Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries has scheduled a compelling clergy lineup to lead each week
by Layton Williams Berkes | Presbyterian News Service
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — A new virtual Bible study, launched on Feb. 1 by Racial Equity and Women’s Intercultural Ministries to celebrate Black History Month, continues through mid-March with an outstanding roster of presenters. The series, called “Models of Black Resistance Past and Present,” will be hosted on Zoom with advance registration required. All three sessions begin at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
The remaining weekly session leaders include:
- March 1 — The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins, the PC(USA)’s Advocacy Director. Hawkins spent more than 25 years as a parish pastor and has been involved with numerous justice organizations and movements including the Moral Mondays Movement, the Poor People’s Campaign, and the NAACP. He is also the author of “Unbroken and Unbowed: A History of Black Protest in America,” published last year by Westminster John Knox Press. Register in advance for this meeting by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
March 8 — The Rev. Carlton Johnson, associate director of Theology, Formation & Evangelism. Johnson also serves as an associate minister of First Afrikan Presbyterian Church in Lithonia, Georgia. His scholarship focuses on the impact of African American preaching on grief and mourning, and he has had a lifelong commitment to the disenfranchised, particularly young African American males. Register in advance for this meeting by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
- March 15 — The Rev. Brooke A. Scott, pastor of Church on Main and organizing pastor in Wilmington, Delaware, for New Castle Presbytery. Scott is a cisgender, queer ordained minister and social worker who is passionate about using faith to liberate and empower historically marginalized communities as well as transform unjust systems. Register in advance for this meeting by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
All recordings will be posted afterwards on the Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries Facebook page.
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