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August 31, 2023 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Even when she went to seminary, the Rev. Dr. Charlotte Williams did not want to be a preacher. “That was not on my radar. It was not on my bucket list,” she says. Growing up in poverty with an
August 31, 2021 Ernest “Rip” Patton Jr. was a truck driver and a drummer, a jazz musician and community animator, a storyteller and a singer, a 1960s Freedom Rider and a persistent, passionate practitioner of nonviolence. He was a beloved friend who offered wit and wisdom,
September 20, 2023 Exciting. Invigorating. Encouraging. Empowering. A safe place to breathe. A safe place to be. A sanctuary to “Be You” — that was the atmosphere of the national meeting of The Black Clergywomen of The United Methodist Church. Black Clergywomen gathered in Washington July
Holman United Methodist Church will be hosting its annual Black College Summit on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Holman UMC is located at 3320 Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018. Over 20 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Admissions representatives will
April 5, 2021 In the 1960s, my parents owned a motel in Wildwood, N.J. When I was only 7 years old, a friend and I decided one day we knew how to swim and went to the beach on our own. Not that we told
April 15, 2021 I remember the pastor sharing the resurrection story and carefully and convincingly highlighting the women who were first to arrive at the empty tomb and become the first evangelists. He asked us to see ourselves in the ongoing story of Good News
September 4, 2023 Bishop Melvin Talbert died on August 3rd at the age of 89. One of seven children born to sharecropper parents in rural Louisiana, he was ordained a pastor in 1963 into a segregated Methodist church. He was elected and served as bishop
August 11, 2023 The 2019 Special Session of General Conference convened in St. Louis was a decidedly painful, if not embarrassing, moment for The United Methodist Church. Whatever one’s biblical or theological perspective, the conversations and debate on the floor were far from loving, caring,
August 9, 2023 With a prophetic voice and heart for social justice, bishops from the Western Jurisdiction are mourning the death last week of their colleague, mentor, and friend: Bishop Melvin G. Talbert. “Mel was an amazingly gracious, approachable, powerful church leader and mentor of emerging
2022-2023 school year escalates educational book censorship centered on race, history, sexual orientation and gender. August 7, 2023 With the start of the academic year, some schools across the country will see revised curricula negating decades of work giving voice and clarity to the lasting
