A Time for Burning

In 1966, Lutheran Film Associates commissioned a documentary film to capture the story of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE as the pastor of the congregation begins efforts to reach out African American Lutherans in their community. Over 50 years later, the difficult conversations featured in this film echo within our communities and churches today.

"A Time For Burning explores white churches that talk about the need for more education before the congregation would be ready to engage in actual solidarity with Black peoples (and diverse Black responses to that approach, mainly saying that the white church isn’t really willing to risk the way of Jesus in such incremental paths that end up centring white concerns, white church numbers/money)."