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 14, 2022 | BCFSN Updates, Church Garden, The Network
On Monday, July 11, 2022, we received a small delegation from the Bishops Spouses and Partners Planning Group of the Episcopal Church. The 80th General Convention of the denomination was scheduled to take place in Baltimore, but rising COVID numbers forced them to...
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...
by Admin BlackChurchFSN | May 6, 2022 | Black Church, Black Farmers, North Carolina, The Network
The day after my final Sunday as pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, I was on a plane headed to North Carolina. I was invited to speak at the Mid Year Conference of the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc. (GBSCNC) – a state convention...
by Admin BlackChurchFSN | Apr 3, 2022 | The Network
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...
by Admin BlackChurchFSN | Apr 3, 2022 | The Network
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...