by Black Church Food Security Network | Sep 12, 2022 | BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Church Garden, Philadelphia, The Network
On Sunday, September 11, 2022, I was invited to preach at Taylor Tabernacle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to help celebrate the 13th Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor Jonathan Ford and the Ford Family. Despite the rain, we had a tremendous time praising God and...
by Black Church Food Security Network | Aug 8, 2022 | Baltimore, BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Maryland, Popular Education
Cultivating community power in historically marginalized and oppressed communities is often very slow and thoughtful work. There is no microwave for building “people power” in communities that have often been robbed of their power and voice. It happens...
by Admin BlackChurchFSN | Jul 28, 2022 | BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Florida, Jacksonville
At BCFSN, we thrive in part from our local Coordinating Committees positioned across the country that act as a “hub” for churches in that specific region to build relationships and discuss location specific topics. This week, let’s shine a spotlight on one of our...
by Black Church Food Security Network | Jul 14, 2022 | BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Black Farmers, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, New Beginnings, The Network
BCFSN Road Trip! Members of our team took to the highway to connect, organize, and build with churches, farmers and other stakeholders in North Carolina from July 8-10, 2022. We were invited by the First Lady Lydia McIntyre of the Poplar Grove AME Church and Ms....
by Admin BlackChurchFSN | Jun 30, 2022 | Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Florida, Jacksonville, Ministry Spotlight
At BCFSN, we thrive in part from our local Coordinating Committees positioned across the country that act as a “hub” for churches in that specific region to build relationships and discuss location specific topics. We are committed to expanding our reach nationally...
by Black Church Food Security Network | Jun 28, 2022 | Baltimore, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Maryland
Black churches that work together to grow food in a systematic way can do far more to create sustainable solutions for food apartheid than they can if they only work by themselves. That’s one of the messages that was communicated and demonstrated on Sunday,...
