by tintedagency | Sep 10, 2024 | Baltimore, BCFSN Membership, BCFSN Updates, Black Church, Church Garden, Community Organizing, Maryland, New Beginnings, The Network
Earlier this year, I announced that we would be putting even greater focus on making our hometown of Baltimore a demonstration site for what grassroots, faith-led food justice work looks like. Many of our member churches in our city became inactive or inconsistent...
by Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III | Dec 19, 2022 | BCFSN Membership, BCFSN Updates, Events, Maryland, New Beginnings, The Network, Youth
During Fall 2022, we soft-launched our youth program! In December 2022, we completed a three-month contract for the Y of Central Maryland and the Baltimore City Public School System. We provided workshops, cooking demonstrations and farm-based field trips for...
by Black Church Food Security Network | Oct 24, 2022 | BCFSN Membership, BCFSN Updates, Black Church, Black Farmers, Church Garden, Events, New Beginnings
On Saturday, October 22, 2022, we held a Black Farm Tour in Greensboro, North Carolina. After months of planning with Greensboro residents and leaders, we invited nearly 40 people to join us for this experience. We toured four farms around the Greensboro area and...
by Admin BlackChurchFSN | Oct 20, 2022 | BCFSN Updates, New Beginnings
We are pleased to welcome our Director of Finance and Administration, Tamra Perkins! She is responsible for all our Financial Management which encompasses budgeting, accounting, contracts and audits. She will also assist with logistical things like equipment purchases...
by Admin BlackChurchFSN | 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 | Jul 1, 2022 | BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Church Garden, Ministry Spotlight, New Beginnings, The Network
The Bethlehem Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Harvey, Illinois has long been recognized as one of the most community-oriented ministries in their community. Under the leadership of Pastor Jeffrey Smith and First Lady, Heather Gayle Smith, the church has grown and...
