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“We’re going to do what it takes,” says co-pastor Gloria White-Hammond, “to be our sister’s keeper.”
The National Fund for Sacred Places aims to help churches raise funds, restore their buildings, and find new community partnerships.
In a recent interview for the Century, African Methodist Episcopal bishop Vashti McKenzie spoke to Joan Harrell about her use of social media in ministry as well as her vision for a church focused on social justice. You can hear Harrell’s complete interview with McKenzie on her podcast, Empowering Voices.
“Online, I minister to people I may never see. But I am starting a conversation that may lead them to a church.”