About - Fight the Hate

Fight the Hate is a collaborative Ministry, of youth and young adults from Seventh Day Adventist churches across the Central California Conference. Our objective is to build formidable army of young people who will fulfill the gospel commission of Isaiah 58.

Our purpose, which is based on our Seventh-day Adventists pioneers’ view of social justice, is to address and restore the imbalance in human relationships that cause the injustices we see in our lives, or churches, or communities and in our world.

Fight the Hate has been very active in events reaching out to the community and strengthening our young people to be proclaimers of God’s gospel of Love around the world.

- Janet Abbey

The objective of this project is to attract, engage and retain a diverse community of SDA and non SDA young people, predominantly from, but not limited to within the Bay Area. By engaging young people in relevant and purposeful ministry and outreach. This community will include youth and young adults from across the social and cultural spectrum, including those from low income families and diverse urban communities, that may find themselves excluded from Adventist private education and conference led initiatives, due to financial constraints or cultural barriers. Part of our objective is to provide a safe non judgmental space of love and acceptance for young people who are not Christians but are seeking answers and looking for purpose in their lives. We also provide a safe space for those who have become disillusioned with ‘church life’ and have left the church.

FTH will to continue its pursuit into secular spaces, where we can create partnerships with external organizations and continue to create opportunities to interface with community leaders. It is our intention to expand the ministry goals so we can remain relevant as we give focus not only to the spiritual and social needs of our young people, but to also to the spiritual and social needs of our communities at large. Our intention is to be transparent as we address sensitive yet relative topics that affect the lives of young people both in our churches and communities.

Intentional opportunities for regular mentoring and training are implemented to develop both their gifts and their faith and to prepare young people to become spiritual leaders. This will take place through one-to-one and group mentoring sessions. Young people will be given the opportunity to lead out in Bible studies, vespers, youth and young adult rallies/days. FTH leader will be encouraged to model Christ like leadership that is inclusive, promotes horizontal communication, authenticity, transparency, unconditional love and acceptance.

Our plan in 2020 is to continue to organize community seminars, workshops, rallies and monthly church based programs that raise awareness and address the injustices in our communities and our world. Alongside this we continue to create opportunities for regular, relevant and purposeful outreach programs in areas such as homeless ministry, vulnerable groups, crisis and disaster relief. By engaging young people in these methods of service and outreach which are unique to the times in which we live, we will seek to fulfill the spiritual, social and emotional needs that young people have which is to both see and experience the relevancy of the gospel message.

Our world is growing increasingly volatile. Hatred has become the dominant source of energy. Hatred fuels crime and violence, oppression and discrimination. Hatred leads to abuse and domestic violence. It’s the cause of suffering and injustice. FTH is a collaboration of Seventh-day Adventist youth and young adults from in and around the Bay Area who are committed to responding to the injustices in our communities and in our world that are caused by hate. FTH encourages its leaders and members to adopt a Christ like approach to ministry that is based on inclusion, promotes horizontal communication, authenticity, transparency, unconditional love and acceptance.