Who We Are
Mission Reconcile is a faith-based racial reconciliation nonprofit.
We are reconcilers.
A reconciler is anyone who answers the call to be a problem-solver in the face of this nation’s racial divide.
We connect majority one-race churches—predominantly black churches and predominantly white churches. Together, we facilitate organic relationships by talking about race and racism.
Our organization was born from a vision of uniting people of different races and cultures together in love and harmony – starting with the church, the body of Christ. We believe in the power of prayer, fellowship, teaching, and breaking bread (Acts 2:42-47).
Through conversation, fellowship, food, and music MISSION RECONCILE facilitates a three-part “Path to Reconciliation” event with partnering churches to inspire Christians of all denominations. We support people in answering the call to be a reconciler as a Christian and as a person of faith (Matthew 5:9).
What We Do
Racial reconciliation is a movement that brings together two groups of people who were alienated from one another. Together, people identify a common ground and take a stand for bridging the racial divide.
Racial reconciliation provides the necessary foundation for racial justice and equity in America. MISSION RECONCILE believes bridging this racial divide starts with the church– Jesus Christ followers and people of faith unifying.
As Christians, it’s our greatest privilege to be loved and bring harmony. God calls us to be reconcilers of one another. In the end, organic relationships must be created among people of different racial and cultural backgrounds in order to see the heart of God.
MISSION RECONCILE achieves this by facilitating a three-part “Path to Reconciliation” event with partnering churches, ultimately inspiring people to answer God’s call to be a reconciler.
About the Founder
Kahlida Lloyd
Kahlida Nicole Lloyd is a Christian, attorney, teacher; but most importantly a reconciler. As the founder of MISSION RECONCILE, Kahlida has a love for people and bringing all people together.
She seeks to connect people everywhere by bringing churches together to talk about race, racism, and create organic relationships through the lens of Jesus. Most of all, she strives to lead in love, truth, and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Kahlida is a proud graduate of Florida State University, a predominantly white institution (PWI), and North Carolina Central University School of Law, a historically black college and university (HBCU). She holds degrees in Communication, Political Science and Law.
Kahlida believes that the cure to our hurting and divided nation is the church, and it all starts with a conversation.
Meet the Board of Directors
Kahlida Lloyd
Board President
Kahlida Nicole Lloyd is a Christian, attorney, teacher; but most importantly a reconciler. As the founder of MISSION RECONCILE, Kahlida has a love for people and bringing all people together.
She seeks to connect people everywhere by bringing churches together to talk about race, racism, and create organic relationships through the lens of Jesus. Most of all, she strives to lead in love, truth, and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Kahlida is a proud graduate of Florida State University, a predominantly white institution (PWI), and North Carolina Central University School of Law, a historically black college and university (HBCU). She holds degrees in Communication, Political Science and Law.
Kahlida believes that the cure to our hurting and divided nation is the church, and it all starts with a conversation.
Danielle Blevins
Board Treasurer
A lawyer and journalist by trade, Danielle Blevins is the cohort alongside Kahlida and Amanda. Stepping into this role following personal experience, racial reconciliation was engraved upon Danielle’s heart after seeing the growing divide along racial lines in the church.
Danielle’s prayer is to see the American church recognize division and separation are not the ways of Christ. The steps forward are acknowledging its past history of racial animosity and collusion, repenting, and making tangible strides toward racial reconciliation and unity through authentic relationships.
Tamika Mason
Building For Mission
Chief Executive Officer
Tamika Mason leads Building For Mission (BFM), a talent consulting firm that partners with organizations across multiple sectors that seek to center people development and equity in their talent practices. She is a strategic thought partner to leaders regarding their REDI (Race|Equity|Diversity|Inclusion) and talent strategy needed to meet business goals and achieve greater organizational effectiveness.
Her experiences starting & leading organizations, serving as a senior leader, and consultant have given her the unique ability to lead and guide large complex organizational change. Her work related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion while at Year Up is featured in the Equity in the Center Publication, “Awake to Woke to Work – Building a Race Equity Culture”.
Tamika is also an active member and partner with her husband in faith centered approaches to living life and serving in one’s community. Her work is devoted to building the capacity of individuals, leaders, and innovative organizations to reach their full potential and she is skilled in building the organization and people systems needed for greater impact. She enjoys the transformation that happens when people learn, grow, and find purpose in their work and life.
Reagan Chaney
Board Secretary
Reagan Chaney is a native Washingtonian and loves her city and exploring everything Washington D.C. has to offer. She is passionate about social justice in our neighborhoods, workplaces, churches, and the global community. One of her favorite places to travel is Haiti where she has spent time volunteering with a program created to help children receive educational opportunities.
Reagan works as program director providing equitable employment opportunities to people with disabilities while advocating for policy change surrounding equitable employment for all. Her hope and prayer for our work at Mission Reconcile is that through acknowledgement, lament and learning we can move forward growing authentic deep relationships built on understanding and empathy for each other and our communities.
Meet the Advisory Board
Steve Park
Executive Director
Little Lights Urban Ministries
Steve Park immigrated to the United States from South Korea at the age of 7. A devout atheist in high school and college, Steve converted to Christianity after recognizing the radical compassion of Jesus after college.
Steve founded Little Lights Urban Ministries in 1995 after meeting underserved children and youth near his parents’ business in NW, DC. Starting with no funds and no experience, he has grown the organization to 14- full-time, 40 part-time staff, and over 600 volunteers per year, giving more than 9000 volunteer hours annually. Little Lights hires over 25 residents from underserved communities.
David Schmidgall
Dir. Missions/Pastor of Lincoln Theatre
National Community Church
While church planting alongside a local pastor team in Scotland, David earned his Masters Degree in International Policy at the University of Edinburgh and honors in the Whisky Society.
For more than a decade, he has served as campus pastor and International Director of A1:8 Missions at National Community Church in Washington, DC, leading an infinitely diverse community in bridge-building and peace-making on a broad range of issues related to justice and equality, both globally and locally.
He has traveled the world learning from leaders in these spaces, and considers it a great privilege to continually discern and inform the church's role in addressing the needs and pain of our world today.
Kim Turner
CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama
Kim Turner is the CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama. She has been in this role since August of 2017. Prior to serving in Tuscaloosa, Mrs. Turner was the Vice President of Development and Administration for Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama for 14 years. During her tenure in Tuscaloosa, the Clubs have more than doubled their budget size and average daily attendance and have opened three new Clubs houses. Additionally, Mrs. Turner provides leadership to the state Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs which raises 1.5 million dollars annually for Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the state.
Mrs. Turner is involved in many Boys & Girls Clubs of America national conferences and meetings as a representative of the State and a featured speaker on Resource Development and Strategic Planning. Prior to her work with Boys & Girls Clubs, Mrs. Turner was a Middle and High School English teacher in the state of Florida. Kim has been married to Paul Turner for 28 years. They have raised three children with the youngest now a Senior at the University of Alabama at Huntsville studying pre law.
Rev. Dr. Robert R.A. Turner
Pastor, Historic Vernon A.M.E. Church
Rev. Dr. Turner speaks to the millennial generation with truth and power. Currently, he’s a pastor in Oklahoma for the Historic Vernon A.M.E. Church. He’s also the Academic Dean for Jackson Theological Seminary in Little Rock, Arkansas.
As a pastor, he helped organize and lead the fight seeking justice for victims of the 1921 Race Massacre by getting burial sites excavated and pursuing reparations.
Founding Board of Directors
2017-2021
Kahlida Lloyd
Amanda Gann
