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No Hate in the Heartland 50th Anniversary Gala

  • Skirvin Hilton 1 Park Avenue Oklahoma City, OK, 73102 United States (map)

We are thrilled to share in the excitement with you as we celebrate 50 years of the Oklahoma Conference of Churches. Our golden anniversary is especially significant this year, as the Conference not only celebrates its incredible past but a bright future focused on the work of faith communities to make Oklahoma a more just, loving, and prosperous state. 

We hope that you will join us for this celebration November 4, 2022, at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City at 6:30 p.m. We will look back on 50 years of history, but more importantly, look to our present and our future, particularly with regard to our No Hate in Heartland initiative. To honor this work, the Rev. Dr. George Young will preside as our honorary chair and emcee for the evening. Pastor, former board chair, state senator and Oklahoma justice crusader, Dr. Young will help us set the stage for the work to follow. The work of loving our neighbors. All of our neighbors. 

We are also excited to share that Dr. Cornel West, professor, theologian, and pastor, will be our guest speaker for the evening. It will be an incredible opportunity to hear two men who have dedicated their lives to creating a just and equitable society through faith and determination.

We hope you will join us and consider a sponsorship to the event. Your contributions ensure the work moves forward. Whether it is in supporting our churches and congregations, our families and communities, or our partner organizations driving change, money raised at our 50th Anniversary Gala will underwrite diverse initiatives that strengthen Oklahoma. 

The Oklahoma Conference of Churches bases its work on care for communities. In light of our commitment to loving others, we recommend gala attendees be vaccinated, test negative for Covid, and/or mask indoors. We thank you for helping us care for one another.

Formal attire

Join us for an evening to celebrate No Hate in the Heartland!

Deep gratitude to our sponsors:



Respect Diversity Foundation

James and Joyce Mauldin

We the People Consulting, LLC


First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Norman

Poor People’s Campaign of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church

First Christian Church of Edmond

Jeff Champeau

Friends of Friends of Friends

Peggy Momsen

Rev. Dr. George Young

Women’s Diversity Initiative of Oklahoma, LLC

Friends of Chelsey Branham

Black Lives Matter OKC Faith Initiative

William B. Moorer


CAIR-Oklahoma

Jamie Guinn and Olyvia Miller

Markus Smith Real Estate Team

Cooperating Baptist Fellowship of Oklahoma

Julius Jones Coalition

OKC First Church of the Nazarene

Lori and Collin Walke

Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck

Oklahoma Disciples Foundation

Jim and Elaine Gragg

Milard Law, PLLC

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