There’s a passage in the Hebrew Bible (aka The Old Testament to Christians) that says, “Train up a child in the way they should go and when they are old, they will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) This scripture was spotlighted countless times in the churches of my upbringing – often during Youth Sundays […]
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Last month, the Black Church Food Security Network was invited to Jacksonville, Florida. There, we met an eager crowd of welcoming farmers, faith leaders, public health and elected officials. Despite generations of food apartheid, we met people there who are doing amazing work to advance food security and sovereignty. By the time we left, nearly […]
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The Philadelphia Metro area has a vibrant urban agriculture scene that the Black Church Food Security Network family was able to get a close view of on March 7-8, 2022. We were invited to this community by Rev. Carolyn Cavaness, pastor of the Bethel AME Church in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Through Pastor Cavaness’ leadership, Bethel AME […]
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I have some news that I need to share with you. For nearly 14 years, I have had the distinct privilege of serving as pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. As a third generation Black baptist preacher, it has been my dream from childhood to be a pastor…just like my father, my […]