![]() Please share your favorite traditions, writers, and ideas so we have a well-rounded resource with ideas to celebrate Black History Month with your congregation and community. black History can and will show us that empowerment." Empowerment is always needed by the Church. ![]() When we mine its depths, it can model grace, deepen faith and encourage ministries. This continued, ever evolving story shows the spirit at work and can in-spirit the local church towards Kingdom work. ![]() In February and beyond, black history speaks the power of God in Jesus. Yet, from these social and religious maladies emerge heroic personalities and faith stories that have enhanced, undergirded, emboldened and enlightened the history of this nation and the work of the church. The history of black people in America parallels the history of the church of Jesus in many ways: enslaved ancestors, governmental persecution, murdered leaders, systemic poverty, civil exclusion. ![]() Ross said, "The church originated amongst subjugated people, a terrorized and oppressed community struggling to live out - with integrity and dignity - their relationship with God. Furthermore, it can help us understand our heritage as Christians better.Īs the Rev. As Christians, intentionally celebrating Black history in our congregations can be a meaningful part of our journey toward reconciliation, discovering common ground and the gifts inherent when we are unified in Christ and celebrate the gifts of diversity. ![]()
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