle and two years later, another election day. Nothing is ever settled, and the country seems divided.
The Be Campaignseeks to create peace in the madness of a politically supercharged country where the two major parties rarely agree on anything. It’s inspired by the United Methodist Church and was started in Kansas City, Missouri, while it has also spread to St. Louis and southeast Kansas.
Its purpose is simple. To commit to being kind. To act intentionally in having a positive attitude. And to share the message of being kind, humble, and just.
On Tuesday, KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro spoke with Vonni Consini with the First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg to learn more about the movement and how its roots took hold in southeast Kansas.
