“February is Black History Month, a time dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the essential contributions of Black people in the story of America, which so often get overlooked and under-recognized. National and local events and online celebrations will take place throughout the month to focus attention on Black people’s achievements and history.” I love celebrating […]
Matthew 25 Lenten Book Study
Knox Presbyterian Church and Govans Presbyterian Church invite all congregations to participate in their 2nd Lenten Book Study which will take place every Thursday in March at 7 pm. In keeping with their Matthew 25 commitment to dismantle structural racism, they will read Burying White Privilege: Resurrecting A Badass Christianity. The author, Rev. Dr. Miguel […]
Congregational Studies for Lent 2023
The Dismantling Racism Team offers these ideas that come with study guides for use with small groups. The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone (2011) This study guide is available on the Presbytery website (pdf) Excerpted from Orbis Books: The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols […]
Joint All Saints’ Day Service
After the joint All Saints’ Day worship service held by Govans PC and Knox PC on Nov. 6th, Lea Gilmore, Govans’ Minister of Racial Justice and Community Engagement shared, “Yesterday, I had the honor of taking home a wonderful member of Knox Presbyterian. She is a 95-year-old black woman who has seen this world and is more […]
2023 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Competition
REGISTER TO ATTEND Contest Rules and Application Below Song, Dance, Prose, Dramatic Presentation, Painting, Drawing, Sculpting Theme: How MLK’s life exhibited the principles of Mathew 25: Dismantling structural racism, Eradicating systemic poverty. Contest Rules For more information, call (410) 566-2926
Voting Our Values
Sponsored by In the Loop Ministry Group and Dismantling Racism Team >> Worship Resources for “Vote Our Values Sunday,” October 30th << Links from Monday’s lecture and discussion Voting in Maryland Volunteer to make phone calls – Training is offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Phonebanks are open 9am to 8pm every day. HJ Res 98 […]
Statement to the Racial and Gender Justice Committee
June, 2022 General Assembly (RGJ-008) by Presbytery of Baltimore On June 24, 2022, the General Assembly Committee on Race & Gender Justice (RGJ) heard the case for recommending the Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery (GLJ) overture, “An Apology to African Americans for the Sin of Slavery and its Legacy” to the General Assembly for approval. In April, the […]
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) Women Pastors Panel
March 21, 6:30-8:00 pm American Indian. Black American. Asian-American. Hispanic. Join the ITL B’More Human Series panel of pastors from different cultural traditions as they share the challenges and joys of being BIPOC women in the ministry. The intersectionalism of gender and race/ethnicity are particularly poignant in the context of religion and religious life. The […]
Driving While Black
A B’More Human discussion organized by the In The Loop ministry group: February 21, 2022 The ability of Black Americans to travel was severely restricted during slavery, when leaving the plantation required a written pass (that often could not be read by the pass holder because of prohibitions against Blacks being taught to read). Slave codes […]
A Time for Reflection and Action
The second season of the B’More Human Series continues Reparations… What is owed, Part 2 Monday, November 15, 6:30 to 8:30 pm Download Flyer Before the session, view C-SPAN Reparations Testimony by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Senator Corey Booker, Danny Glover and others. Join facilitated small groups to reflect on the testimony and to develop recommendations for […]
