BUILDING BELOVED COMMUNITY

“JUSTICE AT ITS BEST IS LOVE CORRECTING EVERYTHING THAT STANDS AGAINST LOVE.”  DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Our journey toward a more just and loving world began on Sunday, September 14, with a powerful sermon from Rev. Dr. David Barker. He invited our community to join our friends at Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley in their Building Beloved Community initiative. It is a call to action rooted in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s powerful words: "Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.”


If you missed it, you can watch David's sermon here.


This journey is guided by the BE LOVE movement, a growing effort led by Habitat to achieve justice through courageous acts. It defines a three-step path to creating a more peaceful world:

  • Educate: Learning the principles of justice and nonviolence.
  • Build: Strengthening character and community through action.
  • Act: Creating lasting change with the steps of Kingian Nonviolence.

speaker series

the six Principles of Nonviolence

Join us for these special talks at Longmont Public Media to deepen your understanding and commitment to this important work.  First and Third Tuesdays starting January 20, 2026. 

Live Audience and Live Streamed.

  • Rita liu

    january 20, 2026

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  • carmen ramirez

    february 3, 2026

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  • father teri harroun

    february 17, 2026

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  • minister glenda robinson

    march 3, 2026

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  • rev. dr. david barker

    march 17, 2026

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  • dr. reiland rabaka

    april 7, 2026

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People around the world are

pledging to Be Love.

be love pledge from the king center

I acknowledge three things:

( 1 )

The violence, oppression, inequity, injustice, and hate in our world has to stop.

( 2 )
I have a responsibility and role to play in creating social change
for a more just, humane, equitable, and peaceful world.

( 3 )
The decision is mine whether to do nothing in this moment,
or to have the courage to stand up for justice.

And I have made my decision.

Starting today, I make a personal choice to BE LOVE.


I pledge to allow love to drive my thoughts, words, decisions, and actions,
and honor the humanity of every individual.


I pledge to speak the truth to power in love.

I pledge to focus on defeating injustice and not destroying the person.

I pledge to support leaders who demonstrate a love for humanity.


I pledge to promote unity and refuse to perpetuate or magnify division.


I pledge to demonstrate a life of courage, care, and compassion
as I boldly confront anything that stands in opposition to love.


By signing this pledge, I’m helping to create what
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called
The Beloved Community.