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By the time Union soldiers rode into Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of slavery, 2½ years had passed since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The message of freedom had failed to reach a quarter of a million enslaved Black people. That is, until
January 15, 2023 In 1848 Ellen Craft, an enslaved woman in Macon, Georgia, feared that her father – who was her White enslaver – would claim any child she bore as his property. And so, she and her husband, also enslaved, embarked on a remarkable
January 4, 2023 The axiom that history is written by the victors doesn’t hold when it comes to the story of abolitionists in the United States. “The Confederates wrote a history that abolitionists were radical lunatics and that nobody really wanted to free the slaves
The Justice and Compassion Grant is awarded to laity, clergy, congregations, and communities who are meaningfully engaged in ministries of justice and compassion locally and globally. The Justice and Compassion Essential Ministries Team (JCEMT) supports a wide variety of new and ongoing programs which are
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The California-Pacific Conference Abolition Task Force encourages our churches to hold cyber safety and awareness training and is willing to help pay for its cost. For more information, please view this flyer. The Task Force is also sharing
The Justice and Compassion Grant is for the purpose of empowering, connecting, and resourcing laity, clergy, congregations and communities as they meaningfully engage in ministries of justice and compassion both locally and globally. The application for 2021 Justice & Compassion Grants are now available. The Justice
January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. The California-Pacific Conference Abolition Task Force encourages all churches to pray for those who are enslaved, and for those who are helping to bring about justice and freedom. Available for our Cal-Pac Churches to use is a Prayer Calendar
Holman United Methodist Church and L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas invite Pastors and Church Leaders to a Prayer Breakfast to End Child Trafficking, sponsored by: Cal-Pac Abolition Task Force AME Ministerial Alliance The Baptist Ministers National Action Network Virtuous Women Ministries Please RSVP with, or
